1922 Cover Profilometer Public Roads Bicycle Springfield Illinois Highway SCA3 VN1 architectural art

architectural art

The specimens are from the collection at Phillips Academy in Andover

& French Company

Forbes Robertson ("The Passing of the Third Floor Back")

This is an original 1875 black and white steel engraving of a portrait of Thomas Wentworth

1922 Cover Profilometer Public Roads Bicycle Springfield Illinois Highway SCA3 VN1 architectural artPlease note that this is a cover only. This is an original 1922 color cover for Scientific American featuring an image of two men using a profilometer, which was an instrument that was used to measure the roughness of the highways. It is shown here testing the roads near Springfield, Illinois. CONDITION This 89+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging throughout. Light wrinkling. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage.