[Advertisement for Westinghouse automatic engine] – Antique Print
![[Advertisement for Westinghouse automatic engine], 1884 — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/48/48a88d06ac3f-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures [Advertisement for Westinghouse automatic engine] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Advertisement for Westinghouse automatic engine]
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An advertisement for the Westinghouse automatic engine, this wood engraving ran in the trade journal *Electrical World* on March 8, 1884, when electric lighting was still a new business. Steam engines like this one drove the dynamos that powered early electric plants, so the advertisement speaks to engineers and investors building those systems. The engraving is a useful record of how manufacturers marketed heavy machinery to the trade in the 1880s, when illustrated notices were a main way to reach buyers. The catalog data for this print is old and unverified, so details beyond the title and publication information should be read with caution.
| Created / published | 1884 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Electrical World, 1884 March 8. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Engines; Electricity; Adv. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,122 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141905 |
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