Architect at his drawing board. 
This wood engraving was published on May 25, 1893, in <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teknisk_Ukeblad" class="extiw" title="en:Teknisk Ukeblad">Teknisk Ukeblad</a></i>, Norway's leading engineering journal. It illustrates an article about a new kind of upright drawing board delivered by the firm <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voith" class="extiw" title="de:Voith"> J. M. Voith</a> in <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidenheim_an_der_Brenz" class="extiw" title="de:Heidenheim an der Brenz"> Heidenheim a. d. Brenz</a> (in south Germany). The board measures 1800 x 1250 mm, the total height is 2800 mm, and the weight 220 kg.
Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</span>
1893-05-25
From an 1893 technical journal, now in the public domain. Scanned in 600 dpi by Lars Aronsson, 2005. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://runeberg.org/tekuke/1893/0161.html">http://runeberg.org/tekuke/1893/0161.html</a>