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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 Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal

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.

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1880s American Industrial Antique Model Engines

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...

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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Model Engines

Materials

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.

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Early 1900s German Industrial Antique Model Engines

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.

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Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Antique Model Engines

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.

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Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Antique Model Engines

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.

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Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Antique Model Engines

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.

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19th Century English Antique Model Engines

19th C Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture
19th C Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture

19th C Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture

Located in Plainview, NY

19th C Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture: An antique fire engine model or sculpture, crafted from iron and wood, representing a fire engine from the 18th or ...

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19th Century American American Classical Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal

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.

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Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal, Copper

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

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...

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Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Tin

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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...

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19th Century French Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass

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.

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Early 20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Antique Model Engines

Materials

Aluminum

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

19th Century English Antique Model Engines

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.

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19th Century English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal

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.

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1830s English Antique Model Engines

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...

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Early 20th Century Antique Model Engines

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 ...

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Early 19th Century English Antique Model Engines

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.

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Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Copper, Steel, Iron

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...

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19th Century French Industrial Antique Model Engines

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)

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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Model Engines

Materials

Iron

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...

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Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal, Copper

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.

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1920s British Folk Art Antique Model Engines

Materials

Bronze

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.

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Late 19th Century North American American Classical Antique Model Engines

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.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Model Engines

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.

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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Model Engines

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.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Iron

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.

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Early 20th Century German Antique Model Engines

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.

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Model Engines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Model Engines

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 Antique Model Engines

Scale Model of a Single Cylinder Horizontal Mill Steam Engine
Scale Model of a Single Cylinder Horizontal Mill Steam Engine

Scale Model of a Single Cylinder Horizontal Mill Steam Engine

Located in London, GB

A working scale model of a single cylinder twin spoked flywheel horizontal stationary open crank mill steam engine, circa 1880.

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Late 19th Century English Antique Model Engines

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...

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19th Century French Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Iron

Railroad Steam Engine Cutaway
Railroad Steam Engine Cutaway

Railroad Steam Engine Cutaway

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H 36 in W 10 in D 16 in

Railroad Steam Engine Cutaway

Located in Peekskill, NY

This complex cutaway is very well made and is an impressive 36 inches. It shows an articulated 2 piston system. Turn the large train wheel to go through the motions. There is also a ...

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Iron

Rare WHW Hagenauer Brass Locomotive Steam Engine, Austria, 1920s
Rare WHW Hagenauer Brass Locomotive Steam Engine, Austria, 1920s

Rare WHW Hagenauer Brass Locomotive Steam Engine, Austria, 1920s

By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien

Located in Vienna, AT

A rare model of a locomotive, handmade of metal and brass. Executed by Werkstatt Hagenauer in the 1920s. Fully marked on its bottom. In excellent condition, nice patina.

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1920s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass

19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle in a lane
19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle in a lane

19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle in a lane

By Charles Collins

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

As well as being an artist, he also made model engines as a hobby. He had acquired a sound knowledge of engineering over the years including time spent as an engineer for the Dorking...

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19th Century Antique Model Engines

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood

French 19th Century Alabaster Mantle Clock
French 19th Century Alabaster Mantle Clock

French 19th Century Alabaster Mantle Clock

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H 13.78 in W 18.12 in D 6.3 in

French 19th Century Alabaster Mantle Clock

Located in Berlin, DE

A French 19th century alabaster mantel clock, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals within a bronzed metal case, flanked by a female figure wearing the laurel leaf crown of victo...

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Late 19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Model Engines

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

RONSON 1926 Art Deco Rare Banjo Automatic Lighter In Silver Plate Near Mint
RONSON 1926 Art Deco Rare Banjo Automatic Lighter In Silver Plate Near Mint

RONSON 1926 Art Deco Rare Banjo Automatic Lighter In Silver Plate Near Mint

By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson

Located in Miami, FL

Figure-13 Page 65. For this model illustrated. Note: Six different engine turned patterns variants has been produced for this model.

