Baldner was an American automobile manufacturer that operated briefly in the early 1900s. Founded by Jacob and Fred Baldner in Xenia, Ohio, the company initially began as the Baldner Brothers from 1900 to 1902, before rebranding as the Baldner Motor Vehicle Company in 1902. Jacob Baldner had prior experience in the automotive industry, having worked with Charles Duryea on early Duryea cars. The Baldner brothers developed a prototype of a…