Ruston & Hornsby

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Ruston & Hornsby

Summary

Ruston & Hornsby is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ruston & Hornsby is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's instance of is recorded as automobile manufacturer[6].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's logo image is recorded as Ruston and Hornsby Roller Headstock Badge IMG 1841.jpg[7].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's follows is recorded as Richard Hornsby & Sons[8].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's headquarters location is recorded as Lincoln[9].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 166065151[10].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2012022344[11].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's Commons category is recorded as Ruston engines[12].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's industry is recorded as automotive industry[13].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's industry is recorded as manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines[14].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's industry is recorded as machinery industry and plant construction[15].
  • +1918-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ruston & Hornsby[16].
  • Ruston & Hornsby was dissolved in +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/066t1f[18].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's parent organization or unit is recorded as English Electric[19].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ruston (engine builder)[20].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's product or material produced is recorded as diesel engine[21].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[22].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F164174[23].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's PM20 folder ID is recorded as co/066462[24].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's has works in the collection is recorded as Netherlands Open Air Museum[25].
  • Ruston & Hornsby's CollectieGelderland creator ID is recorded as ae17bec5-90a8-5384-aa27-888ef9c62642[26].

Body

Founding

+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ruston & Hornsby[16].

Identity

Ruston & Hornsby's follows is recorded as Richard Hornsby & Sons[8].

Operations

Ruston & Hornsby's headquarters location is recorded as Lincoln[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as English Electric[19].

Industry

Industries include automotive industry[13], manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines[14], and machinery industry and plant construction[15].

Ownership

Ruston & Hornsby's product or material produced is recorded as diesel engine[21].

Dissolution

Ruston & Hornsby was dissolved in +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].

Why It Matters

Ruston & Hornsby ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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  12. [14] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CollectieGelderland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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