Quadrate in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe
Bulldog
1921
Photographed By James Hulse, February 20, 2024
1. Bulldog Marker
Der Ingenieur Dr. Fritz Huber konstruierte bei der Firma Heinrich Lanz in Mannheim einen 12 PS-Roholschlepper mit einzylindrigem Glühkopimotor, der mit allen flüssigen Kraftstoffen betrieben werden konnte. Der Wegen seines Aussehens und seiner Robustheit Bulldog genannte Schlepper wurde zum Inbegriff für Zuverlässigkeit und Sparsamkeit und sogar zum Synonym für Traktoren. Seine Vielseitigkeit bereitete den Weg für die Mechanisierung der Landwirtschaft.
The engineer at the Heinrich Lanz company in Mannheim, Dr. Fritz Huber designed a 12 hp crude tractor with a single-cylinder glow-coil engine that could be operated with all liquid fuels. The tractor, called the Bulldog because of its appearance and robustness, became the epitome of reliability and economy and was even synonymous with tractors. Its versatility paved the way for the mechanization of agriculture.
Erected 2022 by Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar and John Deere.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture
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Location. 49° 29.045′ N, 8° 27.809′ E. Marker is in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is in Quadrate. Marker is on Bismarckstraße just east of Kurpfalzstraße, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located along the sidewalk in front of the University of Mannheim. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: B37 20-40, Mannheim BW 68161, Germany. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nobelpreis für Medizin / Nobel Prize for Medicine (here, next to this marker); Nobelpreis Chemie / Nobel Prize in Chemistry (here, next to this marker); Hugo Stotz (here, next to this marker); Ludwig Roebel (a few steps from this marker); Julius Hatry (a few steps from this marker); Luftschiff Schütte-Lanz (a few steps from this marker); Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl Friedrich Marguerre (a few steps from this marker); Prosper L'Orange (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mannheim.
More about this marker. The bronze plaque is one of 42 plaques set up along the “Electoral Palatinate Mile of Innovations” in front of Mannheim Palace.
Also see . . . Dr. Fritz Huber (1881 - 1942) Heinrich Lanz Company. Kurpfälzer
At the 1900 World's Fair(Submitted on February 23, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)in Paris, the Heinrich Lanz company is able to present the world's largest locomobiles. Heinrich Lanz has made his company the most important producer of agricultural machinery on the European continent. His workers are not only among the best paid in Mannheim, but they also benefit from an unemployment fund, a company savings bank, and health and family benefits, which Lanz expands to form the Heinrich and Julia Lanz Foundation on his 60th birthday. He does not live to see the opening of the Heinrich Lanz Hospital he endowed in November 1907: he dies on February 1, 1905 at the age of 67 and is later buried in the family vault in Mannheim's main cemetery. A monument inaugurated in 1910 on the factory premises still commemorates Heinrich Lanz today.Photographed By James Hulse, February 20, 20242. The Bulldog Marker is located on the sidewalk
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