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1920s American Art Deco Antique Model Engines

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass

Vienna Bergman Bronze Figurine Smith with Anvil and Gearwheel, circa 1922
Vienna Bergman Bronze Figurine Smith with Anvil and Gearwheel, circa 1922

Vienna Bergman Bronze Figurine Smith with Anvil and Gearwheel, circa 1922

By Bergmann Foundry

Located in Vienna, AT

The smith's figurine is of stunning liveliness (the details are amazingly sculptured): The muscular man holds a hammer supported by anvil / the figurine's right leg is resting on a ...

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1920s Austrian Other Antique Model Engines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Working Scale Model of a Steam Engine by Sulzer Frères, Switzerland

Working Scale Model of a Steam Engine by Sulzer Frères, Switzerland

By Sulzer Brothers 1

Located in London, GB

Sulzer Frères, Switzerland: An historically important working scale model of a steam engine by Sulzer Frères, established in 1834 at Winterthur, Switzerland, commissioned as a presen...

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1910s Swiss Other Antique Model Engines

Materials

Steel

Handmade Folk Art Steam Engine
Handmade Folk Art Steam Engine

Handmade Folk Art Steam Engine

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H 12.5 in W 26 in D 8 in

Handmade Folk Art Steam Engine

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Model of early 20th century American steam engine on separate tracks.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Model Engines

Fantastic Cut-away German Diesel Engine Demonstrator 1920
Fantastic Cut-away German Diesel Engine Demonstrator 1920

Fantastic Cut-away German Diesel Engine Demonstrator 1920

Located in New York, NY

We really perceive this more as a piece of early 20th century sculpture. It is however a very complex and beautifully constructed demonstrating model. The components are steel alumin...

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Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Model Engines

Steam Boat
Steam Boat

Steam Boat

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H 26 in Dm 8.5 in

Steam Boat

Located in London, GB

Live steam engine inside model though no longer in use.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass

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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

$3,143 / 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 Antique Model Engines

Materials

Gold Leaf

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 Antique Model Engines

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 Antique Model Engines

Materials

Plaster

Letto a baldacchino. Italia, inizi del XIX sec
Letto a baldacchino. Italia, inizi del XIX sec

Letto a baldacchino. Italia, inizi del XIX sec

$18,162

H 88.59 in W 55.52 in D 80.71 in

Letto a baldacchino. Italia, inizi del XIX sec

By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

Letto a baldacchino in ferro battuto con pediera e testiera in legno sagomato per poter essere rivestita di tappezzeria. I montanti in ferro battuto come i piedi presentano delle ins...

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Early 1800s Italian Other Antique Model Engines

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rare Antique German Gothic Crossbow, circa 1540, All Original
Rare Antique German Gothic Crossbow, circa 1540, All Original

Rare Antique German Gothic Crossbow, circa 1540, All Original

Located in Doha, QA

An exceptional early German crossbow dating to around 1540, crafted from antler, wood, and iron. This finely made piece exemplifies the late Gothic to early Renaissance period of Ger...

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16th Century German Gothic Antique Model Engines

Materials

Iron

c. 1910 Massive 266-Drawer Duluth Parts Cabinet
c. 1910 Massive 266-Drawer Duluth Parts Cabinet

c. 1910 Massive 266-Drawer Duluth Parts Cabinet

$15,000

H 90 in W 100 in D 36.5 in

c. 1910 Massive 266-Drawer Duluth Parts Cabinet

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1910s; Duluth Show Case Co. - Duluth, MN Large wooden parts cabinet, dating from around the turn of the century. This would have been used in a hardware store and would have held...

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1910s American Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Oak

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Antique Model Engines For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique model engines available for sale. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, all antique model engines available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique model engines available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique model engines to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Industrial, Folk Art and Victorian antique model engines are of considerable interest. Many antique model engines are appealing in their simplicity, but Sulzer Brothers and Watkins & Hill produced popular antique model engines that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Model Engines?

Prices for antique model engines start at $1,600 and top out at $11,709 with the average selling for $6,533.

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