Gas Engine

Ted Miles · **Posted:** Wed May 14, 2003 11:59 am

I hope you will forgive an off topic request but there is a lot of historical brain power posting here!

Anyone know anything about the Hercules gas engine company? My museum has a cira 1910 model with 2 36" flywheels.

May be San Francisco origin or from elsewhere? Any books to look at?

ted_miles@nps.gov

Bill Herbert · **Posted:** Wed May 14, 2003 1:15 pm

http://www.herculesengines.com/hercules/SanFrancisco%20Hercules.html
william.herbert@gsa.gov

Ted Miles · **Posted:** Wed May 14, 2003 2:42 pm

Thanks! I'll look for the Wendel book.

Ted

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Superheater · **Posted:** Wed May 14, 2003 7:06 pm

> I hope you will forgive an off topic request
> but there is a lot of historical brain power
> posting here!

> I have a friend who had cause to have some contact with this company a few years back and said they are very conscious and supportive of their history, hopefully that is still true if you called them.

Not so far off as you think, I'm pretty sure Hercules made engines for Vulcans and other critters.

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