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Story Unit--The Second Story Unit--The Third Story Unit--The Door and Window Openings--The Bay Windows--The Joints between the Units--The Roof Construction--The Chimney--The Windows--The Front Door--The Inside Doorways--The Interior Trim--A Fireplace--Lighting Fixtures--Decorating--Painting the Outside Walls.

HOME-MADE DOLL FURNITURE 174 Metal Furniture--Miniature Mission Furniture--Material--Drawing the Patterns and Enlarging by Squares--The Chairs--The Settee--Tables--A Dining-room Table--A Side-board--A Mirror--The Grandfather's Clock--Kitchen Furniture--The Beds--The Dresser--A Wash-stand--Finishing.

OTHER CIGAR-BOX FURNITURE 187 A Folding-bed--A Dresser--A Wardrobe.

HOME-MADE CIGAR-BOX TOYS 191 Material--Cutting--An Express-wagon--A Cart--An Auto Delivery-wagon--A Jack-in-the-box--A Round-seated Chair--A Round Center-table--A Dining-table--A Square-seated Chair--A Doll's Cradle--Finishing the Cigar-box Wood.

HOME-MADE SPOOL AND CARDBOARD TOYS 196 Material--A Baby Carriage--A Two-wheel Cart--A Toy Merry-go-round--A Teeter-board--A Doll Swing--A Sofa--A Chair--A Square Center-table--A Round Center-table.

A HOME-MADE TOY MAIL-BOX 205 Playing Postman--Material for Mail-box--The Sides, Ends, and Bottom of Box--The Top--The Letter-drop--The Collection-drop--Reinforcing the Corners--Covering the Box--A Collection Schedule Card--How to hang up the Mail-box--A Mail-bag--The Way to play Post-office.

A HOME-MADE REFLECTOSCOPE 210 The Working Principle of the Reflectoscope--Material for making One--The Lens Opening--Ventilator Holes--The Interior Arrangement--A Hood for the Ventilators--If Oil Lamps are Used--If Electric Light is Used--How to mount the Lens--Puttying Cracks--Painting the Inside of the Box--The Back Boards--The Picture Holder--How the Lens reverses Pictures--Adjustments.

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FACING PAGE

Fig. 48. Launching the Toy Motor-boat 34

Fig. 108. The Buzz-saw whizzes when you twist the Cord } Fig. 109. The Eccentric Clog-dancer is a Circus in Himself } 72 Fig. 110. Pull the String and Jack jumps comically }

Fig. 114. Whirling the Cricket-rattle makes it Chirp } Fig. 115. The Crawling Turtle's Shell is a Jelly-mould } 76

Fig. 135. A Merry-go-round } Fig. 136. A Clockwork Motor } Fig. 137. A Ferris Wheel } 90 Fig. 138. A Flying Airship }

Fig. 160. The Car Completed } Fig. 161. The Framework } 104

Fig. 220. The Home-made Doll-house } Fig. 221. Interior View of Doll-house } 146

Fig. 243. The Most Stylish Apartments in Doll Town } Fig. 244. How the Three Stories are arranged side by } 166 side to form a Six-room Apartment }

Fig. 284. An Express-wagon } Fig. 285. A Cart. } 192

Fig. 289. A Jack-in-the-box } Fig. 290. The Skeleton of the Jack-in-the-box } Fig. 291. A Round-seated Chair } Fig. 292. A Round Center-table } 194-195 Fig. 293. A Dining-table } Fig. 294. A Square-seated Chair } Fig. 295. A Doll's Cradle }

Fig. 325. The Home-made Mail-box strapped to the Face of a Door } Fig. 326. The Home-made Mail-box strapped to a Chair-back } 206

