Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 2 (1867)
Scientific American volume 17, number 2, a weekly American periodical of 1867 devoted to mechanics, invention and industrial science, printed in New York for a general readership of inventors and tradesmen. Its pictures are plain line engravings of machines and apparatus, with lettered reference figures, labelled cross-sections and clear outlines that a designer could use as dependable references for mechanical drawing and period technical diagrams.
