Original issue of Scientific American. At this time, the Scientific American magazine was published once a week. Every issue is packed with great articles and lots of B&W photos. An awesome peek into the scientific discoveries of the Immediate Post WWI Era.

Date: July 16, 1921

Size: 13 7/8” x 11”

Condition: Wear and possible small tears along the edges and binding. 3 holes along right edge (as if for storage in a 3-ring binder). Wear along right edge of front cover. See photos.

Some of the Articles Include:

  • Clusters and Nebulae - Some Startling Facts and Figures Concerning These Interesting Astronomical Features
  • Man-Made Precious Stones - Efforts of the Past and Present To Produce Synthetic Rubies, Sapphires, and Even Diamonds
  • Reproducing the Naval Battle of Jutland for the Motion Picture Screen (Front Cover Article)
  • Something New in Ferries - Large Automobile Ferries
  • Our Latest Battleship, the "Maryland"
  • The Summer Sneezer - New Light on Hay Fever, Rose Colds, and the Like
  • The Oil That Makes the Wheels Go 'Round - Animal and Vegetable Lubricants vs. Those of Mineral Origin Today and in the Future
  • Putting Green Sand to Work - How the Hitherto Untouched Glauconite Deposits Will Insure Our Future Potash Requirements
  • Something New in Salvaging Equipment - Electric Burrowing Machine and Inflated Bags for Pontoons
  • How Much Air for the Tunnel? - Solving the Vehicular Tunnel Ventilation Problem with the University of Illinois' Miniature Test Duct
  • and More!!

Please see my EBay store for more vintage issues of Scientific American and other items. Combined purchases will save on shipping. I am able to ship up to at least 10 Scientific Americans together for the flat shipping rate of $4.00 total.

We are now offering a new feature for our Scientific Americans!! If you are interested in only a particular article or articles in any of the magazines (95 years or older) we have listed, then you can purchase a scan of the article only for $3.00 (or a scan and hard copy for $4.50). To utilize this feature, please visit our eBay store and click on our store category "Magazine Articles". There you will find fixed price listings for purchasing either a scan of an article sent to your e-mail address or a scan of the article sent to your e-mail address and a hard copy shipped to you.