The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-07-15
PROSPECTUS
AMERICAN ARTISAN.

FTtHE AMERICAN ARTISAN Is q journal de-
voted 10 fostering the interests Of Artisans
and Manufacturers, encouraging the genius of In
yentors, and protecting the rights Of Patentees.
1t Is published every Wednesday morning, at
No. 2I2 BROADWAY {corner of Fulton STREET.,
New York, by BROWN, CUOMES h CO., Soil
citors Of American and Foreign Patents.
The Proprietors Of the AMERICAN ARTl-
SAN respectfully announce that on May IL,
1864. they issued the first humber of that Jour
nal; aud they confidently believe that, after
the public have carefully perused aud duly diges.
ted lis varied and valuable contents, it will be
unanimously declared 10 be 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 EngravinGs aud Descriptions
of New Machinery, etc., both American and For
eign-tiistpries of Famous Inventions and Dis
coyeries- Esssys on Scientific Subjects-inter-
esting Letters ftom Working-men 10 all parts of
the World-Instruction In various Arts and
Trades-Reliable Recipes for use in the Field, the
Workshop, and the HousehOld-Wonderful Ex-
periments iu Chemis,ry--fIints 10 Millers and
llwrights--News-item for Manuf.cturers-
Practical Rules for Mechanics and Advice 20
Farmers-illus'rated Details Of Curious and In
genous ''Mechsnical Movements and other Use
full Lessons for Young Arrisans-the OFFICIAL
List of "Claims" Of all Patents issued weekly
from the United States Patent 0ffice-Reports Of
Law Cases relating to Patents; the whole form
ing an Encyclopedia of General Information on
Q variety Of topics connected with the Industrial
Arts, the Progress of Invention, etc.
THE PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT
Of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will be under the
genera superintendent of Mr.. JoHy ". CooMBs,
he has Inl l. 4
management | n similar department in the Office
OF the Scientific American" 10 this city. Each
number of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will con-
tain thirty-two columns of instructive and inter-
esting reading matter, in which the progress Of
the arts and sciences will be recorded in familiar
language, Invested Of dry technicalities and ab.
struse words and phrases.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
OF the AMERICAN ARTISAN will be critically
supervised by member Of the firm of BRowN,
CooaBs Co.. assisted by other 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.. RoBERr MAcrARLANE
who during the last SEVENTEEN YEARS. filled thu
responsible position Of Senior Editor of the 'Sci
entifc American"
THE PATENT DEPA RTMENr
OF the AMERICAN ARTISAN win be placed ia
charge Of Mr.. Henry T. BRowN who has haG
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 Go
Patent Agents of this city, In this departmen
will be published regularly the official list o
claims Of all patents issued from the Unitet
States Patent Office during the previous week
this list will be prepared expressly for the AME
RICAN ARTISAN, and will appear several day
in Advance of its publication in any other Journal
Important and interesting legal decisions In pat
ent cases, tried in the United States Courts, vii
be periodically presented in this department, to
gether with illustrated descriptions Of many re
markable inventions recently patented either q
home or abroad.