Scientific American
Scientific American
Creating cars...
Item #222755
January 11, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 11, 1913
* Diagram of a gasoline tank
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* Diagram of a gasoline tank
* The making of cars
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text which include: a full color front page illustration of workers making cars, "The Future Car", "The Spreader Room of a Rubber Factory",
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text which include: a full color front page illustration of workers making cars, "The Future Car", "The Spreader Room of a Rubber Factory",
Lighthouses of New York... New York's water supply...
Item #589993
March 1, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, March 1, 1913 Within is issue is an article entitled "Lighthouses and Buoys of New York Harbor - Safeguards for the Mariner" which also contains several accompanying illustrations. Other articles include "The New York Water Supply - Notes on New York City's Water Supply System"; Modern Pumps for High Vacua"; Halos in Minerals -... See More
Harnessing nature...
Item #561711
April 5, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated April 5, 1913. This issue features the colored cover showing man with an axe preparing to work on a tree that was just dredged from the water. The issue also contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: The Havoc Wrought by the Great Storm in Omaha; Achievements of Military Aircraft; Harnessing the Public Water Power; The Recent Storms and Floods; a... See More
Theatrical special effects... Indian motorcycle...
Item #656335
April 26, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 26, 1913 The full ftpg. shows: "A Fireless Fire on the State - 16 Men & Elaborate Devices are Required to Produce the Effect". More inside with article: "The Elements on the Stage - Thunder Lightning, Wind, Rain and Fire" with 5 additional prints on how those effects are produced.
Near the back is a nice, illustrated advertisement... See More
Controlling the Mississippi Flood... Hydro-Aeroplane...
Item #561709
May 3, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated May 3, 1913. This issue features the colored cover showing man with an axe preparing to work on a tree that was just dredged from the water. The issue also contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: The Intractable Missouri-Mississippi System; Floods and the problems of River Regulation; The Hydro-Aeroplane Meet at Monaco; The Shoes You Wear; and ... See More
Transporting by cableway... Curacao...
Item #632299
May 24, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 24, 1913 The front cover has "Transporting a Locomotive on a Cableway" with accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Seeing Under Water"; "The Anesthetizing Machine of Prof. Dubois": "Agriculture, Electricity and Irrigation"; "Improving a Harbor of Curacao"; and other illustrations, articles and advertise... See More
Railways...
Item #561704
June 7, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated June 7, 1913. This issue features the colored cover showing a train engineer leaning out the window. The issue also contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: The Screw Spike Versus the Cut Spike; Safety in Travel as Affected by the Steel Rail; The Problem of the Small Farm Tractor; and other articles and illustrations. The backpage of this issue ... See More
Genealogy of the motorcycle...
Item #201275
July 5, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 5, 1913 This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: The Genealogy of the Motorcyle, Submarine Photography - A New Art, Teaching Solders How to Shoot, Novel Uses of Compressed Air, Fuel Production in the United States. This issue is in nice condition. See photo for additional details.
Great issue for any motorcycle enthusiast......
Item #627649
July 5, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 5, 1913 A nice color cover showing construction workers using a riveting tool on iron beams for a skyscraper under construction (see). The most interesting article is nearly a full page on: "The Genealogy of the Motorcycle" which includes 18 illustrations of the earliest of motorcycles (see).
Other items include "Submarine Photography - A N... See More
Item #161228
August 2, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, August 2, 1913. This issue has front page illustration(s) of the: "THE ELECTRIC PRODUCTION OF STEEL". These illustration(s) also have related text as well. This issue is 16 pages and in nice condition.
Paper making...
Item #651298
October 4, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 4, 1913 The color-cover is an illustration of men working in a factory. Inside the issue is: "The New Argentine Dreadnought 'Rivadavia'"; "How Trees Are Converted Into Paper"; "How the Government Tests Paper"; "Recent Improvements in the Refrigerating Industry"; "A Car Designed for the New Subway"... See More
Mechanical baseball bulletin boards...
