Machinery and Mechanical Devices: A Treasury of Nineteenth-Century Cuts
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486254453 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 60 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fanciful wit and dark humor make this book a masterpiece. A Customer Machinery and Mechanical Devices, isn't just a clip-art book. This sixty-page presentation of copyright free illustrations from the 1800's is a humorous personal expression of the wonderment and fear associated with functionally obscure mechanical devices. Unlike other clip-art books which present the material as individual objects separated by a lot of white space, this book is brought to much higher levels of interest. The way Rowe. Mail box to recycling bin in three minutes Don't waste your money.I had expected this book to be a visual record of machine and device designs - something that would be useful in terms of designing my own mech. systems (gear structures, mechanical interfaces, etc.,.)Instead, the book is a v. thin (60 pages) set of Victorian era etchings of miscellaneous machines and parts. not useful from an engineering perspective. And, as they have pasted anywhere from four to twelve pictur
Bizarre tableaux featuring amalgams of vintage machines, contraptions, and gizmos of the 19th century. Hundreds of exotic illustrations.