The Strand Magazine
"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" was first published in the UK in "The Strand Magazine" in March 1892, and in the United States in the US edition of the "Strand" in April 1892. The story was published with eight illustrations by Sidney Paget in "The Strand Magazine". It was included in the short story collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", which was published in October 1892.