| 词条 | Ruston, Proctor and Company |
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Ruston, Proctor and Company was established in Lincoln, England in 1857, and were manufacturers of steam tractors and engines. They later became Rustons and then Ruston & Hornsby. HistoryThe firm was started as millwrights and implement manufacturers 'Burton & Proctor' by James Toyne Proctor and Theophilus Burton in Lincoln in 1840. Joseph Ruston became a partner in the company in 1857 by buying Burton's share and the company changed name to Ruston, Proctor & Co. and grew to become a major agricultural engineering firm. In 1865 Ruston became the sole proprietor and in 1899 the firm became a limited company with a workforce of over 1000. Noting that its workmanship “leaves nothing to be desired,” The Engineer wrote in 1889 that the company had “perhaps done more in locomotive work than any other firm in what is known as the agricultural engineering trade.”[1] In 1918 it merged with the established Richard Hornsby & Sons company from Grantham, Lincolnshire to become Ruston and Hornsby. That company later merged with Bucyrus-Erie and Ruston-Bucyrus was established in 1930. Rustons were primarily steam engineers, manufacturing portable, stationary and traction engines, boilers, and associated engineering products such as winding gear, shafts and pulleys. Threshing machines, clover hullers, corn mills, maize shellers and pumps for steam power were also made. As well as engines for agriculture machines Rustons made railway locomotives, industrial equipment and mining machinery. The company also expanded into electrical and diesel engineering. The firm were one of the first to manufacture steam-powered excavating machinery – in the 1880s producing the "Dunbar & Ruston's" steam navvy (excavator).[2] These 2 cu yd machines were used in the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal. In 1906 they built the "Ruston Light Steam Shovel", and exhibited it at the Royal Agricultural Show of 1907 held in Lincoln, the machine being of 3/4 cu yd capacity. Preserved machines
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References1. ^{{cite magazine |author=|date=10 May 1889|title=Contractors Tank Locomotive |magazine=The Engineer |location=London}} 2. ^Lincolns Excavators: The Ruston Years 1875–1930, by Peter Robinson, {{ISBN|1-871565-42-1}} External links{{commons category multi|Ruston, Proctor steam engines|Ruston, Proctor vehicles|width=22em}}
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