Scientific American, Vol. 24, No. 10 (1871)
A weekly American science and engineering periodical, the 1871 volume of Scientific American, printed for a general readership of inventors, mechanics and manufacturers. Its pages carry patent-era engineering diagrams, with engraved cross-sections, exploded views and cutaway machines drawn in fine line hatching. A designer might borrow the crisp technical line work, the clear labelled figure layouts, and the sober mechanical forms of valves, pumps and rollers.
