“Silver Dollar” Oscillating Steam Engine

“Silver Dollar” Oscillating Steam Engine

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This “Silver Dollar” oscillating steam engine is unusual in that the flywheel is made from a bicentennial Eisenhower silver dollar.

“Iron Maiden” Steam Traction Engine

“Iron Maiden” Steam Traction Engine

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The “Iron Maiden” steam traction engine is a reversible double acting engine with a .4-inch bore, 1.25-inch stroke, and a 25:1 drive ratio with a clutch.

2-Cylinder Oscillating Steam Engine

2-Cylinder Oscillating Steam Engine

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The 2-cylinder, double-acting, reversible V-twin oscillating steam engine was machined from bar stock using Sherline miniature machine tools.

2-Cylinder Reversible Marine Steam Engine

2-Cylinder Reversible Marine Steam Engine

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This 2-cylinder reversible marine steam engine is capable of running in either direction. It was built from a casting kit.

2-Cylinder Vertical Steam Engine

2-Cylinder Vertical Steam Engine

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Stuart Models provided the castings for this model D10 vertical steam engine. The engine is 8.5″-long, 5″-wide, 6″-high, and weighs 4.5 lbs.

3/4″-Scale Live Steam 4-6-4 Locomotive 

3/4″-Scale Live Steam 4-6-4 Locomotive 

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Toby Rutherford built this coal burning steam engine from scratch using plans by Martin S. Lewis of “Little Engines.”

Bing Toy Model Steam Engine

Bing Toy Model Steam Engine

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Live steam powers this single-cylinder vertical steam engine to spin a flywheel that could be used to run a belt to power other toy equipment.

Brass Single-Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine

Brass Single-Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine

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The engine is a horizontal steam engine with an overdriven geared flywheel. We decided to expose the flywheel so observers could see how it works.

Corliss Steam Engine

Corliss Steam Engine

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This Corliss steam engine was made by Ramon Hoagland, of Colorado, in 2008.

Cretors Flyball Steam Engine 

Cretors Flyball Steam Engine 

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This Cretors flyball steam engine was built by Ramon Hoagland. 

Cretors Oscillating Steam Engine

Cretors Oscillating Steam Engine

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This Cretors oscillating steam engine was made by Ramon Hoagland. 

Cretors Popcorn Wagon Engine

Cretors Popcorn Wagon Engine

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The Cretors Company in Chicago invented the use of steam engines to pop popcorn and roast nuts in horse drawn vending wagons in the 1890s.

Custom 2-Cylinder Steam Engine

Custom 2-Cylinder Steam Engine

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This small steam engine measures 6-1/2-inches long (including the crankshaft), 2-7/8-inches wide, 7-inches tall, and sports a 3-inch flywheel.

Double Compound Elbow Engine 

Double Compound Elbow Engine 

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This double compound elbow engine has only five moving parts. Three pairs of pistons (each pair 90° between the two) move in holes in a round valve cylinder to drive the flywheel.

Horizontal Ball Piston Steam Engine

Horizontal Ball Piston Steam Engine

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This horizontal ball piston steam engine was built by Les Cade. As the title suggests, the piston is made from a steel ball.

Horizontal Steam Engine

Horizontal Steam Engine

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This single-cylinder, reversing steam engine was built from bar stock using Sherline miniature machine tools. It was scaled up from plans for a smaller engine.

Horizontal Steam Engine

Horizontal Steam Engine

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This reversing horizontal steam engine was built by Les Cade using Sherline miniature machine tools. It features a 2″ diameter solid steel flywheel.

Model 100 Electric Boiler With Steam Engine

Model 100 Electric Boiler With Steam Engine

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This toy steam plant consists of an electrically heated boiler to produce steam to power a small steam engine.

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