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Hessmobil Touring, circa 1905 L 9.25” (23.5 cm), W 3.63” (9.2 cm), H 5” (12.7 cm) An early Hessmobil, marked with the “H” shield logo on rear, “JLH” logo and “Hessmobil” on the radiator. Bottom of the seats lists patent information. This same vehicle was also made as a roadster. Composition driver and passenger are replacement figures. I am unsure if this vehicle originally came with one or more figures. |
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Hess 1040 truck Before the Hessmobil was produced and named, Hess manufactured a truck and an auto simply named “Hess Auto”. Pictured is a Hess Auto truck, numbered 1040, circa 1900. This is the only truck Hess produced of which I am aware and was only manufactured for a short period of time. The driver is a composition replacement as these autos and trucks were originally fitted with a bisque driver which was painted. Curiously, I have seen models of this truck numbered 1060, which was the same model number for the auto. |
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Mohr & Krauss Centrimobil truck, circa early 1900s L 9.5” (24 cm), W 3” (7.6 cm), H 4.25” (10.8 cm) Hess was not the only manufacturer with an affinity for flywheel driven toys. Krauss produced the Centrimotor, a cranked flywheel motor, both with and without accessories. In addition, several vehicles were produced with cranked flywheel power named Centrimobil. This Centrimobil truck appears to have come either with or without a canopy as mounting holes in the cab and bed of the truck testify. Other vehicles named Centrimobil were produced but not hand cranked, rather using mechanics similar to the Hess Roller mechanism.
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