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. […]
Tugboat Steam Engine & Boiler
Craftsman: Eckhard Fadtke
Catalog #: 2019.17.1
Donor: Eckhard Fadtke
This miniature tugboat steam engine has a boiler, shaft, and propeller.
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
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This two-cylinder marine steam engine would have been used to power a small boat or launch.
Two-Cylinder Steam Engine
Craftsman: Eckhard Fadtke
Catalog #: 2019.17.8
Donor: Eckhard Fadtke
This miniature two-cylinder steam engine was built by Eckhard Fadtke.
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.
V-4 Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
Rudy Kouhoupt built this sleek scale model V-4 steam engine with four single-acting cylinders.
Vertical Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This is one of the larger model engines made by Rudy Kouhoupt, featuring a 7” flywheel.
Vertical Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This vertical steam engine can be seen running on compressed air in the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum.
Vertical Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This unique miniature vertical steam engine features a tiny wooden barrel up top.
Vertical Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This small vertical steam engine is hooked up to run on compressed air while on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum.
Vertical Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This small vertical steam engine is hooked up to run on compressed air while on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum.
Vertical Steam Engine With Hypocycloidal Planetary Drive
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This vertical steam engine uses a unique hypocycloidal planetary drive mechanism.
W & A McOnie & Co. Oscillating Steam Engine
Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland
Knapp Collection #: 585
Catalog #: 2019.10.8
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This W & A McOnie & Co. (Moscow) angular oscillating steam engine was built by Ramon Hoagland, of Colorado, in 2017.
Walking Beam Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This scale model walking beam engine is hooked up to run on compressed air while on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum.
Walking Beam Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This walking beam steam engine has an interesting geared pattern on the outside of the flywheel.
Weeden #672 Toy Steam Engine and Boiler
Craftsman: Weeden
Catalog #: 2011.26.1
Contributor: Judith Haxo
The boiler of this Weeden engine is heated by electricity rather than the usual alcohol flame, making it a marginally safer toy in the 1930s.
Well Pump Steam Engine
Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt
Donor: Susan Alvaro
This unique steam engine was built using an old well pump from Rudy Kouhoupt’s family property.
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