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==Manufacturers== Britain was a major exporter of steam rollers over the years, with the firm of [[Aveling and Porter]] probably being the most famous and the most prolific. Many other [[traction engine#Manufacturers|traction engine manufacturers]] built steam rollers, but after Aveling and Porter, the most popular were [[Marshall, Sons & Co.]], [[John Fowler & Co.]], and [[Wallis & Steevens]]. In America, the {{ill|Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company|qid=Q130420296|s=1|v=sup}} was a large builder. [[Case Corporation|J. I. Case]] made a roller variant of their farm engines, but had a small market share. Other nations had makers including the Czechs, Swiss, Swedes, Germans (notably [[Kemna Bau|Kemna]]) and Dutch which produced steam rollers. <gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">> File:1924 blue Buffalo Springfield steam roller left side.JPG|United States-built 1924 Buffalo Springfield steam roller: a [[vertical boiler]] design with tandem rolls. Note position of firebox door, facing out of frames. File:1924 blue Buffalo Springfield steam roller right side 1.JPG|Other side of same roller showing offset driving position: driver faces boiler controls (i.e. 'backwards') and steers with right hand File:Kemna Bau Pinneberg Fahrzeug.jpg|An early "Kemna" Steamroller </gallery>
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