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Industry | Lawnmower Manufacturing |
Predecessor | Thor Machine Works |
Founded | c. 1921 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Founder | Knud Jacobsen |
Fate | Acquired by Textron, 1975 |
Headquarters | , England |
Products | Tractors, lawnmowers |
Jacobsen Manufacturing is a former U.S. lawn mower and light-duty tractor manufacturer, in operation there from the early 1920s until around 2020. It was located in Racine, Wisconsin, from 1921 to 2001, when It moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2017, Jacobsen moved from Charlotte to Augusta, Georgia. In 2020, it would relocate to its sister factory of Ransomes-Jacobsen in Ipswich, England, UK. It has been owned by Textron since 1975.