Scientific American, Vol. 34, No. 8 (1876)
A weekly American science and invention magazine, Scientific American volume 34 number 8 from 1876, published in New York for a general readership of engineers, inventors and tradesmen. Its pictures are precise black-and-white engineering drawings of machines, tools, vehicles and electrical apparatus, with lettered reference figures and cross-hatched shading that a designer could take as models for technical diagrams and line-work.












