Scientific American, Vol. 44, No. 18 (1881)
Scientific American volume 44, number 18, published in New York in 1881, was a weekly periodical for a general readership interested in science, invention and industry. Its pictures are black-and-white wood engravings of machines, with cutaway and exploded views, labelled figures and clear outlines that a designer could use for mechanical diagrams or vintage industrial motifs.
