Cox .049 Engine

Cox .049 Engine

Craftsmen: Leroy Cox, L.M. Cox Manufacturing

Catalog #: 2012.29.4

Contributor: Andy Moore

This Cox .049 engine includes a pull start and centrifugal clutch. A retractible starter cord makes starting this engine easier (and safer) than turning the prop on an airplane engine.

Cox .75 5-Cylinder Radial Engine

Cox .75 5-Cylinder Radial Engine

Craftsman: Paul Daniels

Knapp Collection #: 26

Catalog #: 2011.27.5

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This Cox .75 radial aircraft engine is 7″-long, 8″-wide, 9″-high, and weighs 7 lbs. 8 oz. The “Cox .75” consists of five Cox .15 cubic-inch engines geared together.

Cox Tee Dee .09 Engine

Cox Tee Dee .09 Engine

Craftsmen: Leroy Cox, L.M. Manufacturing Company

Catalog #: 2012.23.2

Donor: Joe Bridi

This is the smallest of the Cox “Tee Dee” engine series. It turns up to 30,000 RPM with a 3 x 1.25 prop.

Cox Thimble Drome .049 Engine

Cox Thimble Drome .049 Engine

Craftsman: Leroy Cox

Catalog #: 2012.29.3

Contributor: Andy Moore

This reed valve engine features a rear carburetor fed from a remote fuel tank rather than one attached to the engine. It is displayed with a cut-down 4-bladed propeller.

Craftsman Style House

Craftsman Style House

Craftsman: Sharon Cariola

Catalog #: 2022.4.1

Donor: San Diego Miniature Crafters Association

This Craftsman style house was built entirely from scratch, including all the Stickley furnishings, light fixtures, and paintings.

Cretors Flyball Steam Engine 

Cretors Flyball Steam Engine 

Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland

Knapp Collection #: 693

Catalog #: 2022.8.4

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Cretors flyball steam engine was built by Ramon Hoagland. 

Cretors Oscillating Steam Engine

Cretors Oscillating Steam Engine

Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland

Knapp Collection #: 692

Catalog #: 2022.8.3

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Cretors oscillating steam engine was made by Ramon Hoagland. 

Cretors Popcorn Wagon Engine

Cretors Popcorn Wagon Engine

Craftsman: C. Cretors & Co.

Catalog #: 2011.4.17

Donor: Les Cade

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.

Cricket Tether Car 

Cricket Tether Car 

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 549

Catalog #: 2019.9.2 

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This tether car was designed by Doug Parker, and everything was custom-built around the tiny Cox .010 engine. It measures 5”-long with a 3-7/16” wheel base.

Curtiss OX-5 V8 Model Airplane Engine

Curtiss OX-5 V8 Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Replica Engines

Knapp Collection #: 17

Catalog #: 2011.27.4

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This is a 1/4 scale miniature of the Curtiss OX-5 water-cooled V8 used in the standard Curtiss J.N. “Jenny” aircraft.

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk “Flying Tiger”

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk “Flying Tiger”

Craftsman: Ralph Sarosi

Catalog #: 2013.35.10

Donor: Joe Bridi

This wooden model Curtiss P-40 Warhawk has Chinese markings and the painted shark mouth as made famous by the “Flying Tigers” in Asia during WWII.

Custom 2-Cylinder Steam Engine

Custom 2-Cylinder Steam Engine

Craftsman: Builder unknown; Restored by Ron Schindele

Knapp Collection #: 604

Catalog #: 2019.33.5

Contributor: Paul Knapp

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.

Custom 2-Stroke Vapor Engine

Custom 2-Stroke Vapor Engine

Craftsman: Roger Butzen

Knapp Collection #: 764

Catalog #: 2024.5.10

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Roger Butzen built this custom 2-stroke vapor engine in the late 1990s.

Custom 5-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Custom 5-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 527

Catalog #: 2017.27.12

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Chuck’s custom 5-cylinder radial engine resembles the Morton M5 but measures 8” in diameter, 8”-long, and weighs 6 pounds 5 ounces on the base.

Custom Dynamometer

Custom Dynamometer

Craftsman: Jeff Crockett

Catalog #: 2020.7.1

Donor: Jeff Crockett

This custom made dynamometer was built by Jeff Crockett for measuring the output of a small Stirling engine.

Custom Engineered 2-Cylinder Hit N’ Miss Engine

Custom Engineered 2-Cylinder Hit N’ Miss Engine

Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland

Knapp Collection #: 546 

Catalog #: 2017.27.2

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This custom engineered 2-cylinder hit n’ miss engine measures 11.5”-long, 8.5”-wide, 8”-high. It has a bore of 1” and a stroke of 1.5” for a total displacement of 2.4 cubic inches.

Custom Nose Landing Gear

Custom Nose Landing Gear

Craftsman: Unknown

Catalog #: 2008.4.1

Donor: Bob Seigelkoff

This landing gear was machined for a large “stand-off” scale model of the P-61 Black Widow night fighter.

Custom Single-Cylinder .60 Model Aero Engine

Custom Single-Cylinder .60 Model Aero Engine

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 518 

Catalog #: 2017.27.10

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This custom single-cylinder .60 model aero engine measures about 5-1/5”-tall, 5”-wide, 6”-long, and weighs 2.5 pounds on the stand.

Showing 20 of 1294 exhibits.

Presented by The Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship