Scientific American, Vol. 32, No. 8 (1875)
This is a weekly American science and invention periodical from 1875, printed for engineers, mechanics and general readers. Its pages carry wood-engraved diagrams of devices and scenes, such as a water-supply apparatus, Colorado irrigation sluicing, a cartridge belt worn by a hunter, and a tufted armchair. A designer might take from them the plain line-engraving manner of Victorian technical illustration, with clear hatching, labelled parts and simple figure studies.
