Craftsman: GIL Manufacturing
Knapp Collection #: 319
Catalog #: 2012.33.4
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This GIL model airplane engine is a 1.18 cubic inch two-cycle model airplane engine produced from 1922 to 1933 by GIL Manufacturing in Chicago.
Craftsman: A.C. Gilbert Co.
Catalog #: 2009.3.1
Donor: Mel Scott
This .074 cubic inch engine was built by A.C. Gilbert Co. and distributed by Polk’s Model Craft Hobbies.
Craftsman: Reinhold Krieger
Knapp Collection #: 341
Catalog #: 2012.33.16
Contributor: Paul Knapp
The 1/3 scale inverted inline 4-cylinder Gipsy Major has a 1.3-inch bore and a 1.6-inch stroke for a total displacement of 8.5 cubic inches.
Craftsman: Ray Williams
Knapp Collection #: 114
Catalog #: 2008.10.32
Contributor: Paul Knapp
The Gnome 160 operates on gasoline with spark ignition and a pressurized oil system. It has a displacement of 27 cubic inches and the engine itself weighs 11 pounds.
Craftsman: Birk Petersen
Catalog #: 2016.15.87
Donor: Mark Petersen
This Grasshopper steam engine get its name from the beam that goes up and down to drive the flywheel.
Craftsman: Dwight Giles
Knapp Collection #: 544
Catalog #: 2019.9.1
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Gray horizontal stationary engine was made by Dwight Giles. It measures 16”-long, 12”-wide, 13.5”-high, and weighs 63 pounds on the base.
Craftsman: George "Ron" Guttu
Knapp Collection #: 569
Catalog #: 2019.9.9
Contributor: Paul Knapp
The Guttu Offy Special has a miniature Offy engine that was scaled from drawings of the full-size original. It sports Ron’s custom made Winfield carburetors.
Craftsman: Erich Handt
Knapp Collection #: 191
Catalog #: 2011.27.15
Contributor: Paul Knapp
In this design, Erich Handt used three carburetors—one for each cylinder. It runs on methanol with oil mixed in for lubrication.
Craftsman: Erich Handt
Knapp Collection #: 190
Catalog #: 2011.27.14
Contributor: Paul Knapp
Erich Handt machined and constructed his first two-cycle engine in 1967, and his first successful four-cycle engine in 1971.
Craftsman: Roger Butzen
Knapp Collection #: 773
Catalog #: 2024.5.15
Contributor: Paul Knapp
Roger Butzen built this Harley-Davidson Evolution engine in 1/3 scale.
Craftsman: G. Punter
Knapp Collection #: 178
Catalog #: 2008.16.29
Contributor: Paul Knapp
The Hawk 40 aircraft engine has a 7/8-inch bore, 11/16-inch stroke, weighs about 14 ounces, and burns methanol on glow ignition.
Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty
Knapp Collection #: 528
Catalog #: 2017.27.7
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Heinen 5-cylinder radial engine measures 10” in diameter, 7.5”-long, and weighs 10 pounds. The drawings for Jurgen Heinen’s radial were published in Strictly IC magazine in 1990.
Craftsman: Jurgen Heinen
Knapp Collection #: 164
Catalog #: 2008.10.48
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This V4 engine has a bore of 32 mm and a stroke of 28 mm with a total displacement of 20 cc. It burns methanol on glow ignition and spins a 20 x 8 propeller up to 14,000 rpm.
Craftsman: Birk Petersen
Catalog #: 2016.15.62
Donor: Mark Petersen
Birk built this working model of Henry Ford’s first engine, made from plumbing and other fittings.
Craftsman: Butch Wilson
Knapp Collection #: 735
Catalog #: 2023.2.1
Contributor: Paul Knapp
Butch Wilson’s exquisite rendition of Henry Ford’s first engine, dubbed the “Kitchen Sink” engine. The engine measures about 36″-long, 15″-wide, 13″-high, and weighs about 36 lbs.
Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty
Knapp Collection #: 520
Catalog #: 2017.27.9
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Hercules twin-cylinder utility engine was built by Charles Harty. Charles used castings and drawings provided by Bob Shores to complete the small utility engine.
Craftsman: Dynamic Models
Catalog #: 2015.22.3
Donor: Tony Cina
The Hi Johnson .35 is a glow ignition single-cylinder engine that first appeared in ads in 1955. The bore is .770, and the stroke is .750.
Craftsman: Phillip Duclos
Catalog #: 2013.50.4
Donor: George and Dorlene Root
A scratch-built hit-n-miss engine made by Phillip Duclos without any castings.
Craftsman: Birk Petersen
Catalog #: 2016.15.84
Donor: Mark Petersen
This model hit-n-miss engine is named, “Economy.”
Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty
Knapp Collection #: 525
Catalog #: 2017.27.6
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Hodgeson 7-cylinder radial airplane engine measures 12” in diameter, 11”-long, and weighs 10 pounds 9 ounces.
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