"THE ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTER" MAGAZINE LOT.
Item Description
"The Electrical Experimenter" was a non-fiction science hobby magazine published that eventually became "Science And Invention" (see following lots). Originally solely non-fiction, later issues would contain a single Science-Fiction story, w/Hugo Gernsback being among the first authors. Lot includes issues from Vol. 2 to Vol. 7; 1915 (nine issues), 1916 (three issues), 1919 (one issue).
Breakdown is as follows -
1915
- Vol. 2, #12 (April)
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 25, #1 (May); "Baron Münchhausen's New Scientific Adventures" cover story
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 26, #2 (June); Münchhausen's "Interstellar" spaceship cover, Thomas Edison feature
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 27, #3 (July); "Münchhausen And His Wireless Telephone On The Moon" cover story
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 28, #4 (Aug.); "Television, Or The Projection Of Pictures Over A Wire" feature, Thomas Edison feature; 5" spine split, VG
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 29, #5 (Sept.); "The Wireless Torpedo" cover story, radium feature, submarine features, Thomas Edison features; separate blueprint supplement sheet
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 30, #6 (Oct.); "Aurora Borealis" cover story, "Baron Münchhausen's New Scientific Adventures" story
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 31, #7 (Nov.); "The Radium Destroyer" cover story, "Baron Münchhausen's New Scientific Adventures" story
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 32, #8 (Dec.); "A Canal Scene On Mars" Sci-Fi cover story, "Baron Münchhausen's New Scientific Adventures" story, "Edison And Tesla" Nobel Prize notice; rodent damage to bottom right corner, VG
1916
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 33, #9 (Jan.); "Ball Lightning" cover story, "Baron Münchhausen's New Scientific Adventures" story
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 34, #10 (Feb.); "Electro-Gyro-Cruiser" cover story about armored tank-like vehicle, Alexander Graham Bell feature
- Vol. 3, Whole No. 35, #11 (March); "The Tesla Destroyer" cover story (while structure bearing resemblance to Tesla's proposed Wardenclyffe Tower project) and "The Tesla High Frequency Oscillator" feature, "Baron Münchhausen's New Scientific Adventures" story
1919
- Vol. 7, Whole No. 77, #5 (Sept.); "You Too Can Do This On 'Eros'" Sci-Fi cover story
Issues show varying degrees of wear/aging, w/some having spine creases and margin/corner tip wear. One 1916 issue has moisture staining along spine. Fine to VF overall . Early and historic publication.
