Historic Newspapers: Scientific American
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Item #632298SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 31, 1892 The front cover has "Moving the Great Tower of the Harlem River Railroad Bridge - General View of Old and of Temporary Bridge" with accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Bidel Menagerie"; "The New Army Magazine Rifle"; "John Strong... Read full description -
Item #632215SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 28, 1893 The front cover has "How the Broken Shaft of the Cunard Steamship Umbria Was Repaired" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The First Overhead-Propelled Street Railway"; "Charles T. Yerkes"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
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Item #692487SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 11, 1893
* Coca Cola gets it's trademark
* Establishment of Coke (historic)
See the photo for the historic--yet inconspicuous--listing of Coca Cola receiving its trade mark, the very first in the list of many in this issue.
The listing reads: "Beverages, nutrient or tonic, Coca Cola... Read full description -
Item #705840SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 18, 1893 Pehaps the most notable content is the article: "Edison's New Art of Generating Electricity" which takes half a page. It includes a print of the machine, captioned: "Edison's New Art of Generating Electricity" with descriptive text.
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Item #615414SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 4, 1893 The front page of this issue features "The Mexican Central Railway's Monster Locomotive -- Designed by F. W. Johnstone". Within the issue is "The Manufacture of Dynamite"; "Raising the Flag on the Steamship New York"; "Extinct Monsters" which are of several dinosaurs;... Read full description -
Item #631524SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 1, 1893 The front page of the issue has "Transportation of Four Bridge Girders by Rail -- the Bridge as Completed" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Factory Driving By Electricity"; "The New Steel Steamer El Rio"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
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Item #684621SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 22, 1893
* Samuel Pierpont Langley
* Early flying machine model
* Aviation before Wright Brothers
The most interesting print would be: "Dr. Langley's Flying Machine" which has as related articles. It is an unusual looking contraption created some ten years before the Wright brothers would fly.
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Item #152240SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NY May 6, 1893. This paper has a front page article and print: 'THE COLUMBIAN NAVAL FESTIVITIES, NEW YORK - THE PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW'(see picture). The internal article and print of THE STATUE OF LIBERITY is especially stunning. This paper is in very nice condition... Read full description -
Item #716128SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 20, 1893 The top of an inside page has a very historic article headed: "First Public Exhibition of Edison's Kinetograph" which was essentially the beginning of the motion picture industry.
The articles takes over a full column & a portion includes: "...the duration of each image is... Read full description -
Item #563958SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 27, 1893
* Winby's Four-Cylinder English Express Locomotive
The front page has a large illustration: "The World's Columbian Exposition--Winby's Four-Cylinder English Express Locomotive." Report has the dimensions of the locomotive & more, concluding inside.
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Item #598979SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, May 27, 1893 The front page of this issue contains an illustration of "Galileo Galilei" and contains an accompanying article which includes several photos of his home town and other items.
Other articles include: "The Manufacture of Bicycles" which includes numerous illustrations; "Native... Read full description -
Item #632031SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 3, 1893 The front cover has "World's Columbian Exposition - The Exhibit of Windmills" and "... The Palace of Agriculture" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - The Famous 999" (railroad engine);... Read full description -
Item #620322SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 10, 1893 The front page features "The New Traveling Cranes at the Brooklyn Navy Yard" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "The Hagen Mangle"; "Methods of Rescue from Drowning as Practiced and Taught by the Life Saving Society"; "Rolling Mill of the... Read full description -
Item #632028SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 24, 1893 The front cover has "World's Columbian Exposition -United States Government Exhibits of River and Harbor Improvements" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Group of Effigies Near Fort Atkinson Wisconsin"; "Japanese at the World's Columbian... Read full description -
Item #632036SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 5, 1893 The front cover has "The World's Columbian Exposition - The French Locomotive Exhibit - The Bethlehem Iron Co.'s Exhibit" (Pennsylvania) with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Edison Electric Light Suits" the recent ruling on the patent;... Read full description -
Item #632034SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 26, 1893 The front cover has "World's Columbian Exposition - An Entrance to the Palace of Agriculture" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Improved Circular and Elliptical Boring Machine"; "Nasmyth's Torpedo Boat of 1853";... Read full description -
Item #657932SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 2, 1893 The front cover has "The World's Columbian Exposition - The Great German Search Light" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - Bilgram's Exhibit of Cut Bevel Gear Wheels"; "...State Buildings"; "The New... Read full description -
