Scientific American Jan 11 1896 Eagle Bicycle Manufacture Vintage Advertising

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**Item:** Scientific American **Date of Publication:** January 11, 1896 (Vol. LXXIV, No. 2) **Publisher:** Munn & Co., New York **Original Cover Price:** 8 Cents **Description:** Up for sale is a complete, original copy of Scientific American from January 11, 1896. This highly sought-after issue is a premier piece of industrial Americana, heavily detailing the peak of the 1890s American bicycle boom on its front cover, feature articles, and back cover advertisements. The front cover features a massive multi-panel set of technical engravings titled **"THE EAGLE BICYCLE—ITS MANUFACTURE AND CONSTRUCTION"**, showing early factory production mechanics. The engravings include: 1. **Cold Swaging Machine** 2. **Detail of Frame of Lady's Eagle Bicycle** 3. **Detachable Sprocket of Eagle Bicycle** 4. **Cold Swaging Frames** (Featuring workers setting up components inside the production shop) **100% COMPLETE & INTACT:** This issue is entirely complete with all pages and plates intact. The interior includes the detailed companion feature article continuing the exploration of the Eagle Bicycle factory and late-Victorian industrial achievements. The back cover page (page 32) is exceptionally well-preserved and completely packed with some of the most famous early cycling and technology advertisements ever printed, including: * **Waverley Bicycles:** An elegant visual display layout by the Indiana Bicycle Co. ("Ridden by the Elite"). * **Lovell Diamond Bicycles:** Large ad showcasing their n

• Year: 1896
• Condition: Very Good

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