Petersen, William J. (editor)

The Palimpsest - Volume 50 Number 8 - August 1969

Iowa City, IA: The State Historical Society of Iowa, 1969. Staple-bound Softcover. Very Good. Item #042394

Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; saddle staples show rust staining but remain secure; cover shows bands of greenish smudging and light scuffing front and back and tiny folds at two corners, otherwise sound. 46pp., illustrated; Part Two of the Iowa Inventors and Inventions special by Homer L. and Corrine Calkin, with articles about Charles Mason and Benton J. Hall, plus diagrams! Including, in 1873, a bell-striking (rather than string-striking) piano and a pinball table! Also prosthetics, bridges, guns, and pens.

Price: $4.00