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Four Cylinder Model Gas Engine by Elmer Wall
Four Cylinder Model Gas Engine by Elmer Wall

Four Cylinder Model Gas Engine by Elmer Wall

Located in Peekskill, NY

Wall's engines were popular among model engineers and hobbyists.

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Early 20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Half Beam Steam Engine Model
STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Half Beam Steam Engine Model

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Half Beam Steam Engine Model

$2,796Sale Price|30% Off

H 13.5 in W 12.2 in D 10.1 in

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Half Beam Steam Engine Model

Located in Miami, FL

Scale model of motor engine designed by Stuart Turner Limited.

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Antique 1890s English Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Steel, Iron

STEAM ENGINE 1880 Tom Thumb Patent Scale Model Car With Wheels Polished Brass
STEAM ENGINE 1880 Tom Thumb Patent Scale Model Car With Wheels Polished Brass

STEAM ENGINE 1880 Tom Thumb Patent Scale Model Car With Wheels Polished Brass

By Tom Thumb

Located in Miami, FL

An antique Tom-Thumb steam engine model designed by Peter Cooper. This is a superb antique scale model created in America of the Tom-Thumb steam locomotive.

Category

Antique 1880s American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presu
A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presu

A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presu

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presumably made for Bergius and Co of Glasgow c.1920 These three models, all made from mahogany and boxwoo...

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952
Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952

Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952

$9,847

H 3.75 in W 29 in D 5.13 in

Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952

Located in London, GB

The engine is a FROG 150, 1.48 cc British made compression ignition model engine from 1951.

Category

Vintage 1950s British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

DOLL & CO. 1900 German Antique Steam Twin Cylinders Piston Engine Machine
DOLL & CO. 1900 German Antique Steam Twin Cylinders Piston Engine Machine

DOLL & CO. 1900 German Antique Steam Twin Cylinders Piston Engine Machine

By Doll et Cie

Located in Miami, FL

Scale model of motor engine designed by Doll & Co. This is a model of a mill engine created in Nuremberg Germany by the Doll & Co. in the beginning of the 20th century.

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Iron

Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina
Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina

Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Originally probably part of a large model engine Very decorative abstract object with beautiful distressed red paint and original patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Beech

Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina
Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina

Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Originally probably part of a large model engine Very decorative abstract object with beautiful distressed red paint and original patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pine, Beech

Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina
Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina

Early 20th Century Wooden Casting Pattern Object with Original Patina

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Originally probably part of a large model engine Very decorative abstract object made of pine with beautiful distressed red paint and original patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Superb Model Steam Engine
Superb Model Steam Engine

Superb Model Steam Engine

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine example of a mid 19th century model steam engine with boiler and a circular saw.

Category

Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Antique Schaeffer & Budenberg Stationary Steam Engine Model w Copper Boiler
Antique Schaeffer & Budenberg Stationary Steam Engine Model w Copper Boiler

Antique Schaeffer & Budenberg Stationary Steam Engine Model w Copper Boiler

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique 19th century Schaeffer & Budenberg stationary steam engine model. Made of cast iron featuring copper boiler The Budenberg Gauge Company was founded in 1918.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Copper

Large Steam Engine Model 'Mamod Steam Wagon' Decorative Shelf Art Vintage Toy
Large Steam Engine Model 'Mamod Steam Wagon' Decorative Shelf Art Vintage Toy

Large Steam Engine Model 'Mamod Steam Wagon' Decorative Shelf Art Vintage Toy

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

A lovely old British Made Vintage Steam Engine Model. The piece has good scale and a beautiful vintage patina, ideal as an art piece or shelf model.

Category

Vintage 1970s Victorian Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Scale Steam Engine Showman Traction 1930
Antique Scale Steam Engine Showman Traction 1930

Antique Scale Steam Engine Showman Traction 1930

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Unique and collectable scale model of an English steam engine presented in a glass case This is an exceptional scale model of a traction engine, finely detailed and beautifully prese...

Category

Vintage 1930s Mounted Objects

Materials

Oak

DOLL & Co. 1900 Germany Crank Windmill Hammermill Steam Engine Tin Toy
DOLL & Co. 1900 Germany Crank Windmill Hammermill Steam Engine Tin Toy

DOLL & Co. 1900 Germany Crank Windmill Hammermill Steam Engine Tin Toy

$698Sale Price|30% Off

H 10.25 in W 6.4 in D 4.5 in

DOLL & Co. 1900 Germany Crank Windmill Hammermill Steam Engine Tin Toy

By Doll et Cie

Located in Miami, FL

Doll & Co. specialized in steam toys and steam engines. The company made and sold model steam engines, steam toys, and steam accessories such as tractors, cars, trains, sawmills, fou...

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Late Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

1950's model of a motor boat named Rainbow
1950's model of a motor boat named Rainbow

1950's model of a motor boat named Rainbow

$2,461

H 15.5 in W 32.5 in D 9.5 in

1950's model of a motor boat named Rainbow

Located in London, GB

A 1950's model of a motor boat "Rainbow" with a 2 cc engine.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Remote Control Model Airplane, Handmade Paper, USA
Mid-Century Modern Remote Control Model Airplane, Handmade Paper, USA

Mid-Century Modern Remote Control Model Airplane, Handmade Paper, USA

Located in Queens, NY

American (1950s) hand made model airplane with working engine and remote control.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects

Materials

Paper

Italian Motorcycle, Mondial 1960 Sprint, Classic Motorbike.
Italian Motorcycle, Mondial 1960 Sprint, Classic Motorbike.

Italian Motorcycle, Mondial 1960 Sprint, Classic Motorbike.

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

In 2015 the first FB Mondial Hipster models, 125cc and 250cc, go into production. By 2023 FB Mondial will develop 3 new models with 3 different engines in order to provide its riders...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

Military Interest A Presentation Desk Pen Holder or Stand Dated 1951
Military Interest A Presentation Desk Pen Holder or Stand Dated 1951

Military Interest A Presentation Desk Pen Holder or Stand Dated 1951

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

MILITARY INTEREST:- A PRESENTATION DESK PEN HOLDER OR STAND, 1951 Modelled as a airplane engine, with two pen holders on each side and a presentation rhomboid-shaped plaque inscribe...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

"Planes Flying Over California Hillside" Oil On Canvas Signed N.J. Brock 1983
"Planes Flying Over California Hillside" Oil On Canvas Signed N.J. Brock 1983

"Planes Flying Over California Hillside" Oil On Canvas Signed N.J. Brock 1983

Located in Incline Village, NV

The other plane is a 1968 single engine Cessna Model #172 with a 150 horsepower and a 138 mph cruising speed.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Other Paintings

Materials

Paint

Stunning Unique Industrial Plexiglass Light Object
Stunning Unique Industrial Plexiglass Light Object

Stunning Unique Industrial Plexiglass Light Object

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

The object is probably an exhibition piece and shows a model of a turbine, engine, jet. Measures: height 26.4" in. (67 cm), diameter 9.45" in. (24 cm).

Category

20th Century European Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Ultimate Collector Cars, Double Volume, Special Edition Book
Ultimate Collector Cars, Double Volume, Special Edition Book

Ultimate Collector Cars, Double Volume, Special Edition Book

By C & P Fiell, TASCHEN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Each entry is also accompanied by expert descriptive texts and specs, detailing each car’s make, model, year, engine size, horsepower, top speed, transmission, and all-important prod...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Recent Sales

Model Willaim Murdoch's Bell Crank Engine
Model Willaim Murdoch's Bell Crank Engine

Model Willaim Murdoch's Bell Crank Engine

Unavailable

H 12 in W 11 in D 6.5 in

Model Willaim Murdoch's Bell Crank Engine

Located in Bransby, GB

A well engineered model of William Murdoch's Bell Crank engine of 1799.

Category

2010s British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Live Steam Scale Model Steam Traction Engine
Live Steam Scale Model Steam Traction Engine

Live Steam Scale Model Steam Traction Engine

Unavailable

H 17 in W 26 in D 12 in

Live Steam Scale Model Steam Traction Engine

Located in Bransby, GB

Built over several years by an accomplished model engineer and exhibited at the 1986 Midland Model Engineering Exhibition.

