Scientific American, Vol. 34, No. 5 (1876)
Scientific American, volume 34, number 5, from 1876, was a weekly American periodical for a general readership interested in science, invention and industry. Its pages carry engraved illustrations of machines, laboratory apparatus and engines, many showing equipment in cross-section or set in a workshop. The engravings are crisp, with hatched shading and clear outlines, and show how a designer might draw on precise mechanical detailing, such as wheels, pipes and metal castings, for technical or period-style artwork.
