Scientific American, Vol. 52, No. 1 (1885)
Scientific American volume 52 number 1 from 1885 is a weekly American periodical of science, invention and engineering, printed in New York for mechanics, manufacturers and inventors. Its pages are crowded with trade advertisements for engines, boilers, pulleys, wire rope, planers and steam radiators, set in mixed sans and roman faces with bold display headings and small woodcut machine illustrations. A designer might borrow the dense mixed-type ad layouts, bordered panels and ornamental display lettering for vintage industrial posters or packaging.
