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The Humpback Whale...



Item # 554561

March 01, 1879

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York City, March 1, 1879

* The Humpback Whale

* Manufacturing of Horseshoe nails 

This issue is 16 pages in length. On the front page, there are several photos of "The Manufacture of Horseshoe Nails" with the article starting on the front page and continuing on page 130. Inside there is a report: "The Humpback Whale" mentioning that the commercial value is considerable but not as much as the sperm or Greenland whale. Includes an illustration of a school of Humpback whales. There are many other articles and inventions included along with other news of the day. In good condition.

Category: Post-Civil War