Item #201256
October 11, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 11, 1913 This issues contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: Mechanical Baseball Bulletin Boards, The Remarkable Bi-Plane of Sikorsky, Constructing a Building Upside Down, Chalmers Motor Company ad. Nice Condition. See photo for additional details.
Airplanes from "The Race for the Gordon Bennett Cup"...
Item #201254
October 25, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, October 25, 1913, from New York. This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: Airplanes from "The Race for the Gordon Bennett Cup", The Passaic Valley Sewer, The Work of Aircraft in the French Maneuvers, Motor-Driven Commercial Vehicle, Turbine Reduction Gear In Relation to Battleship Fighting Power. Irregular spine but in otherwise nice condition. ... See More
Nice aviation issue...
Item #645641
October 25, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Oct. 25, 1913
* Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes)
A great aviation issue as the ftpg. is entirely taken up with a photo: "Front end of machine on which Prevost won the Gordon Bennett Cup". Two inside pages have more on: "The Rheims Aviation Meeting & the Gordon Bennett Cup Races - The Winners & Their Machines"
Complete i... See More
Atlantic steamships...
Item #635752
December 20, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 20, 1913 The color-cover is entitled "The Lofty Crow's Nest of an Ocean Liner". Inside the issue is: "The Fifth Award of the Scientific American Medal"; "Inspecting Track Scales for the United States Government"; "A Fort That Travels on Wheels"; "Atlantic Steamships -- A Retrospect"; "How Many ... See More
Panama Canal...
Item #651721
March 7, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 7, 1914 The color-cover front cover has "Problem of the Navy -- II. Sea Power and Our Foreign Policies The Navigating Lights of the Canal How the Lock Gates of Panama will be worked". Inside the issue is: "Waterspouts"; "A Great Brass Brain"; "Navigating Lights for the Panama Canal"; and more articles, illustrations... See More
Steam yacht "Cyprus"...
Item #634630
March 28, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, March 28, 1914 The front cover has "Sea-Going, Oil-Burning, Steam Yacht 'Cyprus'" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Prehistoric Mines in Belgium"; "The Use of Concrete in the Construction of Roads"; "Curbing the Mississippi" and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complet... See More
Study of Aeroplane...
Item #635616
April 4, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 4, 1914 The color-cover front cover a man looking through a high-power telescope and has an inset of the surface of the moon in the corner. Inside the issue is: "Traveling Greenhouses"; "The Problem of our Navy"; "How the Scientists Are Studying the Aeroplane"; "The Most Powerful Government Wireless Plant"; and more... See More
Item #208048
August 1, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 1, 1914. A great issue for framing and displaying!
All Metal Diving Suit...
Item #576539
August 22, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 22, 1914
The front cover of the issue is entitled "A Week's Rations for the German Army". Within the issue is "An All Metal Diving Suit"; "this Month's Total Eclipse of the Sun"; "Glimpses of the European Fighting Machinery Now in Action"; "Russia's Giant War Flyers" and many more articles and a... See More
Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct...
Baseball, automotive, and aviation interest...
Item #578240
September 19, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914
* Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct
* Baseball interest
* Automobile interest
* Early aviation
The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, with addition images and text on inside pages. The issue also contains interesting images and articles related to baseball ("Time as a Factor in Baseball"), early av... See More
Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct...
Baseball, automotive, and aviation interest...
Item #578802
September 19, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914
* Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct
* Baseball interest
* Automobile interest
* Early aviation
The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, with addition images and text on inside pages. The issue also contains interesting images and articles related to baseball ("Time as a Factor in Baseball"), early av... See More
Edison Day advertisement...
Item #589428
October 17, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 17, 1914 The backpage of this issue features a fullpage advertisement for "1879 Edison Day - Oct. 21st 1914" which includes Thomas Edison standing by two of his lamps, his first lamp and his Mazda lamp. The frontpage is a colored print of an armored military vehicle. Within the issue are: "Our Knowledge of the Planet Mars" &quo... See More
Item #208029
December 5, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 5, 1914. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Unique unicycle...