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FIG. 1. The Paper Pinwheel is the Simplest Pinwheel to Make. 1 FIG. 2. Diagram for Paper Pinwheel. 2 FIG. 3. How the Paper Pinwheel is Folded. 2 FIG. 4. A Pinion-wheel Windmill. 3 FIG. 5. Diagram for Pinion-wheel Windmill. 3 FIG. 6. A Four-blade Windmill. 4 FIG. 7. Hub. 4 FIG. 8. How to Slot End of Shaft for Tail 4 FIG. 9. An Eight-blade Windmill. 5 FIG. 10. Spool Hub. 6 FIG. 11. Blades. 6 FIG. 12. Shaft. 6 FIG. 13. Tail. 6 FIG. 14. How the Windmill may be Rigged up to Operate a Toy Jumping-jack. 7 FIG. 15. How the Jumping-jack is Supported. 8 FIG. 16. Spool Hub. 8 FIG. 17. A Malay Tailless Kite. 9 FIG. 18. Completed Malay Kite with Belly-band Attached. 10 FIG. 19. Framework of Malay Kite. 11 FIG. 20. Detail of Vertical Stick. 12 FIG. 21. Detail of Bow-Stick. 12 FIG. 22. Detail of End of Bow-Stick. 12 FIG. 23. Raising the Box-Kite. 13 FIG. 24. The Box-Kite. 14 FIG. 25. Make Two Side Frames like this. 14 FIG. 26. Cross-section of the Box-Kite. 15 FIG. 27. Detail of Diagonal Braces. 16 FIG. 28. A Good Hand Kite-reel. 17 FIGS. 29 and 30. Details of Hand Kite-reel. 18 FIG. 31. A Body Kite-reel. 19 FIG. 32. Detail of Axle Support. 19 FIG. 33. Detail of Crank. 19 FIG. 34. Launching a Model Aeroplane. 22 FIG. 35. Plan. 23 FIG. 36. Side Elevation . 23 FIG. 37. Detail of Fuselage and Motor of the Wells Model. 24 FIG. 38. Detail of Thrust Bearing, Propeller-shaft, and Connections. 24 FIG. 39. Detail of Bow Hook and how Rubber Motor is Connected to it. 24 FIG. 40. Detail of the Main Plane Framework of the Wells Model. 26 FIG. 41. Detail of the Elevator Framework. 26 FIG. 42. Detail of Fin. 26 FIG. 43. The Wells Model Propeller. 27 FIG. 44. How to Prepare a 9-inch Propeller. 27 FIG. 45. A Home-made Motor Winder. 30 FIG. 46. The Kind of Egg-beater to Use. 30 FIG. 47. How the Motors are Connected to Winder for Winding. 30 FIG. 48. LAUNCHING THE TOY MOTOR-BOAT. 34 FIG. 49. The Completed Motor-boat. 33 FIG. 50. Stern, with Motor in Place. 33 FIG. 51. Diagram of Hull. 34 FIGS. 52 and 53. How the Hull, Sides, Stern and Deck Pieces are Assembled 34 FIG. 54. Longitudinal Section of Assembled Motor-boat. 36 FIGS. 55-59. Details of Propeller. 36 FIG. 60. Rubber-band Motor 36 FIG. 61. A Varnish-can Water-motor in Operation. 38 FIG. 62. The Completed Varnish-can Water-motor. 39 FIGS. 63 and 64. Sections through Water-motor Case. 40 FIG. 65. The Completed Water-motor Wheel. 41 FIGS. 66 and 67. Details of Water-motor Wheel. 41 FIGS. 68-69. How to Make a Water-tight Connection between Faucet and Water-motor. 42 FIG. 70. A Small Water-motor that can be Operated in a Wash-basin. 43 FIG. 71. The Water-motor Wheel. 43 FIGS. 72 and 73. Details of Water-motor Wheel. 44 FIG. 74. Support for Water-motor Wheel. 45 FIG. 75. Upright. 47 FIG. 76. The Toy Railway in Operation. 48 FIG. 77. Support for Trolley-line. 48 FIG. 78. The Tracks. 50 FIG. 79. A Top View of Car Truck. 50 FIG. 80. Spool Wheels. 51 FIG. 81. The Completed Car Truck. 51 FIG. 82. 51 FIG. 83. A Gondola Car. 52 FIG. 84. Side View. 53 FIG. 85. End View. 53 FIGS. 86-94. Details of Toy Street Car. 55 FIG. 95. The Railway Depot. 