Item #632020SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 9, 1893 The front cover has "The World's Columbian Exposition - Triumphal Arch and Peristyle, Court of Honor" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - Creamery and Dairy Exhibits of the Vermont Farm machine Co."; "...View from the... Read full description -
Item #631922SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 23, 1893 The front page has "The World's Columbian Exposition - A General View" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Jean Martin Charcot"; "Apparatus for Registering the Running of Trains"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
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Item #631791SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 7, 1893 The front page has "The World's Columbian Exhibition - Engineering Specialties - The Lake Keuka Wine Co." which has an accompany article. Also the "Crosby Steam Gauge and Valve Co.'s Exhibit". Inside the issue is "The World's Columbian Exposition -... Read full description -
Item #596088SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, November 18, 1893 The frontpage has a nice illustration of "The Cunard Company's Steamship Lucania" taking a bit less than half the page. Within the issue are articles: "New Ferry Bridge and other Engineering Works at Bilbao, Spain"; death of "Benjamin Jowett";... Read full description -
Item #631914SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 25, 1893 The front page has "Electric Launches at the Columbian Exposition" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "New Fire Alarm"; "Four Hundred Horse Power Compound Mill Engine"; "The New United States War Ship Columbia"; and more illustrations, articles and... Read full description -
Item #222671SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 20, 1894 Ftpg. has three illus: "New Optical Lantern And Electric Lamp", the device, according to the article inside, could be used in photo-lithography and copying, micro photography, for theatrical effects & any application where artificial light was desired. Article includes an illus. of a... Read full description -
Item #546623SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, January 20, 1894
* 19th century prints
* Pope Leo III
Full front page portrait of His Holiness Pope Leo XIII seated in a large chair, from a painting by the artist Theobald Chartran.
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Item #636026SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 20, 1894 Ftpg. has three illus: "New Optical Lantern And Electric Lamp" a device used in photo-lithography and copying, micro photography, for theatrical effects & any application where artificial light was desired. This articles carries to an inside page where is a print of... Read full description -
Item #632115SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 27, 1894 The front cover has "The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company's Exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Columbia Bicycle, Model 34"; "Chicago Cable Cars on Chicago Day"; "Manufacture of Pulled... Read full description -
Item #645205SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 3, 1894 This is the front leaf only with most of it taken up with very nice prints captioned; "DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE BELL TELEPHONE". Nice to have details displayed on the cover of this 1800's scientific publication. -
Item #684624SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 3, 1894 The front page is taken up with various illustrations of: "Details of Construction of the Bell Telephone" with a related article headed: "All May Have Telephones" concerning the expiration of the telephone patent. This article carries over to an inside page.
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Item #631518SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 17, 1894 The front page of the issue has "The Boynton Bicycle Elevated Railroad" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Fulton's Torpedo"; "The New Criminal Court Building, New York"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
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Item #632169SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 3, 1894 The front cover has "The Third Avenue Railroad Company's New Cable Traction Plant" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Improved Triple Expansion Engines"; "Lovell Diamond Cycle - Model 19"; "The New Steel Bridge, Galveston, Texas, 2 1/8 Miles in Length";... Read full description -
Item #632174SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 17, 1894 The front cover has "The Aerial Cable Railway, Knoxville, Tenn., 350 Feet High" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - Exhibit of the Eagle Cotton Gin Co., of Bridgewater, Mass."; "The New Battle Ship Indiana"; "The American-Built... Read full description -
Item #632176SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 17, 1894 The front cover has "The Park Avenue Improvement in New York City" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The First Ironclad, 1585"; "Thomas' Car Fender"; "Bohemia - A Funeral Procession on the Ice"; "Notable and Curious Watches"; and more... Read full description -
Item #634616SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 31, 1894 The front cover has "The New Speedway of the City of New York" which includes several illustrations with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Gaillardet's Steam Carriage"; "American Manufacture of Fire Crackers"; "Improved 160 Ton... Read full description -
Item #645222SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, April 21, 1894 Various illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including & ftpg. portrait of: "The Emperor William and His Family" who was emperor of Germany & King of Prussia. Inside has: "The War... Read full description -
Item #631503SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 5, 1894 The front page of the issue has "the Chase-Kirchner Aerodromic Railroad" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Polishing and Buffing Lathe"; "Burot's Continuous Cigarette Paper Machine"; "The Manufacture of Rock Candy"; "A Large Punching Machine";... Read full description -
Item #152018SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 12, 1894 This issue has two front page illustrations of the: "THE PARK AVENUE IMPROVEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY - MOVING THE MOTT HAVEN STATION". These illustration(s) also have related text as well.
