Heinrich Lanz AG

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Heinrich Lanz AG
Type Aktiengesellschaft
Industry Agricultural machinery
Founded1859;164 years ago (1859), in Mannheim, Germany
Founder Heinrich Lanz
Defunct1956;67 years ago (1956)
Fate Merged with Deere & Company
SuccessorJohn Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM) [1]
Headquarters Mannheim, Germany [2]
Area served
Worldwide
Products Tractors
BrandsLANZ
ServicesAgricultural machinery design and manufacturer
Number of employees
≈2,200 (1998) [1]
Lanz Bulldog in Romania, 1939. Utilaje agricole, 1939 Lanz Bulldog ca 20140510 015 (cropped).jpg
Lanz Bulldog in Romania, 1939.

Heinrich Lanz AG is a former agricultural machinery manufacturer from Mannheim, Germany. [1] [2] [3] [ failed verification ] Its tractors were sold bearing the LANZ brand. LANZ won numerous awards at the Strasbourg Agricultural Fair in 1866; namely four Gold, five Silver, and three Bronze. [2]

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The Heinrich Lanz AG company, and its LANZ brand name was ultimately acquired by way of a merger in 1956 by the American agricultural machinery manufacturer Deere & Company, and became the John Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM). [1]

History

The Heinrich Lanz Company was founded in 1859 by German engineer Heinrich Lanz. 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 of Moline, Illinois, United States. [1]

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