Category

Vintage 1980s English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Copper

Demonstration Model Moped 60's Engine Tomos
Demonstration Model Moped 60's Engine Tomos

Demonstration Model Moped 60's Engine Tomos

Unavailable

H 9.85 in W 8.67 in D 13.78 in

Demonstration Model Moped 60's Engine Tomos

Located in VUGHT, NL

Very exclusive and rare object for mancave, education or eye-catcher in an industrial interior. Made from start in 1954 by Tovarna Motornih Vozil in Yugoslavia. Originaly for the br...

Category

Vintage 1960s Slovenian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Educational Engine Cross Section
Vintage Educational Engine Cross Section

Vintage Educational Engine Cross Section

Unavailable

H 10.75 in W 9.75 in D 6.25 in

Vintage Educational Engine Cross Section

Located in New York, NY

An vintage educational cross section of a four-stroke engine. Marked: Phywe.

Category

Vintage 1950s German Industrial Models and Miniatures

Brass Stationary Steam Engine on Walnut Base, France, 1870
Brass Stationary Steam Engine on Walnut Base, France, 1870

Brass Stationary Steam Engine on Walnut Base, France, 1870

Located in Lake Forest, IL

19th Century Brass Stationary Steam Engine on Walnut Base, France, 1870 Signed: ORESTES PAGAN Fabicante: Filadelfia With original Spirit Burner operates well. Made for the Cen...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Original Air France Boeing 707 Model Aeroplane 1960s
Original Air France Boeing 707 Model Aeroplane 1960s

Original Air France Boeing 707 Model Aeroplane 1960s

By Air France

Located in London, GB

Original Air France Boeing 707 model of the Boeing four engine plane first introduced in 1958 making for an authentic and correct piece of Air France memorabilia.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mechanical Piston Cutaway
Mechanical Piston Cutaway

Mechanical Piston Cutaway

Unavailable

H 0.5 in W 10.75 in D 4 in

Mechanical Piston Cutaway

Located in Stamford, CT

Circa 20th century working antique iron and wood steam engine piston model for classroom use by a teacher.

Category

20th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Model Steam Driven Fire Engine
Model Steam Driven Fire Engine

Model Steam Driven Fire Engine

Unavailable

H 18 in W 27 in D 11 in

Model Steam Driven Fire Engine

Located in Pasadena, CA

Wild model of a steam driven fire engine that can be heated with a propane connection.Great detail.Mounted on a stand that will allow rear wheels to turn in place.Twin cylinder.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

1940s Tether Car Powered by Original Super Cyclone Engine
1940s Tether Car Powered by Original Super Cyclone Engine

1940s Tether Car Powered by Original Super Cyclone Engine

By Rexner

Located in Hampstead, QC

Hobbyists took small gas-powered engines from their model airplanes and mounted them on a board with four wheels to make a powered car.

Category

Early 20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Flying Wing Airplane Model
Flying Wing Airplane Model

Flying Wing Airplane Model

Unavailable

H 8 in W 30 in D 20 in

Flying Wing Airplane Model

Located in Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Flying wing airplane model with engine. For decoration only.

Category

Late 20th Century American Aviation Objects

Materials

Wood

Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939
Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939

Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939

By Dooling Brothers

Located in Hampstead, QC

Hobbyists took small gas-powered engines from their model airplanes and mounted them on a board with four wheels to make a powered car.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Toys

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

exhibition quality model marine engine
exhibition quality model marine engine

exhibition quality model marine engine

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

An outstanding quality 19th century model engine by Steele London and dated 1883

Category

Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Model steam traction engine
Model steam traction engine

Model steam traction engine

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H 18 in W 22 in D 8 in

Model steam traction engine

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A well engineered scale model of a traction engine with its thrashing machine and loader. measurements are for the engine only.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

1950s Internal Combustion Engine Working Teaching Model
1950s Internal Combustion Engine Working Teaching Model

1950s Internal Combustion Engine Working Teaching Model

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1950s vintage Mullca industrial French stacking high stools - set of six. We are huge fans of the French company Mullca and these wonderful stools in their original green paint and b...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Other Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Superb Early 19th Century Model Watt Steam Engine
Superb Early 19th Century Model Watt Steam Engine

Superb Early 19th Century Model Watt Steam Engine

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A superbly engineered model of a Watt steam engine by Serles who must have been a watch maker to have made such a fine model.

