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1775-1783 Ames shovels used during the 8 years of the revolution
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Ames shovels used by US troops during the war.
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Oliver Ames invents first back-strap shovel.
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Ames Shovels used to build B & O Railroad
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Ames Shovels for used by settlers moving west on the Oregon trail
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Gold Miners used the Ames shovels for gold digging.
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Fire breaks out in the Ames Factory. They build a new factory
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Abraham Lincoln asked Oakes Ames to supply shovels for the Union Army during the Civil War.
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Queen Victoria asks Ames for shovels to give throughout the United Kingdom
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Oliver Ames dies at age 84.
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Lincoln asks Oakes Ames to be in charge of building the Union-Pacific Railroad.
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Oakes Angier Ames makes handle bending machine. Helps make shovels quicker.
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The company can make almose 5,500 shovels each day.
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Sixty percent of the shovels in the world are the fantastic Ames shovels that the army still uses today.
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Is the Statue of Liberty. The shovels they used to build the statue were Ames brand. This is the day the statue was dedicated.
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Ames shovels were used to build the New York subway system. These shovels were capable of building a subway station and used in many ways.
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The Ames shovels played a huge part in building trenches during WWI. They could be used as a tool or a weapon to help defend a base.
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The French had problems making the Suez Canal. The Americans took over and used Ames shovels to finish the job.
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The Empire State Building was built during the Great Depression. They used Ames shovels to clear the area and build the foundation of the Empire State Building. They had a dedication to the Ames Foundation for helping with the building.
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The sales sky-rocketed to $4,500,000. They begin producing ice axes, hammers, and pitons.
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From 1941-1950 During the Korean War and WWII, they used weapons based items by the Ames Shovel Company, like shell casings, axes, shovels, and trench tools.
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The Pipeline is 800 miles long. They used the shovels with the production of this pipeline.
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Ames is involved with NASA. They created a lopper that the astronauts used on a space walk to recover a satalite.
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The Ames Shovel Works transformed its factory into apartments to keep the tradition alive.
