The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-07-01
PROSPECTUS
or THE
AMERICAN ARTISAN.

TIME AMERICAN ARTISAN is a Journal de-
n voted TO fostering the interests OF Artisans
and manufacturers, encouraging the genius ofln-
ventOrs and pro Getting the rights of Patentees.
1t is published every Wednesday morning, at
No. 2l2 BROADWAY Corner Of Fulton Street),
New York, by BROWN C0OMBS & CO., Soil
citors Of merican and Foreign Patents.
The Proprietors Of the AMERICAN ARTI-
SAN respectfully announce that on May III,
1861. they issued Nh FIRST number Of that jour
mi and they confidently believe that, after
IL" public have carefully lcruscd and duly diges
nd its varied and valuable contents, it will be
unanimously declared 70 he more instructive and
interesting than any other weekly periodical of
similar character published in either the United
States or Europe During the next twelve
months the AMERICAN ARTISAN will contain
numerous Original Engnvings and Descriptions
of New Machinery, etc, both American and For
gn-iiistories of Famous inventions and Dis
coveries-E ESSAYS IN Scientific Suhiects--lnter-
esting Letters from Working-mcn in all parts of
the World-Instructions in various Arts and
Trades-Reahle Recipes for use in the Field the
Workshop, and the llousehold--W Wonderful Ex-
periments in ChemiS'ry-llnts TO Millers and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Manufacturers
Practical Rules for Mechanics and Advice to
Farmcrs-llns'rated Details of Curious and In
genious ''Mechanica Mnvsmrns' and other Use
ful Lessons for Young Arrisans-lhe trFieI,l.
List of Claims OF all Patents issued weekly
from the United States Patent OlIire--Reports Of
Law Gases relating TO Patents the whole form
ing an Encyclopedia Of General Information on
variety Of topics connected with the Industrial
Arts, the Progress of Invention, etc.
TIE PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT
Of thr AMERICAN ARTISAN will lie under the
general superin'endrnce ct Mr.. ]oHS w. Cooags
In h.,u - F,.,.tA
management cF 4 similar department in the office
Of the 'Srirn'fc American. IN this rity. Each
numhcr os The a NfRlCAN ARTISAN viii con-
tain thirty-two columns OF instructive aud inter
rsting reading matter, in which the progress of
the arts and sccuccs will he recorded 10 familiar
language, Invested of dry technicalities AID alb
struse words and phrases.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will he critically
supervised by member Of the firm of BRovN,
CooMBs Il Co., assisted by rtler gentlemen Of
theoretical and practical knowledge of the arts
and sciences. The columns of the AMERICAN
ARTISAN will be rendered attractive by arti-
cles from the pens of many talented American
writers upon scientific and mechanical subjects
and among the more prominent of these contrib
utors may be mentioned Mr.. ROBERT MAcFARLANE,
who durirg the last SEVENTEEN YEARS filled the
responsible position Of Senior Editor of the tsSci,
entifc American"
THE PATENT DEPA RTMENT
of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will be placed in
charge of Mr.. Henry T. Brown, who has had
more than nineteen years experience as Solici
tor of Patents, both in this country and Europe
and who has been for many years the principa
professional assistant of Messrs. MUM & Co
Patent Agents of this CITY, In this department
will be published regularly the official list o
''claims'' of all patents issued from the United
States Patent Office during the previous week
this list will he prepared expressly for the AME
RICAN ARTISA&, and will appear several day.
in adcance of its publication in any other Journal
Important and interesting legal decisions in pat
ent cases, tried in the United States Courts, viii
be periodically presented in this department, to
gether with illustrated descriptions OF many re-
markable inventions recently patented either a
home or abroad.