William Foster & Co.

[citation needed] From 1889 they also made traction engines,[1] such as the Foster Wellington and Showman's road locomotives.The larger tractor used a 6-cylinder 105 bhp Daimler petrol sleeve-valve engine, and had three forward and one reverse gear.[1] At the beginning of the war Fosters supplied 97 Foster-Daimler tractors to the Royal Marine Artillery to tow the BL 15-inch howitzer.[5] Foster's, as builders of agricultural machinery, were involved in the production and design of the prototype tanks.Gwynnes Limited manufactured centrifugal pumps from the mid 19th century in Hammersmith until acquired by Foster & Co. in 1927.
Foster's advertisement in 1863 for a Portable Engine
Foster showman's road locomotive "Robin Hood"
Foster-Daimler tractor towing artillery on a trailer built by Fosters, Flanders 1917. Photo by Ernest Brooks .
Mark IV tank in the Museum at Lincoln
(a "Water carrier for Mesopotamia")
Foster's Whippet tank
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