Scientific American May 2 1885 Pumping Engines New Orleans Exposition Ads

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**Item:** Scientific American **Date of Publication:** May 2, 1885 (Vol. LII, No. 18) **Publisher:** Munn & Co., New York **Original Cover Price:** $3.20 Per Annum (Subscription Issue) **Description:** Up for sale is an original, complete copy of Scientific American from May 2, 1885. This incredibly early, Gilded Age issue features a fascinating front cover article and multi-panel illustration detailing historical machinery: **"Exhibition of Pumping Engines by C. H. De Lamater & Co. at the New Orleans Exposition."** The front cover engravings showcase 5 distinct technical perspectives of advanced hot air and steam pumping machinery (Ericsson and Rider hot air systems) exhibited at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans. The artwork includes intricate gears, flywheels, cylinders, and operational mechanics of the era. **100% COMPLETE & INTACT:** This issue is entirely complete with all pages and plates intact. The interior features the companion article breakdown of the De Lamater iron works exhibition, alongside period patents, evolutionary technology schematics, and Scientific American's classic analytical prose. The back cover page is a stunning look into 1880s American marketing, featuring dense typography and classic illustrated advertisements including: * **Epps's Cocoa:** Large center advertisement ("Grateful-Comforting for Breakfast"). * **Columbia Bicycles & Tricycles:** Pope Mfg. Co. early high-wheel safety bicycle advertisement. * **Ha

• Year: 1885
• Condition: Very Good

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