Scientific American, Vol. 83, No. 25 (1900)
Scientific American volume 83, number 25 from 1900 is a weekly American magazine of science and mechanical invention, written for engineers, inventors and general readers. The pictures are plain photographs and line engravings of machines with captions, including a motor-driven sewing machine, a small water motor, a recharging motor controller and an airship construction diagram. A designer could draw on their precise, utilitarian mechanical forms and the period engineering drawing style.
