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CALIFORNIA WINE Railroad Chair, Underwater Lamp, Snow Plow, Journal Article 1857

CALIFORNIA WINE Railroad Chair, Underwater Lamp, Snow Plow, Journal Article 1857

$ 2.61

Availability: 22 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: Original print issue. Antique. Very good condition. Was removed from a bound volume and shows small binding holes at the spine edge. Some creasing. Clean text with minimal tanning, foxing and dampstaining to the paper. Complete. No odors. Non-smoking environment.
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    Scientific American;
    The Advocate of Industry,
    and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements
    December 12, 1857
    Volume 13, No. 14
    New York, NY: Munn & Co
    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
    Original, antique print issue. Packed a lot of information into a minimal amount of space, so be aware, that some articles are much shorter than others, sometimes only a paragraph or two.
    COMPLETE LIST OF CONTENTS:
    Darby & Young's Planing Machine
    Professor Rogers on English Coal
    New Decolorizing Agent
    How Wine is Made in California
    Speed Indicator and Governor
    Rock Drill
    Printing Press
    Fire Kindling Composition
    Descriptive Index to Chemical Patents
    Bole Armenia
    Bail for Millstones
    Workbox and Escritoir
    To Avoid Sneezing
    The Purple of Cassius
    Steel Plow
    Valuable Discovery
    A Few Words about Ourselves
    Improved Snow Plow
    Improved Railroad Chair
    Artificial Legs
    Watchmaking
    The Steamship Central America
    Polishing Glass, Metal, & C
    Light and Color
    Iron Planes for California
    Gun Cotton and Collodion
    Three Weeks more and the Result will be Settled
    What Causes Vibrations in Dams?
    Ores
    Fluid Pressure
    The Victoria Tubular Bridge
    Apparatus for Heating Fluids
    Apparatus for Illuminating Objects under Water
    Heat in the Water of Pumps
    Instinct
    Mechanics
    Paper Impervious to Water
    Scientific American was a leading science and technology publication of the 19th century and it is still in print today. Each issue is a large, oversized (elephant folio) format, handsomely illustrated with several detailed engravings. This issue will be sent housed in a plastic archival sleeve with a stiff backing in which you can store the article for safekeeping or easily remove and reinsert it.
    Original print issue. Antique. Very good condition. Was removed from a bound volume and shows small binding holes at the spine edge. Some creasing. Clean text with minimal tanning, foxing and dampstaining to the paper. Complete. No odors. Non-smoking environment.
    MEASUREMENT:
    Approx. 10-1/2" x 15-1/4"
    PAGINATION:
    8 pages with several engravings and a page of wonderful, old classified advertising.
    U.S. Funds only, please.
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