Enterprise Engine is any antique engine made Enterprise Engine & Foundry Co. , which made diesel engines , and was bought by another company in 1924 . The company continued to make large diesel engines into the late 1940s . There are a few known Enterprise engines remaining . In 1886 , Martens and two business partners , James William Haney and A. Anderson , developed a new business supplying industrial equipment castings . Their primary focus was on gold mining machinery , consisting mainly of compression cylinder castings for large engines . After the notorious 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire , the Enterprise Engine and Machinery Company played a significant role in the rebuilding of the city . Their recovery activities provided Martens and his partners additional opportunities to stimulate the growth of and the momentum to expand their business
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
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