Overhead Valve Engine, Built by B.B. Korn for a High School Shop Project, circa 1920
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Barney Korn was among the most accomplished builders of tether cars in the 1930s and 1940s. His models were always beautifully detailed. Korn even built model cars, boats, and airplanes for Hollywood movies. This elaborate, water-cooled model engine, built by Korn in his high school shop class, features overhead valves operated by a chain-driven camshaft.
Barney Korn was among the most accomplished builders of tether cars in the 1930s and 1940s. His models were always beautifully detailed. Korn even built model cars, boats, and airplanes for Hollywood movies. This elaborate, water-cooled model engine, built by Korn in his high school shop class, features overhead valves operated by a chain-driven camshaft.
Artifact
Engine (Power producing equipment)
Date Made
circa 1920
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.123
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Technique
Handmade
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 4.75 in
Length: 5.25 in
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