Scientific American, Vol. 82, No. 20 (1900)
Scientific American, volume 82, number 20, a weekly American science and technology magazine published in New York in 1900 for engineers, manufacturers and general readers. The pages mix trade advertisements for machine tools, cameras, emery wheels and lathes with a photograph of an industrial rail yard stacked with cut timber and iron stock. A designer can take from the dense small-type ad layouts a model for compact vintage commercial typography, with bold display lettering set against hairline rules and boxed text.
