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William Foster & Co Ltd was an agricultural machinery company based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England often called "Fosters of Lincoln." The company can be traced back to 1846, when William Foster purchased a flour mill in Lincoln.[1]

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  1. 35 relations: Amalgamated Power Engineering, BL 15-inch howitzer, Bramah Joseph Diplock, British Army, British heavy tanks of the First World War, Centrifugal pump, Clayton & Shuttleworth, Daimler Company, Engineering, England, Foster-Daimler tractor, Gwynnes Limited, History of the Royal Marines, History of the tank, Lincoln, England, Mark IV tank, Marshall, Sons & Co., Medium Mark A Whippet, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Pode Hole, Portable engine, Richard Garrett & Sons, Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, Ruston & Hornsby, Showman's road locomotive, Steam wagon, Steamroller, Tank, Thomas & Friends, Threshing machine, Traction engine, W. H. Allen, Sons & Company Ltd., Walter Gordon Wilson, William Tritton, World War I.

  2. Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the United Kingdom
  3. Steam road vehicle manufacturers

Amalgamated Power Engineering

Amalgamated Power Engineering was a British engineering holding company, created through the 1968 merger of W.H. Allen, Sons and Co (which had absorbed William Foster & Co. in 1960) and Belliss and Morcom. William Foster & Co. and Amalgamated Power Engineering are Former defence companies of the United Kingdom.

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BL 15-inch howitzer

The Ordnance BL 15-inch howitzer was developed by the Coventry Ordnance Works late in 1914 in response to the success of its design of the 9.2-inch siege howitzer.

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Bramah Joseph Diplock

Bramah Joseph Diplock (27 April 1857 – 9 August 1918) was an English inventor who invented the pedrail wheel in 1899 and the pedrail chaintrack, a type of caterpillar track, in 1907.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British heavy tanks of the First World War

British heavy tanks were a series of related armoured fighting vehicles developed by the UK during the First World War. William Foster & Co. and British heavy tanks of the First World War are history of the tank.

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Centrifugal pump

Centrifugal pumps are used to transport fluids by the conversion of rotational kinetic energy to the hydrodynamic energy of the fluid flow.

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Clayton & Shuttleworth

Clayton & Shuttleworth was an engineering company located at Stamp End Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. William Foster & Co. and Clayton & Shuttleworth are steam road vehicle manufacturers.

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Daimler Company

The Daimler Company Limited, before 1910 known as the Daimler Motor Company Limited, was an independent British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in London by H. J. Lawson in 1896, which set up its manufacturing base in Coventry. William Foster & Co. and Daimler Company are Former defence companies of the United Kingdom.

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Engineering

Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Foster-Daimler tractor

The Foster-Daimler tractor, often called the Daimler-Foster tractor, was a heavy tractor built by William Foster & Co. in the early 20th century.

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Gwynnes Limited

Gwynnes Limited was a City of London England engineering business, iron founders and pump makers founded in 1849 to capitalise on the centrifugal pump inventedThe first practical centrifugal pump called the Massachusetts pump was built in the United States in 1818.

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History of the Royal Marines

The history of the Royal Marines began on 28 October 1664 with the formation of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot soon becoming known as the Admiral's Regiment.

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History of the tank

The history of the tank includes all vehicles intended to advance under enemy fire while remaining protected.

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Lincoln, England

Lincoln is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Mark IV tank

The Mark IV (pronounced Mark four) was a British tank of the First World War. William Foster & Co. and Mark IV tank are history of the tank.

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Marshall, Sons & Co.

Marshall, Sons & Co. was a British agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1848. William Foster & Co. and Marshall, Sons & Co. are Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom and steam road vehicle manufacturers.

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Medium Mark A Whippet

The Medium Mark A Whippet was a medium tank employed by the British in World War I. Intended for fast mobile assaults, it was intended to complement the slower British heavy tanks by using its relative mobility and speed in exploiting any break in the enemy lines.

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Museum of Lincolnshire Life

The Museum of Lincolnshire Life is a museum in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in the UK.

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Pode Hole

Pode Hole is a village in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England.

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Portable engine

A portable engine is an engine, either a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, that sits in one place while operating (providing power to machinery), but (unlike a stationary engine) is portable and thus can be easily moved from one work site to another.

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Richard Garrett & Sons

Richard Garrett & Sons was a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, steam engines and trolleybuses. William Foster & Co. and Richard Garrett & Sons are steam road vehicle manufacturers.

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Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors

A Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors is an occasional Royal Commission of the United Kingdom used to hear patent disputes.

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Ruston & Hornsby

Ruston & Hornsby was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England founded in 1918.

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Showman's road locomotive

A showman's road locomotive or showman's engine is a steam-powered road-going 'locomotive' designed to provide power and transport for a travelling funfair or circus.

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Steam wagon

A steam wagon (or steam lorry, steam waggon or steamtruck) is a steam-powered truck for carrying freight.

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Steamroller

A steamroller (or steam roller) is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for leveling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a steam engine.

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Tank

A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.

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Thomas & Friends

Thomas & Friends (originally known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends until series 7, and later Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! from series 22 onwards) is a British children's television series that aired for 24 series and 584 episodes from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021.

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Threshing machine

A threshing machine or a thresher is a piece of farm equipment that separates grain seed from the stalks and husks.

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Traction engine

A traction engine is a steam-powered tractor used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location.

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W. H. Allen, Sons & Company Ltd.

The Company, initially known as W. H. Allen & Co was founded in 1880 by William Henry Allen as a manufacturer of centrifugal pumps and steam engines in York Street, Lambeth, London.

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Walter Gordon Wilson

Major Walter Gordon Wilson (21 April 1874 – 1 July 1957) was an Irish mechanical engineer, inventor and member of the British Royal Naval Air Service.

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William Tritton

Sir William Ashbee Tritton, JP, (19 June 1875 – 24 September 1946) was a British expert in agricultural machinery, and was directly involved, together with Major Walter Gordon Wilson and Lancelot De Mole, in the development of the tank. William Foster & Co. and William Tritton are history of the tank.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the United Kingdom

Steam road vehicle manufacturers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Foster_%26_Co.

Also known as Fosters of Lincoln, William Foster & Co Ltd, William Foster & Co. Ltd.