The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. of West Allis, Wisconsin

West Allis, Wisconsin

West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 61,254 at the 2000 census. Its name derives from Edward P. Allis, who started the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company in the 19th century. The site of the town was...

, is an American company known for its past as a manufacturer with diverse interests, perhaps most famous for their bright Persian Orange farm tractor

Tractor

A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...

s. The company eventually divested its manufacturing businesses and today is based in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

, as Allis-Chalmers Energy

Allis-Chalmers Energy

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. is a Houston-based oil company which provides both services and equipment to oil and natural gas companies throughout the Gulf of Mexico and in surrounding states and countries.-History:...

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Allis-Chalmers first entered the manufacturing business as E.P. Allis of Milwaukee in the 1840s. They made waterwheel, sawmill and grindstones.