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* 1910 Produced agricultural tractors and machinery | * 1910 Produced agricultural tractors and machinery | ||
* 1920 New steam ploughing engine rated at 70 hp and 6,000lb on the rope. | |||
* 1924 Built steam powered lorries until 1935 and built 117 in this period | * 1924 Built steam powered lorries until 1935 and built 117 in this period | ||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing | * British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing | ||
* Traction Engine Album by Malcolm Ranieri. Pub 2005 | |||
Traction Engine Album by Malcolm Ranieri. Pub 2005 | * The Engineer of 29th October 1920 p434 | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 7 May 2007
John Fowler and Co produced steam Traction Engines and Lorries. See John Fowler
- 1862 John Fowler established the Steam Plough Works in Leeds
- 1864 His brother Robert Fowler became a partner in the company
- 1864 John Fowler was killed in a hunting accident aged 38 years
- 1886 John Fowler and Co was registered and manufactured steam traction engines
- 1910 Produced agricultural tractors and machinery
- 1920 New steam ploughing engine rated at 70 hp and 6,000lb on the rope.
- 1924 Built steam powered lorries until 1935 and built 117 in this period
- 1931 Produced their first diesel powered lorry for 6/7ton payloads
- 1935 Ceased production of lorries to concentrate of
- 1937 The last steam engine, a road roller, was produced
- 1947 The company was absorbed in to the T. W. Ward group
Sources of Information
- British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
- Traction Engine Album by Malcolm Ranieri. Pub 2005
- The Engineer of 29th October 1920 p434