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Triscamp 3-Cylinder Miniature Radial Engine

Craftsman: Robert and Frances Washburn

Knapp Collection #: 62

Catalog #: 2008.10.19

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Mr. Washburn designed and fabricated eight of these tiny 3-cylinder, 2-cycle, methanol-burning radial engines by gearing together three individual engines into one housing.

Triscamp Engine

Craftsman: Robert and Frances Washburn

Knapp Collection #: 713

Catalog #: 2022.8.9

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Robert Washburn designed and fabricated eight of these miniature 3-cylinder, 2-cycle, methanol-burning Triscamp radial engines.

Tug Boat With Miniature “Wobbler” Steam Engine

Craftsman: William "Scotty" Hewitt

Donor: Wiliam "Scotty" Hewitt

Scotty Hewitt is a former race car driver who turned to machining as a retirement hobby. He has built several contest winning compressed air race cars modeled after vintage dirt track racers. For this project, a miniature J.C. Tanner tugboat, he took plans for a small oscillating steam engine and scaled them down significantly. Mr. […]

Tugboat Steam Engine & Boiler

Craftsman: Eckhard Fadtke

Catalog #: 2019.17.1

Donor: Eckhard Fadtke

This miniature tugboat steam engine has a boiler, shaft, and propeller.

Twin Flywheel Hit-n-Miss Engine

Craftsman: Phillip Duclos

Catalog #: 2013.50.1

Donor: George and Dorlene Root

This twin flywheel hit-n-miss engine was built by Phillip Duclos, a highly respected model engineer.

Twin Hull R/C Racing Boat

Craftsman: Bob Gregory

Catalog #: 2013.39.1

Contributor: David James

This twin hull R/C racing boat is powered by four K&B single-cylinder racing engines.

Twin Webra .61 (Gear Driven)

Craftsman: Webra

Catalog #: 2012.19.3

Donor: Joe Bridi

Two counter-rotating Webra .61 engines drive a common propeller shaft through a geartrain. It has glow plug ignition.

Twin-Column 2-Cylinder Self-Starting Steam Engine

Craftsman: Ramon Hoagland

Knapp Collection #: 666

Catalog #: 2021.9.4

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This twin-column 2-cylinder self-starting steam engine was made by Ramon Hoagland, of Colorado, in 2013.

Two Pink Rooms in a Box

Craftsman: George & Judy Burke

Catalog #: 2019.22.7

Donor: Anthonly Burke

This tiny dollhouse scene is called Two Pink Rooms in a Box.

Two Yellow Rooms in a Box

Craftsman: George & Judy Burke

Catalog #: 2019.22.8

Donor: Anthonly Burke

This tiny dollhouse scene is called Two Yellow Rooms in a Box.

Two-Cylinder Marine Steam Engine

Craftsman: Rudy Kouhoupt

Donor: Susan Alvaro

This two-cylinder marine steam engine would have been used to power a small boat or launch.

Two-Cylinder Steam Engine

Craftsman: Eckhard Fadtke

Catalog #: 2019.17.8

Donor: Eckhard Fadtke

This miniature two-cylinder steam engine was built by Eckhard Fadtke.

Two-Story Teapot House

Craftsman: George & Judy Burke

Catalog #: 2019.22.4

Donor: Anthonly Burke

This dollhouse piece is a two-story miniature Teapot House.

U-22 Turbojet Model Aircraft Engine

Craftsman: Dennis Fadden

Knapp Collection #: 58

Catalog #: 2009.9.06

Contributor: Paul Knapp

Dennis Fadden built this model jet engine from plans that were most likely from the 1950s.

U.S. Capitol Building

Craftsman: Richard Escarcega

Catalog #: 2017.4.1

Donor: Charles Pedrotta

This architectural model of the U.S. Capitol Building includes lighting and a 72″ digital TV background for video, video player, and rheostat controls for lighting (diorama).

Unassembled 12-Cylinder Liberty V-12 Engine

Craftsman: Louis Chenot

Catalog #: 2024.2.2

Donor: Louis Chenot

Along with his finished Liberty V-12 engine, which is part of the 1/6 Gar Wood boat, Louis Chenot also built a second 1/6 scale Liberty engine which was not fully assembled.