Heinrich Lanz AG

Heinrich Lanz AG was an agricultural machinery manufacturer from Mannheim, Germany.[1] The company won numerous awards at the Strasbourg agricultural fair in 1866. (4xGold, 5xSilver and 3xBronze).[2]

History

Lanz Bulldog in Romania, 1939.

The Heinrich Lanz Company was founded in 1859. It produced the first steam-powered stationary threshing machines in 1879 and the first crude-oil-fuelled tractor - the Lanz Bulldog - in 1921. In 1956, Heinrich Lanz AG merged with Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois, USA.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Various (Mar 1930). "Engineering Societies Library". A.I.E.E., Journal of the (IEEE) 49 (3): 245–248. doi:10.1109/JAIEE.1930.6538592. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Various (1866). Journal d'agriculture pratique, de jardinage et d'économie domestique [Journal of agricultural practice, gardening and home economics] (in French). Paris: Librairie de la Maison rustique du XIXe siècle. ISSN 0368-1149. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ R. Chatfield, S. Kuhn, M. Muller, ed. (November 12–14, 1998). Learning Organization - A Lasting Concept. PDC 98 Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference. CPSR. ISBN 0-9667818-0-5. Retrieved May 10, 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)