Bobcat Prototype Arrives at National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Bobcat Prototype Arrives at NIHF Museum

TUE APRIL 25, 2023 - NATIONAL EDITION
BOBCAT



Joe Keller brought a 1958 prototype skid-steer loader to Alexandria, Va., where it will be part of an exhibit at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum. (National Inventors Hall of Fame photo)

A legendary piece of construction history arrived at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum on April 19.

Joe Keller, the son of 2023 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Louis Keller and nephew of Inductee Cyril Keller, was on a cross-country trip with the Keller brothers' invention — a 1958 prototype skid-steer loader.

Keller brought the loader to Alexandria, Va., where the prototype will be part of an exhibit at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum honoring the 2023 Class of Inductees, who will be recognized in October during NIHF's 50th anniversary Induction Ceremony.

[Ocelot II]

1. Isn't this the bobcat prototype?

[2naSalit]

3. Ikr?

[multigraincracker]

2. 10 years ago I rented a small

Bobcat walk behind loader and loved it. Still out of my price range to purchase one.