Miniature Handmade Early Gasoline Engine - INCREDIBLE!

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THE IMPERIAL COLLECTION would like to offer for your consideration this handmade miniature early gasoline engine. It is 10-1/2" long x 6-1/2" tall. It functions correctly, is extremely well made and is in excellent condition. It is presented on a wood base. Maker unknown. $2500.00 About the IMPERIAL COLLECTION : Joel Morrow has spent decades collecting some of the most fascinating items from around the world and only now are they available for purchase. Having traveled to all corners of the globe, he has amassed an incredible collection of miniature firearms/guns, art, rugs, artifacts and other highly collectable items. He literally wrote the book on miniature guns and firearms - publishing a hardback book to document all the facets of fine miniature guns, miniature firearms and other miniature paraphernalia such as knives, cannons, spears and Gatlin guns. Mr. Morrow is one of the most respected names in the field of arms - having spent considerable time and money advancing the Texas Gun Collectors, Safari Club North America and Miniature Arms Society organizations. Now, a portion of his collection is for sale for the first time. Feel free to scroll through the pages of this site to find some incredible things - many of which will never be replicated. Please call with any questions or email if more convenient. Michael Morrow A Summary of Miniature Firearms/Guns: Miniature arms/guns are defined in a variety of ways, but in the most pragmatic terms they are reduced versions of full-sized arms, replicated in every detail. Miniature arms should not be confused with the respected craft of the military miniaturist, who paints miniature figures that have been case in metal or plastic, and are collected individually or to create dioramas. While miniature arms are also scale models, they do not differ in function, design, or components from the full-sized arms they replicate. Historically, the production of actual arms in miniature dates back to the sixteenth century. Weapons were replicated in absolute accuracy to serve two functions. In the early days of the European medieval guild system, a journeyman gunsmith, cutler or armorer was required to fabricate in exact miniature a fully workable gun, sword, or suit of armor, in order to attain the rank of ‘master’ in his trade. Such undertakings demanded both the artisan’s skills and knowledge of arms-making, as well as imaginative innovation, as the journeyman had to contrive methods for developing small components. Due to the rigor and discipline inherent in such work, many miniatures were neither completed nor approved, and only a limited number of journeymen became masters of their trade. Once they gained recognition, masters were rarely idle, for the second important function of miniatures was for marketing the full-sized weapons. The logistics of traveling with full scale arms was clearly impossible, and miniatures enabled merchants to market their masters wares over long distances. Allowing potential customers to see for themselves the actual range and quality of a masters craft, miniature arms samples increased the number of sales, particularly if an arms merchant parted with one or tow of the prized models as incentive for a large order. Four centuries later, we are still enchanted by the irresistible appeal of anything miniature. The scarcity of real miniature arms only increases their desirability as collectible items. SCALES FOR MINIATURE ARMS/GUNS: The size of miniature arms in expressed in ‘scale’ values. A scale value of 1/3 means that all three dimensions of miniature - length, width and height or depth- have been reduced to any-third of the dimensions of the full-sized object. Scale values of miniature arms very depending on the classification of types of miniature arms, and they are limited by the complexity of the full-sized weapon- since the miniature must be exact in every detail. For example, a firearm shown with military miniature figure may be as small as a 1/35 ... read more

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