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1904 Otto Gas Engine Works Factory View
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Otto Traction Gasoline Engine
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Founded in 1876 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the German firm Gas-motoren-Fabrik Deutz. With the advent of Word War I, the U. S. government forced the divestiture of the firm and it became a subsidiary of Superior Gas Engine Co.
Nicolaus August Otto was the inventor of the 4 Cycle gas engine.
Information Sources
- American Gasoline Engines Since 1872 by C. H. Wendel, Volume #1, 1983 page 369
- The Complete Guide to Stationary Gas Engines by Mark Meincke, 1996 page 151