List of traction engine manufacturers

List of traction engine manufacturers

:"Also see: List of tractor manufacturers":"Also see: List of former tractor manufacturers":"Also see: List of tractors built by other companies"

This is a list of companies that manufactured traction engines of any kind, including steam tractors, portable engines, and steam rollers.

Great Britain

There were a large number of manufacturers in Great Britain. Most started life as agricultural engineers, and many exported engines all over the world. Some of the more prolific manufacturers are listed below:

*William Allchin Ltd, Northamptonshire – "( [http://www.ruralhistory.org/nof/victorianfarming/show.php?start=0&end=0&command=showmanu&recordid=84&fromlist=1 MERL database entry] )"
*Aveling & Porter, Rochester, Kent
*Charles Burrell & Sons, Thetford – "( [http://www.ruralhistory.org/nof/victorianfarming/show.php?start=0&end=0&command=showmanu&recordid=6&fromlist=1 MERL database entry] )"
*Clayton & Shuttleworth, Lincoln, Lincolnshire – "( [http://www.ruralhistory.org/nof/victorianfarming/show.php?start=0&end=0&command=showmanu&recordid=78&fromlist=1 MERL database entry] )"
*Edwin Foden, Sons & Co Ltd, Sandbach, Cheshire
*William Foster & Co Ltd, Lincolnshire
*John Fowler & Co., Leeds, Yorkshire
*J&H McLaren & Co., Leeds, Yorkshire
*Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company, Leeds, Yorkshire
*Marshall, Sons & Co., Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
*Paxman
*Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Ltd Ipswich
*Richard Garrett & Sons, Leiston
*Robey & Co Ltd – "( [http://www.ruralhistory.org/nof/victorianfarming/show.php?start=0&end=0&command=showmanu&recordid=22&fromlist=1 MERL database entry] )"
*Ruston & Hornsby Ltd, Lincolnshire
*Wallis & Steevens, Basingstoke, Hampshire – "( [http://www.ruralhistory.org/nof/victorianfarming/show.php?start=0&end=0&command=showmanu&recordid=162&fromlist=1 MERL database entry] )"

North America

Key: '~' indicates a manufacturer for whom no known products survive.

*Advance Thresher Co. – "later merged with the M. Rumely Co. to create Advance-Rumely"
*Advance-Rumely Thresher Co. – "see Advance-Rumely "
*~Althaus Ewing & Co.
*~American Engine Co.
*American-Abell Engine & Thresher Co.
*Ames Iron Works
*~Atlas Engine Works
*Aultman Co.
*Aultman-Taylor Machinery Co.
*Avery Power Machinery Co.
*Baker, A.D. Co.
*Best Manufacturing Company
*Birdsall Engine Co.
*Blumentritt Co.
*Buffalo-Pitts Steam Roller Co.
*~Byron, Jackson Machine Works
*Case, J.I. Co.
*Colean Mfg. Co.
*C & G Cooper & Co's.
*Crowel Mfg. Co.
*~D. June & Co.
*~Davidson & Rutledge
*Farquhar, A.B. Co.
*~Fishkill Landing Machine Co.
*Frick & Co.
*Gaar Scott & Co.
*Geiser – "makers of the Peerless line of steam tractors, later bought out by Emerson-Brantingham"
*~George W. Morris
*~George Page & Co.
*George White & Sons Co. Ltd., London and Brandon, Canada
*Greyhound, Banting Mfg. Co.
*Groton, Charles Perrige & Co.
*~Hagerstown Steam Engine & Machine Co.
*~Harrisburg Car Mfg. Co.
*Harrison Machine Works (Jumbo)
*Heilman Machine Works
*~Holt Mfg. Co.
*~Hooven, Owens &Rentscler Co.
*Huber Manufacturing Co.
*Illinois Thresher Co.
*~Jacob Price
*~James Means & Co.
*John Goodison Thresher Co. Ltd.
*~J.M. Ross & Sons
*Keck-Gonnerman Co.
*O.S. Kelly Co.
*Kitten, Ferdinand Foundry Co.
*~Koppes W.M. & Co.
*Lang & Button Co.
*Lansing Iron Works Co.
*Leader, Marion Mfg. Co.
*MacDonald Thresher Co., Stratford, Ontario, Canada
*McNamer Co., Newark, Ohio
*~Merritt & Kellogg, Battle Creek, Michigan
*~Messinger Mfg. Co., Tatamy, Pennsylvania
*Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., Hopkins, Minn.
*~Morningstar Mfg. Co. (Napoleon), Napoleon, Ohio
*~Muncy Traction Engine Co., Muncy, Pennsylvania
*New-Giant, Northwest Thresher Co., Stillwater, Minn.
*New Hamburg Mfg. Co. Ltd., New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
*Nicholas & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, Michigan
*~Ohio Engine & Thresher Co., Upper Sandusky, Ohio
*~Owens, Lane & Duyer Co., Hamilton, Ohio
*Peerless, Geiser Mfg. Co., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
*Peterson N. C. & Sons, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
*Port Huron Engine & Thresher Co., Port Huron, Mich.
*Reeves & Co., Columbus, Indiana
*~Remington Co., Woodburn, Oregon
*Robert-Bell Engine & Thresher Co., Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
*~Roberts & Dean Co., Sacramento, California
*Robinson & Co., Richmond, Indiana
*Rumley, M. Co., LaPorte, Indiana
*Russell & Co., Massillon, Ohio
*~Ryan & McDonald, Waterloo, New York
*Sawyer-Massey & Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (see Massey-Ferguson)
*Scheidler, R. Co., Newark, Ohio
*Stevens, A. W. & Son Co., Auburn, New York
*Stevens, A. W. Co., Marinette, Wisconsin
*Twentieth Century Mfg. Co., Marinette, Wisconsin
*~Union-Iron Works (Walker), Newark, Ohio
*Upton Mfg. Co., Port Huron, Michigan
*Waterloo Mfg. Co. Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
*Waterous Engine Works Co. Ltd., Bradford, Ontario, Canada
*Watertown Engine Company, Watertown, New York
*Westinghouse Co., Schenectady, New York
*Wood Brothers Thresher Co., Des Moines, Iowa
*Wood, S.W. & Son Co., Clyde, New York
*Wood, Taber & Morse Co., Eaton, New York

ee also

* List of former tractor manufacturers – internal-combustion -powered tractors


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