57 FIG. 96. A Toy Office Building with Elevator. 60 FIG. 97. Section through Elevator Shaft. 62 FIG. 98. Floors. 63 FIG. 99. Partitions. 63 FIG. 100. Front View of Elevator Shaft. 64 FIGS. 101. and 102. Elevator Car Details. 64 FIG. 103. Detail of Brake and Controlling Levers. 65 FIG. 104. An Outdoor Elevator. 66 FIG. 105. Supports for Elevator Guides and Cables. 67 FIG. 106. Elevator Car. 69 FIG. 107. Counter-balance. 69 FIG. 108. The Buzz-saw whizzes when you Twist the Cord. 72 FIG. 109. The eccentric Clog-dancer is a Circus in himself. 72 FIG. 110. Pull the String and Jack jumps comically. 72 FIG. 111. Detail of Buzz-saw Whirligig shown in Fig. 108. 72 FIG. 112. Details of Body of the Clog-dancer shown in Fig. 109. 73 FIG. 113. Details of Body of the Jumping-jack shown in Fig. 110. 74 FIG. 114. Whirling the Cricket-rattle makes it chirp. 76 FIG. 115. The crawling Turtle's Shell is a Jelly Mould. 76 FIG. 116. Details of the Noisy Cricket-rattle shown Fig. 114. 76 FIG. 117. How Head, Feet, and Tail are Attached to a Jelly Mould to Make the Turtle shown in Fig. 115. 77 FIG. 118. The Spool Wheels and the Rubber-bands which Propel them. 77 FIGS. 119 and 120. Clock Wheel Tops. 80 FIG. 121. Upholstering Tack Top. 80 FIG. 122. How to Hold Upholstering Tack for Spinning. 80 FIGS. 123 and 124. Details of Spool Top. 80 FIG. 125. A Shoe-polish Can Top. 81 FIGS. 126-128. Details of Shoe-polish Can Top. 82 FIG. 129. A Spinning Top Race-track. 83 FIG. 130. A Spiral Top. 84 FIG. 131. Diagram of Spiral for Spiral Top. 84 FIG. 132. A Merry-go-round Top. 85 FIG. 133. Detail of Merry-go-round Top. 86 FIG. 134. How Horses are Mounted upon Top Platform. 86 FIG. 135. A Merry-go-round. 90 FIG. 136. A CLOCKWORK MOTOR. 90 FIG. 137. A Ferris Wheel. 90 FIG. 138. The "Flying Airships." 90 FIG. 139. How the Clockwork Motor is Fastened to the Cigar-box Cover. 89 FIG. 140. Plan of Top of Standard for Merry-go-round. 91 FIG. 141. Pattern for Tent of Merry-go-round. 91 FIG. 142. The Tent ready to be Fastened upon a Tent-pole. 91 FIG. 143. Full-size Pattern for the Horses of the Merry-go-round. 92 FIG. 144. Pattern for the Merry-go-round Sleighs. 93 FIG. 145. A Completed Sleigh showing Attachment to Shaft. 94 FIG. 146. Full-size Pattern for the Girl Riders. 95 FIG. 147. Full-size Pattern for the Boy Riders. 95 FIG. 148. How the Second Leg of the Boy is Attached. 95 FIG. 149. Standard for the Ferris Wheel. 97 FIG. 150. Make Two Supports like this for the Ferris Wheel Standard. 98 FIGS. 151 and 152. How a Spool is Fastened to the Top of the Support for a Hub. 98 FIG. 153. How to Lay out the Cardboard Rims of the Ferris Wheel. 99 FIG. 154. The Spokes Fitted into the Spool Hub. 99 FIG. 155. The Rim Slipped into the End of the Spokes. 99 FIG. 156. A Spool Hub for the Wheel. 99 FIG. 157. How the Spokes, Rims, and Axles are Fastened Together. 99 FIG. 158. Pattern for the Ferris Wheel Cars. 100 FIG. 159. A Completed Car for the Ferris Wheel. 101 FIG. 160. The Car completed. 104 FIG. 161. The Framework. 104 FIG. 162. Top View of Wooden Frame. 105 FIGS. 163-170. Patterns for the Automobile Touring-car. 108 FIG. 171. Chauffeur. 109 FIG. 172. Cardboard Side of Automobile. 109 FIG. 173. The Hood. 110 FIG. 174. The Steering-wheel. 111 FIG. 175. An Automobile Delivery Wagon. 113 FIG. 176. An Electro-Magnet Derrick. 118 FIGS. 177-179. The Electro-Magnet. 119 FIG. 180. How the Electro-Magnet is Connected up. 120 FIG. 181. A Home-made Switch. 121 FIG. 182. Details of Switch. 121 FIG. 183. Detail of Mast. 122 FIG. 184. Detail of Pulley. 122 FIG. 185. Detail of Boom. 122 FIG. 186. Detail of Derrick Windlass. 123 FIG. 187. Detail of the Toy Shocking Machine. 125 FIGS. 188-191. Details of Induction-Coil. 126 FIGS. 192 and 193. Details of Shocking-coil Handles. 129 FIG. 194. Interrupter for Shocking-coil. 129 FIGS. 195-198. Details of Interrupter. 131 FIG. 199. A Toy Electric Motor Truck. 132 FIG. 200. Top view of Electric Motor Truck. 133 FIGS. 201-203. Details of Axle and Belt Shaft. 134 FIG. 204. Two Home-made Battery Cells Connected in Series. 135 FIG. 205. A Single Cell. 136 FIGS. 206 and 207. Details of Zinc and Carbon. 136 FIG. 208. Plan of Motor Truck Bottom. 137 FIG. 209. Section through Bottom. 137 FIG. 210. Details of Seat and Canopy-top. 138 FIG. 211. Pattern of Canopy-top. 139 FIG. 212. The Completed Toy Shooting Gallery. 140 FIG. 213. The Box Framework. 141 FIGS. 214-215. Details of Targets. 142 FIG. 216. The Card-shooting Pistol. 143 FIGS. 217-219. Detail of Card-shooting Pistol. 144 FIG. 220. The Home-made Doll-house. 146 FIG. 221. Interior View of Doll-house. 146 FIGS. 222-226. Plans of Doll-house and Patterns for Partitions. 147 FIG. 227. The Chimney. 148 FIG. 228. Front View of Elevator-shaft and Stairs. 149 FIGS. 229-232. Details of the Elevator. 149 FIG. 233. The Front Gable-End. 152 FIGS. 234-237. Details of Stairs. 153 FIG. 238. Exterior of Stable. 160 FIG. 239. Interior of Stable. 161 FIG. 240. Front Gable-End. 162 FIG. 241. Stall Partitions. 162 FIG. 242. Ladder to Hay-loft. 163 FIG. 243. The most stylish Apartments in Doll Town. 166 FIG. 244. How the three Stories are arranged Side by Side to form a Six-room Apartment. 166 FIG. 245. Plan of the Six-Room Doll Apartment. 166 FIG. 246. The First Story Unit and Diagram of Partitions. 167 FIG. 247. The Second Story Unit and Diagram of Partitions. 167 FIG. 248. The Third Story Unit and Diagram of Partitions. 167 FIG. 249. In Cutting the Opening for the Bay Windows, leave a Narrow Strip over the Opening, as above, for a "Beam." 168 FIGS. 250 and 251. How the Removable Roof is Constructed. 169 FIG. 252. How the Chimney and Chimney Cap are Made. 169 FIG. 253. The Living-Room Mantel. 171 FIG. 254. Details of Mantel. 171 FIGS. 255-258. Two Lighting Fixtures and how to Make Them. 172 FIGS. 259-266. Patterns for Furniture. 177 FIG. 267. Chairs. 178 FIG. 268. Chairs. 178 FIG. 269. A Settee. 179 FIG. 270. A Table. 179 FIG. 271. Another Design. 180 FIG. 272. A Side-board. 181 FIG. 273. A Mirror. 182 FIG. 274. A Grandfather's Clock. 183 FIG. 275. A Bed. 184 FIG. 276. Another Design. 184 FIG. 277. A Dresser. 185 FIG. 278. A Wash-stand. 186 FIG. 279. A Doll's Folding-bed. 187 FIG. 280. