It appeared at numerous auto shows and competed in France's annual smash-up derby.
He later founded the namesake company in 1896 in Zürich with funds from a Swiss banker called Egli.
Egg's company later produced some of the first Swiss aircraft engines.
The first four-wheeled cars were produced in 1899, with a heavy resemblance to the Oldsmobile Curved Dash.
Egg models were regarded as high-quality in Switzerland, and many Swiss companies produced them under license.