Stationary Steam Engine
Craftsman: Thomas Walton
Catalog #: 2018.28.1
Donor: Fred Leonard
This model, built around 1890, is representative of the steam engines that were used at the mines in England in the late 1800’s.
Steam Engine With Boiler
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
This engine was built as a complete steam plant with its own operational boiler to produce steam.
Steam Engine With Boiler
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
This miniature steam engine was modeled after a typical logging “donkey” engine with hoist on skids.
Steam Powered Tugboat
Craftsman: Jerry Lake
Catalog #: 2023.3.1
Donor: Jerry Lake
Jerry Lake built this Dumas “carol Moran” XL tugboat to house his functional Saito steam engine. The steam powered tugboat is radio controlled.
Steam Roller Engine
Craftsman: Theodore Carder
Catalog #: 2021.11.8
Donor: Susi Trumbo
This miniature functional steam roller engine can be operated on compressed air.
Steam-Powered Water Pump
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
This is a flywheel type steam pump with the steam cylinder and the water pump cylinder connected by a Scotch yoke mechanism.
Steeple Engine
Craftsman: Birk Petersen
Catalog #: 2016.15.12
Donor: Mark Petersen
A vertical piston drives the flywheel via a cast frame with “steeple” shaped side members.
Stuart #1 Steam Engine
Craftsman: Russell Anderson
Catalog #: 2019.21.6
Contributor: Steve Anderson
Several engines built by Russell Anderson, including this Stuart #1 steam engine, are on display in the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum.
Stuart #9 Horizontal Steam Engine
Craftsman: Phillip Duclos
Catalog #: 2013.50.10
Donor: George and Dorlene Root
This handsome horizontal steam engine appears to have been built using castings from Stuart Models in England.
Stuart 10H Steam Engine
Craftsman: Laurence McKinley
Catalog #: 2015.4.1
Donor: Laurence McKinley
This Stuart 10H horizontal steam engine was built by Laurence McKinley at the age of 12.
Stuart 10V Engine
Craftsman: Donald Barnes
Contributor: Craig Libuse
This Stuart 10V vertical steam engine is from the line of Stuart Models casting kits available out of England.
Stuart Engine
Craftsman: Russell Anderson
Catalog #: 2019.21.10
Contributor: Steve Anderson
Several engines built by Russell Anderson, including this Stuart engine, are on display in the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum.
Thimble Steam Engine
Craftsman: Birk Petersen
Catalog #: 2016.15.110
Donor: Mark Petersen
The thimble steam engine is so minute that it fits in a small pill bottle.
Three Miniature Steam Engines
Craftsman: William "Scotty" Hewitt
Catalog #: 2008.17.3
Donor: William "Scotty" Hewitt
Three miniature oscillating steam engines (all operational) share a wooden display base. These engines can be run on compressed air.
Tin Brass Steam Engine
Craftsman: Birk Petersen
Catalog #: 2016.15.33
Donor: Mark Petersen
Birk built this small brass horizontal oscillating steam engine using his Chinese 7×10 lathe.
Tug Boat With Miniature “Wobbler” Steam Engine
Craftsman: William "Scotty" Hewitt
Donor: Wiliam "Scotty" Hewitt
Scotty Hewitt is a former race car driver who turned to machining as a retirement hobby. He has built several contest winning compressed air race cars modeled after vintage dirt track racers. For this project, a miniature J.C. Tanner tugboat, he took plans for a small oscillating steam engine and scaled them down significantly. Mr. […]
Twin-Column 2-Cylinder Self-Starting Steam Engine
Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland
Knapp Collection #: 666
Catalog #: 2021.9.4
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This twin-column 2-cylinder self-starting steam engine was made by Ramon Hoagland, of Colorado, in 2013.
Two-Cylinder Marine Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
This two-cylinder marine steam engine would have been used to power a small boat or launch.
V-4 Marine Steam Engine
Craftsman: William "Scotty" Hewitt
Catalog #: 2008.17.2
Donor: William "Scotty" Hewitt
A miniature oscillating V-4 marine steam engine. The throttle, lubricator, drain valve, and forward/reverse mechanism all work.
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