Page 33 – The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum

Kinner 5-Cylinder Radial Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Merritt Zimmerman

Knapp Collection #: 44

Catalog #: 2008.10.12

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Merritt Zimmerman designed, drafted, fabricated and tested this 1/4 scale model Kinner 5-cylinder radial engine.

Kinner Radial Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Charles “Chuck” Harty

Knapp Collection #: 523

Catalog #: 2017.27.8

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Kinner radial model airplane engine was built using construction articles published in Strictly IC magazine. It has a 1.062 bore and a 1.312 stroke for a total displacement of 5.8 cubic inches.

Kitchen in a Box

Craftsman: George & Judy Burke

Catalog #: 2018.47.8

Donor: Anthonly Burke

This small dollhouse room is called Kitchen in a Box.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.