William Foster & Co.
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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. William Foster then proceeded to start small scale manufacturing of mill machinery and threshing machinery. The mill was converted to an iron foundry by 1856, thus becoming the original Wellington Foundry. By 1899 the works had moved to the Wellington foundry in New Boultham and the original works were then occupied by . During the First World War Fosters built some of the first tanks for the British Army.
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William Foster & Co.
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William Foster and Co.
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William Foster and Co.
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2061552
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1119846233
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Purchased in 1960 by W.H. Allen, Sons and Co
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1846
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Waterside South, then Wellington Works, New Boultham, Lincoln, England,
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Foster casting on threshing mc with Tank logo cast in IMG 0510.jpg
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Foster casting on threshing mc with Tank logo cast
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Portable engines, Threshing machiness,
Traction engines, Tanks
Whippet Light Tank
Steamrollers,
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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. William Foster then proceeded to start small scale manufacturing of mill machinery and threshing machinery. The mill was converted to an iron foundry by 1856, thus becoming the original Wellington Foundry. By 1899 the works had moved to the Wellington foundry in New Boultham and the original works were then occupied by . During the First World War Fosters built some of the first tanks for the British Army.
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Purchased in 1960 byW.H. Allen, Sons and Co
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1846
