Foos Gas Engine Company
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IndustryManufacturing
Founded1887
Headquarters
Springfield, Ohio
, United States
ProductsGasoline engines.
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1887 |
| Headquarters | Springfield, Ohio , United States |
| Products | Gasoline engines. |
The Foos Gas Engine Company is a former American manufacturer of gasoline engines.
Clark Sintz had been undertaking pioneering engine work both on his own and with Charles F Endter. In 1885 the Sintz Gas Engine Company demonstrated a small 2-cycle engine in a small boat. The engine was based on a Dugald Clerk design. Clerk was a Scottish engineer who had patented the engine in the 1870s. John Foos held the patent for this engine.
Foos developed his own improved version of Sintz's engine and established the Foos Gas Engine Company in 1887 in Springfield, Ohio. The Board consisted of Scipio E. Baker (President), Charles E. Patric (Vice President), Randolph Coleman (secretary) and Harry E. Snyder (CFO)