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PROSPECTUS
rf OF THE
AMERICAN ARTISAN.

The AMERICAN ARTISAN is journal de-
voted to fostering the interests of Artisans and
Manufactures, encouraging the genius of Invent
ors. and protecting the rights of Patentees. 1t
is published every Wednesday morning, at No.
2l2 Broadway Corner of Fulton Street,) New
York, by BROWN, C0OMBS * CO., Solicitors
of American and Foreign Patents.
The proprietors of the AMERICA ARTISAN re-
spectfully announce that ON May llth, 1864
they issued the FIRST number of that journal !;
and they confidently believe that, after the pub
lie have carefully perused and duly digested its
varied and valuable contents, it will be unamin-
ousy declared to be more instructive and inter-
esting than any Other weekly periodical of SINH
lar character published in either the United States
or Europe. During the next twelve months the
AMERICAN ARTISAN will contain numerous orig
inal Engravings and Descriptions OF New Ma
chinery etc. both American and Foreign-His.
tories of Famous Inventions and Discoveries-Es-
say on Scientific Subjects--lnteresting letters
from working men in all parts OF the world--ln-
structions in various Arts and Trades--Reliable
Recipes for use in the field, the workshop, and
the nousehold--wonderful experiments in Chem
istry--hints to Miiers and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
items for anufacturers-pr0ctical rules for Me-
chanics and advice to Farmers-lllustrated de-
tails OF curious and ingenius Mechanical Move
ments" and other useful lessons for Young Arti-
sans-the OFFICIAL LIST of ''clajms' OF oil Pat.
ents issued weekly from the United States Pat.
ent Ofice--Reports Of law cases relating to Pat.
epts the whole forming an Encyclopedia of Gen
eral information on variety of topics connect
ed with the industrial arts, the progress of in
vention, etc.
THE PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT
of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will be under the gen.
era superntendence of Mr.. John W. Coombs.
who has had ELEVEN years experience in the
management of similar department in the Office
of the . Scientific American" in this city.
Each number of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will
contain 80 columns of instructive and interest
ing reading matter, in which the progress OF the
arts and sciences will be recorded in familiar Ian
guage. Invested of dry technicalties and abstruse
words and phrases.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will be critically su.
pervIsed by a member Of the firm of Brown
CooMBs d Co., assisted by other gentlemen OF
theoretical and practical knowledge of the arts
and sciences. The columns of the American Ar.
tizan wall be rendered attractive by articles from
the pens of many talented American writers upon
scientific and mechanical subjects and among
the more prominent of these contributors may
be mentioned Mr.. Robert Macfarlane, who dur
ing the last IL years filed the responsible pc
sition of Senior Editor Of the /" Scientific Amer
ican." ... ..
THE PATENT DEPARTMENT.
of the AMERICAN ARTISAN will be placed in
charge of Mr.. Henry T. Brown, who has had
more than 10 years experience rs Solicitor Of
I Tatcnts, DOM III THIS country duu EUROPE, ant
who has been for many years the principal pro
fessiona assistant OF Messrs. MUM a. Co., Pat
ent Agents, of this city. In this department
will he published regularly the OFFICIAL list o.
''claims" of all patents issued from the U. 5
Patent Office during the previous week this
list will be expressly prepared for the AMERIcAf
ARTISAN, and it will appear SEVERAL DAYS II
ADVANCE of its publication in any other journal
important and interesting legal decisions in pat
ent cases, tried in the United States Courts, will
be periodically presented in this department. to
gether with illustrat ted descriptions of many re
markable inventions recently patented either a
home or abroad.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Persons intending to subscribe for the AMERI
CAN ARTISAN should speedily remit. so as t
have their subscriptions commence with the FIRST
number of Volume l, dated May llth, 1864. Al
the end of the year the 81 numbers will form
when bound, q handsome volume of 4l6 pages
and several engravings. The terms are only S:
| for ONE YEAR; 81 for SIX MoNTAs.
| Club.senders will be very literally dealt with
as seen in the following table -
| 8 copies, q months, 81 W
8 ~ 800
| 10 % year, e.. s$l5 90
20 20 90
Canadian subscribers should remit 20 cts. extri
to pay postage. Specimen copies sent free.
Address. BROWN. COOMBS g. CO.,
Proprietors of the AMERICAN ARTISAN,
No 2l2 Broadway New York