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GAS WORKS FOR VILLAGES & BUILDINGS, Corn Planter, Planer, Antique Article 1858

GAS WORKS FOR VILLAGES & BUILDINGS, Corn Planter, Planer, Antique Article 1858

$ 2.61

Availability: 52 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Original print issue. Antique. Good condition. Was removed from a bound volume and shows some roughness and small binding holes at the spine edge. Front and back pages are nearly separated from each other at the spine. Some creasing. Clean text with minimal tanning, foxing and dampstaining to the paper. Complete. No odors. Non-smoking environment.
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    Scientific American;
    The Advocate of Industry,
    and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements
    March 13, 1858
    Volume 13, No. 27
    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:
    Science in Canada
    Will the Atlantic Telegraph Cable operate?
    What is Chemistry?
    Gravitation and Velocity
    Baker's Rotary Planer
    American Lap-Welded Iron Tubes
    Ancient Silver Mine rediscovered in Hancock County, Alabama
    Screw-mouthed Bottles
    Glucose and Sirup ( Syrup )
    Operation on an Elephant
    Independent Engines and Pumps in Locomotives
    Recent Patented Improvements
    Silver and its Uses
    Aubin's New Gas Works for Villages and Buildings
    New Inventions
    Mode of Connecting Telegraph Cables
    Heating Buildings and Ventilation
    Gas Meters
    Explosion of an Air Chest
    Dr. Livingstone's New African Expedition
    Death of an Editor
    Death of Commodore Perry
    Business Prospects
    Stalactites
    The Coming Eclipse
    Glaciers
    Circular Saw Mills—Patent Decision
    Puddling and Boiling Iron
    Proposed Changes in Patent Laws
    Momentum
    Anilic Acid
    Challenge to Inventors of Breech-Loading Guns
    The Cold Deep Sea
    Science in Sport
    Mechanics
    Improved Corn Planter
    Wright's Apparatus for Feeding Furnaces
    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. Good condition. Was removed from a bound volume and shows some roughness and small binding holes at the spine edge. Front and back pages are nearly separated from each other at the spine. 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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    Payment expected within 3 days.
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