Scientific American, Vol. 72, No. 17 (1895)
Scientific American, volume 72, number 17, a weekly American science and technology magazine published in 1895 for engineers, inventors and general readers. The pictures here are wood-engraved product and device illustrations shown with plain captions, and they document mechanical and electrical inventions of the period. A designer could draw on their dense line work, clear object outlines, and the fine hatching used to render metal, wood and paper.
