Buyenlarge 0-587-33960-8-G1624 Steam Navvy Fine Art Giclee Print 16" x 24"

The huge steam navvy is used for excavations on a large scale, Circa 1915. The largest weigh nearly 100 tons, and tge Dipper can scoop up five cubic yards of material, often weighing 10 tons at a single stroke. The scoop, which is armed with teeth, is thrust against the bank about to be excavated and raised slowly, scraping off a portion of the surface. When the Dipper in full, the neck is raised, swung round, and the load deposited in a dump car.