Category

Antique 1830s English Models and Miniatures

Antique Steam Engine Tractor Patent Model Salesman Sample C1910
Antique Steam Engine Tractor Patent Model Salesman Sample C1910

Antique Steam Engine Tractor Patent Model Salesman Sample C1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Steam Engine Tractor Patent Model Salesman Sample Unsigned C1910 Measures - 10 1/4" x 13 1/8" x 7 1/8" This antique steam engine tractor model, dating back to circa 1910, is...

Category

Early 20th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine
Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine

Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine

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H 22.05 in W 20.08 in D 10.04 in

Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine

By Watkins & Hill

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A rare early 19th century demonstration model of a steam driven beam engine made by Watkins and Hill, London standing on a mahogany and ebony stung base A similar example can be ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Functional Engine Motor Desk Model
STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Functional Engine Motor Desk Model

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Functional Engine Motor Desk Model

Located in Miami, FL

Scale model of motor engine designed by Stuart Turner Limited.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Copper, Steel, Iron

MIDGETEE New Star Gas Model Racing Car All Glo Engine 1950s
MIDGETEE New Star Gas Model Racing Car All Glo Engine 1950s

MIDGETEE New Star Gas Model Racing Car All Glo Engine 1950s

By Summit

Located in New York, NY

The Model doesn't seem to have ever been used. I have no way of testing but everything seems to be there with some extras.

Category

20th Century Japanese Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Working Steam Engine
Working Steam Engine

Working Steam Engine

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H 19 in W 25 in D 12 in

Working Steam Engine

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is a nice size tabletop steam engine. It measures over two foot long. What I like best about it is the table it mounts to. The wood has an amazing patina and the pedestal legs a...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Industrial Models and Miniatures

Antique Stirling Engine
Antique Stirling Engine

Antique Stirling Engine

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H 6.7 in W 5.91 in D 14.97 in

Antique Stirling Engine

Located in Praha, CZ

Perfect original condition, functional. For sale without a kahan. (I will add the photographed glass kahan, but he is weak, he needs help from the beginning, for example with a lighter)

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Models and Miniatures

Materials

Iron

Large Live Steam Traction Engine
Large Live Steam Traction Engine

Large Live Steam Traction Engine

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H 31.5 in W 53.15 in D 22.45 in

Large Live Steam Traction Engine

Located in Eindhoven, NL

A large live steam 2” scale model traction engine steam tractor in brown livery and brass coat of arms.

Category

Mid-20th Century British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Vertical Steam Engine by "Doll & Co", Germany 1920
Vertical Steam Engine by "Doll & Co", Germany 1920

Vertical Steam Engine by "Doll & Co", Germany 1920

By Doll et Cie

Located in Linkebeek, BE

This completely original Doll & Co model offers a unique window into the industrial past and creativity of the time.In short, this 35 cm tall Doll & Co steam engine model is an excep...

Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal, Copper

Wilesco d365 Steam Engine ''Old Smokey'' 1960s Germany
Wilesco d365 Steam Engine ''Old Smokey'' 1960s Germany

Wilesco d365 Steam Engine ''Old Smokey'' 1960s Germany

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice real working steam roller engine. Manufactured by wilesco germany early version 1960s model D365 How to operate this machine, You Tube can tell you in several movies.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

0-4-0 Industrial Tank Live Steam Railroad Engine
0-4-0 Industrial Tank Live Steam Railroad Engine

0-4-0 Industrial Tank Live Steam Railroad Engine

By M. Hale

Located in Peekskill, NY

This a good sized (7.5" Gauge) railroad engine. The scale is large and powerful enough to pull an adult and a number of children on cars behind it. It was hand built in 1974 by M. Ha...

Category

20th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

0-4-0 Industrial Tank Live Steam Railroad Engine
0-4-0 Industrial Tank Live Steam Railroad Engine

0-4-0 Industrial Tank Live Steam Railroad Engine

By M. Hale

Located in Peekskill, NY

This a good sized (7.5" Gauge) railroad engine. The scale is large and powerful enough to pull an adult and a number of children on cars behind it. It was hand built in 1974 by M. Ha...

Category

20th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Large 2" Live Steam Traction Engine by Dawkins West Wickham
Large 2" Live Steam Traction Engine by Dawkins West Wickham

Large 2" Live Steam Traction Engine by Dawkins West Wickham

Located in Eindhoven, NL

A large live steam 2” scale model traction engine steam tractor in red livery and brass coat of arms.

