2 vintage Scientific American magazines 1884 & 1899 articles tools Krag rifles
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You are bidding on two vintage issues of Scientific American magazine as pictured. One is dated June 14, 1884, and the other is dated May 20, 1899. The 1884 issue measures about 11-3/8" by 16-3/16", and has 16 pages including the covers. The 1899 issue measures about 11" by 15-7/8", and also has 16 pages.Both contain a wide variety of articles about new mechanical processes, new patents and inventions which seem to be mostly tools or tool related, and the last two pages have small advertisements. For example the 1884 issue has the cover devoted to drawings of the Jessups & Moore Works who make book paper, articles about stone quarries, a gauge for mechanical work, lathe improvements, Pratt & Whitney 12" straight edge, milk testers, diptheria, making of paper pails, and many more. The 1899 issue has the feature article about the making of Krag-Jorgensen rifles, and some of the new inventions include new Baldwin locomotives, a tire-bolt wrench, Smith's pruning implement, and obviously much more.Condition of both is fair to good. Both have been folded in the middle. The 1884 issue has some fading, some slight staining, 1/2" to 3/4" tears at both ends of the middle with a small piece of tape on both covers, but is mostly intact and very readable. The 1899 issue is better, with less fading, some very short tears mostly along the spine,
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