The Hercules Gas engine company was a
United States-based company which first produced
buggies. It later was one of the top producers of gasoline engines, including to power cement mixers.
The company was founded in 1902, in
Cincinnati,
Ohio. Before the company ceased operations in 1934 during the Great Depression, it was one of the top producers of gas engines.
Hercules produced engines to power cement mixers of the
Jaeger Machine Company of
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
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Jaeger Engine
/ref> Gas engines manufactured by the Hercules Engine Company were branded with the name "Jaeger".
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Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Manufacturing companies established in 1902
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1902
1902 establishments in Ohio
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