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Heinrich Lanz AG

Agricultural machinery manufacturer

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Through Brand, Mergers and acquisitions and Germany

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).

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.

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