The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-06-21
THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,

is the Scientific American, weekly pub
llcation, devoted to popular silence, new
inventions, and the whole range uf me-
chanlc and manufacturing arts. The
Scientific American has been published
for fifteen years, BY the well-known Pat
eat Solicitors, Messrs. Mum 4 Co., 81
/ Park Row, New-Y ork and has yearly
increased Ia interest ana circulation, un.
, til it has attained, we understand, nearly
10000 subscribers, which is the best of
evidence that the publication is appreci-
ated by the reading public.
To those of our readers who may not
! be familiar with the character of the pa
Ger, we will state some of the subjects OF
which it treats. Its illustrated descrp-
tions of all tue most important improve
ments in steam and agricultural machine
ry, will commend it to the Engineer and
Farmer, while the new household inven-
tlons ahd shop tools which are illustrated
by etgrasinss and described in lis col
ums, with the practical receipts Contained
in every number, renders the work desir.
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has shop for manufacturing Lew wutk,
or repairing old
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monitor the repository Of American in
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and all business connected with Patents.
The Official List Of Claims, as Issued
!. weekly FROM the Patent Office, in Wash
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Office are illustrated and described on tsi
pages, thus forming an unriyalled history
) of American inventions:
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full Arts published in the world. Hon.
: Judge Mason, formerly Commissioner OF
| Patents, is not only engaged with the
, publishers in their immense Patent
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Patent Laws and Practice, his ability is
forcibly portrayed in the columns OF this
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The Scientific American is published
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number CONTAINING Is pages OF Letter.
press, and from 10 to Il orlgiHal Engra.
= wings of News Inventions, consisting Of
! the most improved Tools, Engines, Mills
Agricultural Machines and Household
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comprising 832 pages, aud over 500 Or
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