When wrecking balls were first introduced

Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

12 April 2023

Since its inception back in the 1930s, the wrecking ball has become - and remained - the defining image of the demolition industry.

Seldom used for the projects of today, this archive footage from 1938 depicts an early type of wrecking ball - made of stone construction, being used to…

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