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Item #631535SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 19, 1894 The front page of the issue has "The Lawrence Underground Conduit Electric Railroad" with accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Paper Box Industry"; "Improved Electric Capstans"; "The British Torpedo Boat Destroyed Hornet"; "Bicycle Exercises at Leipzig"... Read full description -
Item #631812SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 2, 1894 The front page has "An Illustrated History of Breech-Loading Guns" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The London Gigantic Wheel"; "Triple Boiler Locomotive, Belgian State Railway"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
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Item #631898SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 16, 1894 The front page has "Proposed Bridge over the Hudson River, at New York" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Hendrich's Unicycle"; "The Fireproof building Construction of the New Jersey Wire Cloth Company"; "Crane's Oscillating... Read full description -
Item #617021SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 4, 1894 The front page of this issue the illustration "Opening of the New Tower Bridge, London" which has an accompanying article and two additional illustrations within the issue. Also in the issue is: "Grant's Calculating Machine"; "The New Lift Bridge, Halsted... Read full description -
Item #646798SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 4, 1894 The front page of this issue the illustration "Opening of the New Tower Bridge, London" which has an accompanying article and two additional illustrations within the issue. Also in the issue is: "Grant's Calculating Machine"; "The New Lift Bridge, Halsted... Read full description -
Item #684620SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 6, 1894 An inside page has a large illustration of: "MR. MAXIM'S FLYING MACHINE" with considerable related text.
Note: Hiram S. Maxim's "airplane" became the first "heavier than air" machine to take flight under its own power (source: ... Read full description -
Item #700935SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Oct. 20, 1894 The front page is taken up with text and prints of: "The United States Infantry Magazine Rifle". Pages within have many articles and illustrations on the latest inventions and improvements of the day.
Sixteen pages, nice condition. -
Item #671653SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 17, 1894 The front page features seven illustrations concerning: "The Manufacture Of Burglar-Proof Vaults". A related report inside with another illustrations.
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Item #152253SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NY December 1, 1894. This paper has a print and article: THE AMERICAN TYPEWRITER (see picture). This typewriter was the simplest yet created but was equally as good as the more complicated, larger more expensive models. This paper is in very good condition with some... Read full description -
Item #633383SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 8, 1894 The front page has an article with illustrations "Steel Foundations of Tall Office Buildings" which continues inside the issue. Also in the issue is: "The Ancient Roman Bridge at Mostar"; "The Compass Field Glass"; "The Plaster Center Piece... Read full description -
Item #645218SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Dec. 22, 1894 Prints & articles include: "Recruiting for the Chinese Army", "French Methods of Electric Light Installation" "The Bank Vault Industry - Hardening the Plates in Salt Water" and "Three Hundred and Twenty Horse Power Gas Motor - Single... Read full description -
Item #631499SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 2, 1895 The front page of the issue has "The Crossing of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and The Pennsylvania Railroad in Elizabeth, N.J." with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Great Breslau Pump, Neisse, Silesia"; "Blake and Begiebing's Hose Bridge and Tower";... Read full description -
Item #632064SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 23, 1895 The front cover has "The New Bridge Over the East River at Blackwell's Island, New York" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Clarke's Automatic Water Heater"; "The Roman Triumphal Arch at Timegatte";... Read full description -
Item #669265SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 13, 1895 The entire front page is taken up with various aspects of: "The Manufacture of Incandescent Electric Lamps". There is a related article inside.
Other prints & articles of science-related inventions & improvements.
Sixteen pages, some archival mends near the margins,... Read full description
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