Scientific American Magazine
Volume 100, Issue 3You are currently logged out. Please sign in to download the issue PDF.
Features
The 1909 Automobile
Growth of the Automobile Industry
Standardizing the Automobile
Cost of Running a Car
Alloy Steels and Automobile Durability
The Buggy Type Automobile
Selecting a Car
The Commercial Truck vs. the Horse
High Tension Ignition by Magneto
Our Legion Tires and Their Trouble
Automobile Lubrication--Some Elementary Principles
The Two-Cycle Automobile Motor
Handy Man's Workshop
How to Convert a Horse-drawn Buggy into a Motor Buggy for Less then $300
George Heron
When a Lost Nut Cannot be Replaced
Scraping Carbon from the Piston Heads
Relining the Brake Shoes
Getting Home with a Weak Battery
A Novel Carrying Case for Automobile Tires
Some Automobile Novelties
A Novel Speed-Changing Gear
A New Suspension for Automobiles
Automobile Notes and Suggestions
A Novel Gasoline Strainer
Suppressing Rattle in Brakes, Mud Guards, Etc.
Getting Home with a Broken Universal Joint
Correcting a Leaky Carbureter Float Valve
Departments
Recently Patented Inventions - January 16, 1909
Patents - January 16, 1909
Index of Inventions - January 16, 1909