Scientific American, Vol. 48, No. 16 (1883)
Scientific American volume 48, number 16 from 1883 is a weekly American periodical of technical news, patents and advertising for engineers, mechanics and inventors. Its pages show a machine for measuring textile fabrics, trade advertisements for roofing, steam boilers, injectors and chucks, and mechanical drawings of pumps and a belt-driven engine, with dense typeset listings; a designer might take the plain engraved line work, bold display type and compact ad layouts of the period.