Category

Mid-20th Century British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Airplane Model
Airplane Model

Airplane Model

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H 55.12 in W 51.19 in D 18.12 in

Airplane Model

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This airplane model is made in light wood,balsa in order to enable to fly and is a very nice piece of decoration.it is an extra 330 scale model .the petrol engine is there.

Category

Vintage 1960s English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Large American Folk Art Tin Train with Locomotive Engine Coal Car and Caboose
Large American Folk Art Tin Train with Locomotive Engine Coal Car and Caboose

Large American Folk Art Tin Train with Locomotive Engine Coal Car and Caboose

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This large American Folk Art metal train with a locomotive engine which measures 30.5 inches long, coal car which measures 14 inches long and caboose 22 inches long.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Aircraft Wing Wind Tunnel Model
Aircraft Wing Wind Tunnel Model

Aircraft Wing Wind Tunnel Model

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H 26 in W 37 in D 14 in

Aircraft Wing Wind Tunnel Model

Located in London, GB

A high grade steel wind tunnel development scale model of an engine and wing arrangement, with inlaid pressure piping for recording airflow.

Category

Late 20th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

M&E Models Wasp Tether Car, circa 1940s
M&E Models Wasp Tether Car, circa 1940s

M&E Models Wasp Tether Car, circa 1940s

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H 5 in W 14.25 in D 6.25 in

M&E Models Wasp Tether Car, circa 1940s

Located in London, GB

The engine is a later, 1960s, Enya 15-III Model 3303 glow plug engine which has a displacement 2.5cc.

Category

Vintage 1940s British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century English Engineers Window Display Bronze Pump Model
Early 20th Century English Engineers Window Display Bronze Pump Model

Early 20th Century English Engineers Window Display Bronze Pump Model

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century engineers window display pump model We are proud to offer a unique early 20th century engineers window display model engine.

Category

Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

1950s 'Maserati' Tether Car
1950s 'Maserati' Tether Car

1950s 'Maserati' Tether Car

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H 6.75 in W 19 in D 8 in

1950s 'Maserati' Tether Car

Located in London, GB

Later engines use glow plug ignition. A Glow Plug engine, or Glow engine, is a type of small internal combustion engine typically used in model aircraft, model cars and similar appli...

Category

Vintage 1950s English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum

Model beam engine
Model beam engine

Model beam engine

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A late 19th century decorative model steam engine mounted on a mahogany board.

Category

20th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Old Russian Jet Engine Teaching Model, 1950s
Old Russian Jet Engine Teaching Model, 1950s

Old Russian Jet Engine Teaching Model, 1950s

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H 8.86 in W 21.66 in L 8.86 in

Old Russian Jet Engine Teaching Model, 1950s

Located in Echt, NL

Old Russian jet engine cutaway teaching model in very good condition Made of solid metal, painted in grey, red and blue.

Category

20th Century Baltic Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Antique Steam Engine Scale Model Cast Steampunk
Antique Steam Engine Scale Model Cast Steampunk

Antique Steam Engine Scale Model Cast Steampunk

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a vintage scale model of a steam engine Manufacture date circa 1930 Great steamerpunk accessory I haven't tested it to see if it is working A single-cylinder stationa...

Category

Vintage 1930s Steampunk Antiquities

Materials

Cast Stone

Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture
Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture

Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture

Located in Plainview, NY

An antique fire engine model or sculpture, crafted from iron and wood, representing a fire engine from the 18th or 19th century.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American American Classical Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Wooden Model Of A Gulf Oil Pump With Electric Mechanical Engine
Wooden Model Of A Gulf Oil Pump With Electric Mechanical Engine

Wooden Model Of A Gulf Oil Pump With Electric Mechanical Engine

Located in Milan, IT

Rare almost unique Wooden model of a gulf oil pump with electric mechanical engine working.

