It is the earliest type of power shovel or excavator. Bucyrus acquired Marion Power Shovel in 1997. Sometimes a backhoe bucket is reversed to work in a power shovel configuration. Shovels for the excavation came from the Marion Power Shovel Company. The Locomotive Works also created a new division, the Ohio Power Shovel Company. Bucyrus International, Inc., purchased Marion Power Shovel in 1997. Following the acquisition, Bucyrus International closed Marion Power Shovel Company's Marion, Ohio facility. In 1977 Dresser Industries, Inc. purchased Marion Power Shovel for approximately US$250 million. The GEM of Egypt was a power shovel used for strip mining. The Silver Spade was a giant power shovel used for strip mining in southeastern Ohio.