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HORSE CRAMPON, Ore Washer, Car Coupler, New Breadmaking Method, Old Article 1858
$ 2.61
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Description
Scientific American;The Advocate of Industry,
and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements
February 20, 1858
Volume 13, No. 24
New York, NY: Munn & Co
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Original, antique print issue. Packed a lot of information into a minimal amount of space, so be aware, that some articles are much shorter than others, sometimes only a paragraph or two.
COMPLETE LIST OF CONTENTS:
Tobacco Manufacture
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable—Its Faulty Construction
Paull's Ore-Washer
New Method of Bread Making
Improved Furnace Bars
Dip of the Magnetic Needle
Emigration to the United States and British North America
Russia Made to Pay up
The Texas Grasshoppers Turned Cannibals
Selling Coal by Weight
Recent Patented Improvements
Re-Pointing Gold Pens
Experiments with Paints
Encouragement to Old Folks at Home
The Vibrations of Dams Settled
Improved Cut-Off for Steam Engines
Steam Fire Engines
Removing Scale from Boilers
Rague's Patent Car Coupling
The Commissioner's Report—How It Takes
False Gas Meters
Burning Fluid Recipe
Baldwin's Water Wheel
Atmospherical Phenomena
Artesian Wells in the Desert
Wine Adulteration
Artesian Wells
American Horse-Tamer in London
The Duke of Wellington and Railroads
Is Charcoal Liable to Spontaneous Combustion?
Inspectors of Steamboats
Gas-Lighting—Article I
The Crampon for Horses' Hooves
Transmission of Fevers
Mechanics
New Self-Lighting Lantern
Science in Sports
Scientific American was a leading science and technology publication of the 19th century and it is still in print today. Each issue is a large, oversized (elephant folio) format, handsomely illustrated with several detailed engravings. This issue will be sent housed in a plastic archival sleeve with a stiff backing in which you can store the article for safekeeping or easily remove and reinsert it.
Original print issue. Antique. Good condition. Was removed from a bound volume and shows some roughness and small binding holes at the spine edge. Some creasing. Clean text with minimal tanning, foxing and dampstaining to the paper. Complete. No odors. Non-smoking environment.
MEASUREMENT:
Approx. 10-1/2" x 15-1/4"
PAGINATION:
8 pages with several engravings and a page of wonderful, old classified advertising.
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