Page 56 – The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum

Thimble Steam Engine

Craftsman: Birk Petersen

Catalog #: 2016.15.110

Donor: Mark Petersen

The thimble steam engine is so minute that it fits in a small pill bottle.

Thompson “Tarantula” 9-Engine Radial Model Aircraft Engine

Craftsman: John V. Thompson

Knapp Collection #: 146

Catalog #: 2008.10.44

Contributor: Paul Knapp

“9-engine” is not a typo. This engine consists of nine individual Cox .049 1-cylinder model airplane engines geared together in an aluminum crankcase.

Thompson Designs Flat Four Model Airplane Engine

Craftsman: John V. Thompson

Knapp Collection #: 147

Catalog #: 2008.10.45

Contributor: Paul Knapp

John Thompson used the cylinder assemblies from Honda weed-eater engines to produce this flat four aero engine. His custom crankcase holds the oil for lubrication and the engine runs gasoline with spark ignition.

Three Hirtenberger Patronen VT21 Engines

Craftsman: Hirtenberger Patronen

Knapp Collection #: 396, 397, 398

Catalog #: 2016.8.6

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Three VT21 engines developed by Hirtenberger Patronen, Austria, are shown on a wooden display base. The prototype on the left was manually machined from aluminum and steel bar stock.

Three K&B .60 Prototypes

Craftsman: K&B

Catalog #: 2012.19.4

Donor: Joe Bridi

These three engines are prototype variants of the K&B .60 engine that were tested and used by Joe Bridi in Competition Pattern flying.

Three Miniature Steam Engines

Craftsman: William "Scotty" Hewitt

Catalog #: 2008.17.3

Donor: William "Scotty" Hewitt

Three miniature oscillating steam engines (all operational) share a wooden display base. These engines can be run on compressed air.

Three Morton M1 Model Airplane Engines

Craftsman: Dennis Fadden, Bruce Satra

Knapp Collection #: 415, 87, 413

Catalog #: 2016.8.11a ; 2016.8.11b ; 2016.8.11c

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Three Morton M1 engines sit on a wooden display stand. Mr. Fadden designed several model engines that used Bruce Satra’s Morton castings.

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.

Titan .60

Craftsman: Mark Presling

Catalog #: 2022.3.1

Donor: Roger Taylor

This glow-plug Titan .60 model airplane engine was designed by George Genevro and built by Mark Presling of Australia.

Titan Twin Engine

Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland

Knapp Collection #: 739

Catalog #: 2023.2.5

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This Titan Twin engine is 16″-long, 11″-wide, 8.5″-high, and weighs about 15 lbs.

TMN 4-Cycle, Sleeve-Valve Cutaway Engine

Craftsman: Petr Chvatal

Knapp Collection #: 251

Catalog #: 2011.27.29

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The TMN 4-cycle, sleeve-valve cutaway airplane engine was built by Petr Chvatal. After completing only 10 engines, Petr produced a couple of the cutaways to demonstrate its operation.

Tool Box Music Box

Craftsman: Donald Riley

Catalog #: 2021.3.1

Contributor: Donald Riley

This music box, entitled “Tool Box,” features an old school machine shop with moving belts and workers on top of a tool chest.

Toolbox for Bucyrus-Erie Well Drilling Rig

Craftsman: Birk Petersen

Catalog #: 2016.15.138

Donor: Mark Petersen

This miniature metal tool toolbox contains a variety of scale model tools for use with Birk’s Bucyrus-Erie 22W Well Drilling Machine.

Tower Bridge Matchstick Model

Craftsman: Ronald Remsberg

Catalog #: 2012.8.1

Donor: Ronald Remsberg

This matchstick model of the London Tower Bridge is about 71″-long. It was Mr. Remsberg’s first attempt at making a matchstick model with moving parts.

Toy Factory Music Box

Craftsman: Donald Riley

Catalog #: 2022.7.1

Contributor: Donald Riley

It took ten years to fully design and collect all of the wonderful animation components for the Toy Factory. The scene includes moving trains, cars, gears, pistons, a crane, and more.