Category

Early 20th Century American Games

Materials

Metal, Wire

GRANT SIPP 1895 American Antique Steam Single Piston Engine Motor Scale Model
GRANT SIPP 1895 American Antique Steam Single Piston Engine Motor Scale Model

GRANT SIPP 1895 American Antique Steam Single Piston Engine Motor Scale Model

By Grant Simon

Located in Miami, FL

Scale model of motor engine designed by Grant Sipp. This is a scale model of a steam engine of 1/4 horsepower created in America by the Grant Sipp, back in the 1890's.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel, Iron

Steam Engine - Classroom Cut-Away
Steam Engine - Classroom Cut-Away

Steam Engine - Classroom Cut-Away

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H 8 in W 13 in D 6 in

Steam Engine - Classroom Cut-Away

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is a highly detailed cast iron teaching model of a steam engine. It's all original including the paint and has a beautiful aged patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Old Smokey Steam Engine Train by Wilesco
Old Smokey Steam Engine Train by Wilesco

Old Smokey Steam Engine Train by Wilesco

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H 12 in W 25.25 in D 4.5 in

Old Smokey Steam Engine Train by Wilesco

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Old Smokey steam engine model with a water cart from Wilesco, circ 1960s. 25 1/4 by 12 inches.

Category

20th Century German Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Spectacular Airplane Model
Spectacular Airplane Model

Spectacular Airplane Model

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H 82.68 in W 78.75 in D 27.56 in

Spectacular Airplane Model

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This Pitts model has been entirely made by hand in balsa wood and is very light.It used to be a competition model equiped with petrol engine.

Category

Vintage 1970s English Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

1929-1930 Norton Model 20
1929-1930 Norton Model 20

1929-1930 Norton Model 20

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Rare 1929-1930 Norton Model 20 with 500 cc engine. Hand painted motorcycle features: - A rust sealed tank - Springer front end - Springer seat - Hand operated head light - Ri...

Category

20th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Metal

Rolls Royce 1907 Silver Ghost 1:12 Scale Model By Franklin Mint Precision Models
Rolls Royce 1907 Silver Ghost 1:12 Scale Model By Franklin Mint Precision Models

Rolls Royce 1907 Silver Ghost 1:12 Scale Model By Franklin Mint Precision Models

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The car has incredible detail throughout, looking under the bonnet there is the realistically modelled 7.4 liter engine. A spare rubber wheel is mounted to the running boards.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Other Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Antique Vintage RAF Model Fighter Biplane
Antique Vintage RAF Model Fighter Biplane

Antique Vintage RAF Model Fighter Biplane

Located in London, GB

This large vintage model aeroplane has a real engine & is a replica of a RAF fighter biplane that was in action around the time of the 1st world war or soon after.

Category

Vintage 1960s English Aviation Objects

Materials

Wood

A Child’s Size  Model of a 1920’s ‘Blower’ Bentley Racing Car
A Child’s Size  Model of a 1920’s ‘Blower’ Bentley Racing Car

A Child’s Size Model of a 1920’s ‘Blower’ Bentley Racing Car

Located in Sheffield, MA

Around the end of 1927 series production started of the new model with an engine designed to the proven pattern of the 3 Litre.

Category

Vintage 1950s English Toys and Dolls

Pair of Nautical Desk Top Cigar or Cheroot Cutters
Pair of Nautical Desk Top Cigar or Cheroot Cutters

Pair of Nautical Desk Top Cigar or Cheroot Cutters

Located in Tetbury, England

Modelled as a ships engine order telegraph and the Captains wheel.

Category

Early 20th Century German More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique pair of 19th century bronze hounds on red marble bases.
Antique pair of 19th century bronze hounds on red marble bases.

Antique pair of 19th century bronze hounds on red marble bases.

Located in London, GB

A fine quality pair of early 19th Century Regency period well-cast bronze Models of Greyhounds, having engine-turned gilt-brass collars, on moulded edged red marble bases.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage French New Map Motorcycle by Paul Martin
Vintage French New Map Motorcycle by Paul Martin

Vintage French New Map Motorcycle by Paul Martin

Located in North York, ON

Post-WW2, production centred around lightweight motorcycles powered by Yrdal and AMC (Atelier Mécanique du Centre, Clermont Ferrand) engines, the Model C4T offered here is one of the...

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Vintage 1950s French Historical Memorabilia

Art Deco Chrome “Airflame” Airplane Table Lighter
Art Deco Chrome “Airflame” Airplane Table Lighter

Art Deco Chrome “Airflame” Airplane Table Lighter

By Hamilton Products

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Art Deco era Chromed Steel table lighter by Hamilton called the "Airflame" which is modeled after a turboprop engine airplane. The lighters features a great modern streamline style t...

