Scientific American, Vol. 9, No. 1 (July 1863)
An issue of Scientific American, the weekly New York patent and invention journal published by Munn & Co. in July 1863 for inventors, mechanics and manufacturers. Wood engravings show patented machinery in three-quarter view and cut-away section — geared flax-dressing frames, a bench press, a brick evaporating furnace, a hydrant capped with an eagle — with hatched shading and lettered part keys.




