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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

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

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.

Little Angel Stationary Engine

Craftsman: Unknown

Knapp Collection #: 620

Catalog #: 2019.33.18

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The builder of this “Little Angel” stationary engine is unknown. The original engine is a Bob Shores design.

Little Angel Vertical Stationary Engine

Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland

Knapp Collection #: 614

Catalog #: 2019.33.11

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Little Angel vertical stationary engine was built by Ramon Hoagland, of Colorado, in 2017.

Little Brother Gas Engine

Craftsman: Russell Anderson

Catalog #: 2019.21.9

Contributor: Steve Anderson

This Little Brother gas engine was built by Russell Anderson and is now on display in the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum.

Little Devil Vertical Stationary Engine

Craftsman: Michael Barker

Knapp Collection #: 612

Catalog #: 2019.33.9

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Little Devil vertical stationary engine measures 8-inches long, 5-1/2-inches wide, and 8-inches tall. It sports a pair of 2-5/8-inch diameter flywheels.

Little Eric Nordevall Steam Engine

Craftsman: Birk Petersen

Catalog #: 2016.15.44

Donor: Mark Petersen

Birk built this miniature model of the lower beam steam engine from the ship “Eric Nordevall.”

Little Woodpecker Gravity Toy

Craftsman: Birk Petersen

Catalog #: 2016.15.53

Donor: Mark Petersen

This woodpecker gravity toy is one of many small trinkets that Birk made strictly for the enjoyment of others

Lo-Boy Cox .049 Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 407

Catalog #: 2016.8.8

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This “Lo-Boy” Cox .049 tether car was crafted from aluminum and steel and sports a finely finished wooden body.

Loop Aircraft Tachometer

Craftsman: Pat Loop

Knapp Collection #: 22

Catalog #: 2008.16.04

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This 1/4 scale aircraft tachometer was designed and built by Pat Loop in 1995. It displayed accurate readings from 0 to 7,000 rpm.

Loyal Cycle Engine

Craftsman: Ron Schindele

Knapp Collection #: 587

Catalog #: 2019.10.10

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Ron Schindele designed and built the engine after reading an article about Loyal Cycle engines by Edgar T. Westbury in Model Engine News magazine.

Loyal Cycle Engine

Craftsman: Ron Schindele

Knapp Collection #: 629

Catalog #: 2020.4.2

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Loyal Cycle engine runs on gasoline vapor or propane with electronic spark ignition, and it has only three moving parts.

Luhrs Mini Single-Cylinder 4-Cycle Engine

Craftsman: George Luhrs

Knapp Collection #: 93

Catalog #: 2008.10.29

Contributor: Paul Knapp

George Luhrs’ mini single-cylinder engine has a bore and stroke of just 1/8 of an inch. The engine is 6″-long, 3″-wide, and 6″-high.

Magnum 182 V-Twin Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: Peter Roffe and Brian Stammer

Knapp Collection #: 137

Catalog #: 2009.9.22

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Peter Roffe and Brian Stammer combined two-cylinder assemblies from their single-cylinder 91S to make this 90° V-twin 182.

Magnum 273 3-Cylinder Radial Engine

Craftsman: Peter Roffe and Brian Stammer

Knapp Collection #: 138

Catalog #: 2009.9.23

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Magnum 273 3-cylinder radial model airplane engine is 20”-long, 9”-wide, and 9”-high. Three 91S cylinder assemblies were adapted to a common crankcase to produce this 3-cylinder radial 273.