Scientific American, Vol. 42, No. 9 (1880)
Scientific American, volume 42, number 9, published in 1880, is a weekly American magazine that reported on mechanical inventions and engineering for a general technical readership. Its engravings show a steam-driven pump or press, a cylindrical apparatus with flanged ends, a machine shop interior with workers and overhead hoists, and a longitudinal section of an electric motor on rails. A designer can take the crisp, dense black-line hatching and the precise mechanical detail typical of Victorian technical engraving.
