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R A Lister and Company

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R A Lister & Company was founded in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, in 1867 by Sir Robert Ashton Lister (1845–1929), to produce agricultural machinery. [1]

60 relations: Alberta, Ashton Lister, Aston Down, Blackstone & Co, BTR plc, Butter, Cinderford, Commonwealth of Nations, Denmark, Deutz AG, Dumper, Dursley, Dursley railway station, Electric generator, Engine, England, Exposition Universelle (1867), Foundry, Garden furniture, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Hardwicke, Stroud, Hawker Siddeley, Horsepower, Invensys, Irrigation, Lister Auto-Truck, Lister D, Lister Petter, London, Management buyout, Manufacturing, Mary of Teck, Mikael Pedersen, Milk churn, Ministry of Defence, Narrow-gauge railway, Nympsfield, Pedersen bicycle, Peter Currell Brown, Petters Limited, Regional development agency, Royal Air Force, Satire, Schroders, Separator (milk), Shades of green, Sheep shearing, Siebe plc, Smallcreep's Day, ..., Social club, St. Modwen Properties, Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company, Surrealism, Swindon, Unite the Union, Venture capital, Western Canada, World War I, Wotton-under-Edge. Expand index (10 more) »

Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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Ashton Lister

Sir Robert Ashton Lister (4 February 1845 – 6 December 1929) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament and founder of R A Lister and Company in Dursley, Gloucestershire, in 1867.

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Aston Down

Aston Down is in Gloucestershire, South West England, east of Minchinhampton, southeast of Stroud and west of Cirencester.

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Blackstone & Co

Blackstone & Co. was a farm implement maker at Stamford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

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BTR plc

BTR plc was a British multinational industrial conglomerate company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Butter

Butter is a dairy product containing up to 80% butterfat (in commercial products) which is solid when chilled and at room temperature in some regions and liquid when warmed.

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Cinderford

Cinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, which had a population of 8,494 at the 2011 census.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Deutz AG

Deutz AG is an internal combustion engine manufacturer, based in Porz, Cologne, Germany.

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Dumper

A dumper is a vehicle designed for carrying bulk material, often on building sites.

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Dursley

Dursley is a market town and civil parish in southern Gloucestershire, England, situated almost equidistantly between the cities of Bristol and Gloucester.

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Dursley railway station

Dursley railway station served the town of Dursley in Gloucestershire, England, and was the terminus of the short Dursley and Midland Junction Railway line which linked the town to the Midland Railway's Bristol to Gloucester line at Coaley Junction.

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Electric generator

In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit.

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Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Exposition Universelle (1867)

The International Exposition of 1867 (Exposition universelle de 1867), was the second world's fair to be held in Paris, from 1 April to 3 November 1867.

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Foundry

A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings.

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Garden furniture

Garden furniture, also called patio furniture or outdoor furniture, is a type of furniture specifically designed for outdoor use.

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Gloucester

Gloucester is a city and district in Gloucestershire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (formerly abbreviated as Gloucs. in print but now often as Glos.) is a county in South West England.

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Hardwicke, Stroud

Hardwicke is a village on the A38 road some 4 miles / 7 km south of the city of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Hawker Siddeley

Hawker Siddeley was a group of British manufacturing companies engaged in aircraft production.

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Horsepower

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done).

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Invensys

Invensys Ltd. was a multinational engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Irrigation

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.

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Lister Auto-Truck

The Lister Auto-Truck was a small monowheel tractor built for moving light loads around factories, railway yards and similar sites.

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Lister D

The Lister D is a 1 1/2 hp stationary engine built between 1926-1964 by R A Lister and Company of Dursley.

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Lister Petter

Lister Petter is a British company that manufactures internal combustion engines for industry, a subsidiary of Birmingham, England based EGL Group.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Management buyout

A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company from either the parent company or from the private owners.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labour and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation.

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Mary of Teck

Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of India as the wife of King George V. Although technically a princess of Teck, in the Kingdom of Württemberg, she was born and raised in England.

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Mikael Pedersen

Mikael Pedersen (25 October 1855 Fløng - 22 October 1929, Bispebjerg) was a Danish inventor much associated with the English town of Dursley.

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Milk churn

A milk churn is a tall, conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk.

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Ministry of Defence

A Ministry of Defence or Defense (see spelling differences), also known as a Department of Defence or Defense, is the common name for a part of the government found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments, responsible for matters of defence.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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Nympsfield

Nympsfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire.

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Pedersen bicycle

The Pedersen bicycle, also called the Dursley Pedersen bicycle is a bicycle that was developed by Danish inventor Mikael Pedersen and produced in the English town of Dursley.

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Peter Currell Brown

Peter Currell Brown (born 1936) is the author of the cult classic 1965 surrealist novel, Smallcreep's Day.

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Petters Limited

Petters Limited (known as JB Petter & Sons of Yeovil until 1910), were a maker of stationary petrol and diesel engines from 1896 onwards.

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Regional development agency

In the United Kingdom, regional development agencies (RDAs) were nine non-departmental public bodies established for the purpose of development, primarily economic, of England's Government Office regions between 1998 and 2010.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Schroders

Schroders plc is a British multinational asset management company, founded in 1804.

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Separator (milk)

A separator is a centrifugal device that separates milk into cream and skimmed milk.

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Shades of green

Varieties of the color green may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation or intensity) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities.

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Sheep shearing

Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off.

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Siebe plc

Siebe plc became the name of the new conglomerate formed when Siebe Gorman began taking over other firms in the early 1970s, to distinguish it from Siebe Gorman's original breathing apparatus and diving gear core business.

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Smallcreep's Day

Smallcreep's Day is Peter Currell Brown's only novel and was first published by Victor Gollancz Ltd in 1965.

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Social club

A social club may be a group of people or the place where they meet, generally formed around a common interest, occupation, or activity.

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St. Modwen Properties

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Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company

The Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company was created by D.C. Stover in 1862.

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Surrealism

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings.

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Swindon

Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, South West England, between Bristol, to the west, and Reading, the same distance east.

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Unite the Union

Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union, formed on 1 May 2007, by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union.

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Venture capital

Venture capital (VC) is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth (in terms of number of employees, annual revenue, or both).

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Western Canada

Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and more commonly known as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_A_Lister_and_Company

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