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...d unloading of freight, in [[construction]] for the movement of materials, and in manufacturing for the assembling of [[heavy equipment]]. ...he earliest cranes were constructed from wood, but [[cast iron]], [[iron]] and [[steel]] took over with the coming of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. ...