Scientific American, Vol. 62, No. 17 (1890)
Scientific American volume 62, number 17 from 1890 is a weekly American science and engineering periodical, published in New York for a general technical readership of inventors, engineers and manufacturers. Its pictures are black-and-white wood engravings of machines and devices, including a phonograph, a measuring faucet, and an evaporator housed in a shed, drawn with clear outlines and labelled captions that a designer could use for vintage industrial and mechanical motifs.