Item #631403
December 12, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 12, 1914 The duo-tone cover has "Motor-Driven Unicycle Stabilized by a Cyroscope" with accompanying article. Also inside is: "The Seed Supply and the War"; "New York State Barge Canal"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, a library stamp in the upper left corner, so... See More
Inventions, patents, and more... From the early 1900's...
Item #180068
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York A lot of ten issues from 1900 - 1915. Not a "supplement" of the regular issue, but rather a separate stand-alone title which got its start to report on the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Nice condition with a wealth of illustrations and photos throughout.
A set of ten issues...
Item #205142
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, - A set of 10 issues dated from 1900 - 1915.
This is a nice lot of issues from the turn of the century, with much coverage of the latest inventions - with illustrations. The images shown are only representative of the look, condition, and format of the issues you will receive. Actual issues vary, but will be in equal or better condition than
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This is a nice lot of issues from the turn of the century, with much coverage of the latest inventions - with illustrations. The images shown are only representative of the look, condition, and format of the issues you will receive. Actual issues vary, but will be in equal or better condition than
Railway electrification project...
Item #632185
January 23, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, January 23, 1915 The front cover has "Railroad Electrification in the Far West" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "New Light on the Great Toothed Divers of America"; "Military Surgery"; "Installation of a Gas Engine"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pag... See More
War Issue No. 5...
Item #635864
February 6, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 6, 1915 The front color-cover is an illustration entitled "Ware Issue No. 5 - Our National Defences" and shows troops in the snow. Inside the issue is: "The United States Dreadnought 'Arkansas'"; I - The United Stated an Undefended Treasure Land"; "The Navy - Our First Line of Defense"; "The Art of Deception in... See More
Locomotives and automobiles...
Item #646310
March 6, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 6, 1915 The front cover is a dramatic illustration of a locomotive rushing over a damaged bridge (see). Inside has many photos of the latest military-related items, plus some nice automobile advertisements as well, including a color back cover ad for the "Oldsmobile" (see).
Complete in 32 pages plus covers, two minor repairs at the blank spine... See More
Creating the Lincoln Memorial...
Item #595554
March 20, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 20, 1915
* Abraham Lincoln memorial pillars
This issue still has the color outer covers (not commonly found) with the front cover featuring a print of Saturday from another heavenly body (see photos). This relates to an inside article: "Saturn, the Most Interesting Planet of the Solar System" which has many illustrations (see photos). The ... See More
Monorail train...
Item #635857
March 27, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 27, 1915 The cover is entitled "A Fast Monorail Train Crossing a Valley" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Rescue Company No. 1 of the New York Fire Department"; "The Principles of Radio-Telephony"; "Building a Lighthouse on Shifting Sand"; "The Superheated Steam Unit"; "Radio Telephone an... See More
European infantryman's rifles...
Item #635859
May 1, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 1, 1915 The color-cover is of soldiers firing a gun from a moving train. Inside the issue is: "The Submarine as a Commerce Destroyer"; "The Rifles of European Fighters"; "The Bullets of the Fighting Nations"; "The Mechanics of Convalescence"; "Protecting a Retreating Army"; "Recent Pictures from both Fighting... See More
Great inventors of the last 70 years...
Item #598136
June 5, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 5, 1915 This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: photos of great inventors of past seven decades, "Seventy Years of Inventions", "The Rise of the Automobile", "Transportation on Land and Sea", "Seventy Years of Civil Engineering", communications articles, auto ads, etc. Some of the g... See More
The Italian Navy...
Item #635862
June 12, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 12, 1915 The front cover is an illustration entitled "Using the Searchlight to Repel a Night Attack". Inside the issue is: "The Italian Navy"; "The Use of Poisonous Gases in Warfare"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages and in good condition. Never bound.
Railroad building in New York City...
Item #632184
August 14, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 14, 1915 The front cover has "Railroad Building Under and Over the streets of New York" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "A Mechanical Eye"; "Some Novel Automobile Accessories"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, an non-archival mend in the blank ma... See More
Chalmers Six-40 automobile...