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Vintage 1930s American Tobacco Accessories

Raymond Loewy & Bourke Classic Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe, 1954, USA
Raymond Loewy & Bourke Classic Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe, 1954, USA

Raymond Loewy & Bourke Classic Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe, 1954, USA

By Raymond Loewy, Studebaker

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Compounding those problems, Studebaker was also struggling to correct the flaws of its brand-new V8 engine, launched for the 1951 model year. Early engines suffered serious valve-gea...

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Vintage 1950s American American Craftsman More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Chrome

Complex Working Corliss Steam Engine Model
Complex Working Corliss Steam Engine Model

Complex Working Corliss Steam Engine Model

By Corliss

Located in Peekskill, NY

It must be over a 1000 hours or more to machine the parts from solid blocks of brass and steel. I have had many model engines in the past but never a Corliss steam engine.

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Vintage Engine Model for Instructional Purpose
Vintage Engine Model for Instructional Purpose

Vintage Engine Model for Instructional Purpose

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H 27.56 in W 15.75 in D 10.24 in

Vintage Engine Model for Instructional Purpose

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Vintage wooden instructional single cylinder engine model. A wonderful four stroke single cylinder engine model made from wood showing how the combustion engine works.

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Vintage 1950s British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Tabletop Model of a Single Cylinder Steam Engine
Tabletop Model of a Single Cylinder Steam Engine

Tabletop Model of a Single Cylinder Steam Engine

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H 9.75 in W 18.5 in D 9.75 in

Tabletop Model of a Single Cylinder Steam Engine

Located in London, GB

A late 19th century tabletop model of brass and steel live steam engine model of a single-cylinder horizontal mill engine, with cast flywheel and separate governor on a pedestal.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine
Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine

Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine

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H 15.5 in W 43.5 in D 10.5 in

Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine

Located in London, GB

A model of a single screw steamboat, with live-steam engine.

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Early 20th Century English Models and Miniatures

Large Working Railroad Engine Model - 3 Foot Long
Large Working Railroad Engine Model - 3 Foot Long

Large Working Railroad Engine Model - 3 Foot Long

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is a beautiful as well as functioning brass steam engine chassis model. We hooked it to an air compressor and the twin steam engines ran smoothly.

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20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass, Aluminum

Tekno No.488 Twin Engine Hospital Plane Model
Tekno No.488 Twin Engine Hospital Plane Model

Tekno No.488 Twin Engine Hospital Plane Model

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H 1.97 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in

Tekno No.488 Twin Engine Hospital Plane Model

Located in Vienna, AT

Tekno Air ambulance no. 488. Aircraft with two propellers and wheels. Traces kept in age-related condition.

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Vintage 1960s Danish Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

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$3,187 / set

H 61.03 in W 31.5 in D 47.25 in

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

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20th Century Danish Victorian Books

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Letto a baldacchino. Italia, inizi del XIX sec

Letto a baldacchino. Italia, inizi del XIX sec

$18,415

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By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

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Antique Early 1800s Italian Other Beds and Bed Frames

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Wrought Iron

Streamline Arcade Machine Gun
Streamline Arcade Machine Gun

Streamline Arcade Machine Gun

$3,200

H 65 in W 8.5 in D 29 in

Streamline Arcade Machine Gun

By Keeney Arcade Co. 1

Located in Peekskill, NY

I grew up in Brooklyns Coney Island so these early arcade items really bring back memories. This is one of the rare 1939 Keeney Arcade Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns… very high style Dec...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Aluminum

Early 20th Century Anatomical Model of a Hen
Early 20th Century Anatomical Model of a Hen

Early 20th Century Anatomical Model of a Hen

$1,250

H 18 in W 16 in D 7.5 in

Early 20th Century Anatomical Model of a Hen

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is an early life size size hand-painted paper mache and plaster anatomical model The paint and condition is very nice for something almost 100 years old. 18 inches tall x 16 inc...

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Early 20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

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Model Engine For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal model engine for your home. A model engine — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a model engine — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each model engine bearing Industrial, Mid-Century Modern or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made model engine over the years, but those crafted by Sulzer Brothers, Watkins & Hill and Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Model Engine?

A model engine can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,846, while the lowest priced sells for $360 and the highest can go for as much as $15,000.

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