Kitty Hawk Engine

Kitty Hawk Engine

Craftsman: Unknown

Knapp Collection #: 317

Catalog #: 2016.8.2

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This model Kitty Hawk engine was designed by Edgar T. Westbury, of England, in the 1940s. The actual builder is unknown.

Kunze 5-Cylinder Radial Model Airplane Engine

Kunze 5-Cylinder Radial Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Fred Kunze

Knapp Collection #: 337

Catalog #: 2012.33.12

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The best-known model engine that Fred Kunze designed was the K-35, which was first produced in 1976. All of the K-35’s have two exhaust ports with both front and rear bypasses.

Kunze Single-Cylinder K-35 Model Airplane Engine

Kunze Single-Cylinder K-35 Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Fred Kunze

Knapp Collection #: 334

Catalog #: 2012.33.9

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The best-known model engine that Fred Kunze designed was the K-35, which was first produced in 1976. All of the K-35’s have two exhaust ports with both front and rear bypasses.

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Fred Kunze

Knapp Collection #: 333

Catalog #: 2012.33.8

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The best-known model engine that Fred Kunze designed was the K-35, which was first produced in 1976. All of the K-35’s have two exhaust ports with both front and rear bypasses.

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Fred Kunze

Knapp Collection #: 336

Catalog #: 2012.33.11

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The best-known model engine that Fred Kunze designed was the K-35, which was first produced in 1976. All of the K-35’s have two exhaust ports with both front and rear bypasses.

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Fred Kunze

Knapp Collection #: 338

Catalog #: 2012.33.13

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The best-known model engine that Fred Kunze designed was the K-35, which was first produced in 1976. All of the K-35’s have two exhaust ports with both front and rear bypasses.

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Kunze Single-Cylinder Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Fred Kunze

Knapp Collection #: 339

Catalog #: 2012.33.14

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The best-known model engine that Fred Kunze designed was the K-35, which was first produced in 1976. All of the K-35’s have two exhaust ports with both front and rear bypasses.

Kunze Twin-Cylinder Opposed Model Airplane

Kunze Twin-Cylinder Opposed Model Airplane

Craftsman: Fred Kunze

Knapp Collection #: 335

Catalog #: 2012.33.10

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The best-known model engine that Fred Kunze designed was the K-35, which was first produced in 1976. All of the K-35’s have two exhaust ports with both front and rear bypasses.

Kurz Compressor Engine

Kurz Compressor Engine

Craftsman: Frank Kurz

Knapp Collection #: 48

Catalog #: 2011.27.26

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Frank Kurz purchased a casting kit for a small compressor from Cole’s Power Models and converted it into this overhead cam, two-cylinder engine.

L&L General Store Dollhouse

L&L General Store Dollhouse

Craftsman: Loren Scheer

Catalog #: 2019.18.1

Donor: Loren Scheer

Loren Scheer’s L&L General Store originally began as a 4-room dollhouse over 40 years ago. He went on to build the General Store first floor, eventually adding a 4-room living space above it.

Laird Solution Biplane

Laird Solution Biplane

Craftsman: Ralph Sarosi

Catalog #: 2013.35.6

Donor: Joe Bridi

A wooden model of the original Laird LC-DW500 Super Solution, aka “Sky Buzzard,” racing biplane.

Large Diesel Piston Ring 

Large Diesel Piston Ring 

Craftsman: MAN 

Catalog #: 2016.33.1 

Donor: Kelsey Barrion 

This large diesel piston ring is one of the few exhibits on display that isn’t a miniature. The piston ring is from a large container ship, and offers a stark contrast to the tiny components that make up the miniature engines on display. 

Launch Steam Engine

Launch Steam Engine

Craftsman: Birk Petersen

Catalog #: 2016.15.50

Donor: Mark Petersen

This miniature steam engine for launch was built using plans from The Little Machine Shop.

Le Rhone Rotary Aero Engine

Le Rhone Rotary Aero Engine

Craftsman: Ray Williams

Knapp Collection #: 576

Catalog #: 2019.10.4 

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

Ray WIllliams built his Le Rhone 80 HP rotary aero engine to exact scale by using original factory drawings and parts from the full-size engine.

Leg Calipers

Leg Calipers

Craftsman: Birk Petersen

Catalog #: 2016.15.122

Donor: Mark Petersen

These miniature metal calipers are shaped like a pair of legs and can measure inside and outside dimensions.

Library in a Box

Library in a Box

Craftsman: George & Judy Burke 

Catalog #: 2018.47.7 

Donor: Anthonly Burke 

This small dollhouse room is called Library in a Box. 

Lil Coupe Cox .010 Tether Car

Lil Coupe Cox .010 Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 487

Catalog #: 2016.44.3

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The “Lil Coupe” Cox .010 powered tether car is 4”-long, 2.8”-wide, 1.5”-tall with a 3”-wheelbase and weighs 6.3 ounces.

Little ‘Red’ Devil Hit N’ Miss Engine

Little ‘Red’ Devil Hit N’ Miss Engine

Craftsman: Ron Schindele

Knapp Collection #: 674

Catalog #: 2021.9.8

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Little ‘Red’ Devil hit n’ miss engine runs flawlessly and drives an external water pump that circulates coolant between the engine and the cooling tower during operation.

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