Item #200529
August 21, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 21, 1915 This issue contains many displayable ads including a 2 page spread for a Chalmers Six-40 Motorcar, Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco, and Firestone Tires - all fullpage. Addition content (with images) includes: "The Largest Hydraulic Motor", "Thimble Shoal Lighthouse", "...the "Building of New York&... See More
Thomas Edison as chairman...
Item #628054
October 2, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 2, 1915
* Thomas Alva Edison
The color cover shows soldiers scaling the side of a mountain. Items within include: "The Exchange of Severely Wounded Prisoners" "The Development of the Army Pistol" The Naval Advisory Board of Inventions" which includes a photo of: Thomas A. Edison, Chairman. More articles concerning the militar... See More
Regarding Tyrannosaurus...
Item #630862
October 9, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 9, 1915
* Tyrannosaurus Rex in a science-themed magazine
* Includes images and supporting text
Includes the full front page illustration: "Tyrannosaurus, The Largest Flesh-Eater That Ever Lived." Also has a full page report inside: "Tyrannosaurus, A Cretaceous Carnivorous Dinosaur" and "The Largest Flesh-Eater That Ever Lived&q... See More
WWI warfare...
Item #635861
December 4, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 4, 1915 The color-cover is an illustration of soldiers using a searchlight to find zepplins. Inside the issue is: "The Intermittent Waterfall"; "Recent German Naval Construction"; The Future of Radio Telephony"; "The Passing of the Steam Locomotive"; "The Manufacture of English 12-Inch Guns"; "Electricity in ... See More
Early flight... catapulting planes from a cruiser...
Item #598769
March 18, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 18, 1916 The full front cover has a duotone illustration entitled "Launching A Sea Plane From The After Deck Of The U.S. Armored Cruiser 'North Carolina'" with an accompanying inside report "Widening the Range of the Fleets Eyes By Means of the Aeroplane Catapult."
Also within the issue is: "Operating Trains across the Gr... See More
Item #208047
June 3, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 3, 1916. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Nice Railroad Print...
Item #214753
July 1, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, July 1, 1916 This complete issue has a wonderful and highly displayable color cover of a set of three trains, as seen from the point of view of a 4th locomotive's engineer, with steam rising in the foreground. The print shows passengers standing at the back of the caboose of one of the trains the locomotive is trailing. The issue is complete and contains addi... See More
How cartoons are made...
Item #620451
October 14, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916 The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings are Prepared & Photographed in Producing 1000 Feet of Motion Picture Film"... See More
How cartoons are made...
Item #621824
October 14, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916 The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings are Prepared & Photographed in Producing 1000 Feet of Motion Picture Fil... See More
Annual automobile issue...
Item #627650
January 6, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 6, 1917 This issue features a color cover" "A Graphical Representation of the Magnitude of the Automobile Industry". Throughout the issue are various articles & photos concerning the automobile industry, however other topics are reported as well.
The back page is a color advertised for "Firestone Tire" and the inside back c... See More
Scientific American illustration...
Item #548053
January 20, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 20, 1917 (Print only)
This single page illustration is entitled "A Phase of the Ice Harvest: Guiding the Cakes of Ice into the Scoring Saws".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition however it does contain a library ink stamp in the top margin (see photo for details).... See More
Auto Ad...
Item #548055
January 20, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 20, 1917 (Print only)
This single page features a half-page advertisement for "Mitchell Motors Company".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition.
Oxy-Acetylene Torch print...
Item #548056
January 27, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 27, 1917 (Print only)
This single page illustration is entitled "Cutting Steel Under Water With The Oxy-Acetylene Torch".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition however it does contain a library ink stamp in the top margin (see photo for details).
Patterson's Tuxedo Tobacco print...
Item #548057
January 27, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 27, 1917 (Print only)
This single page features a three-quarter page advertisement for "Patterson's Tuxedo Tobacco".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition.
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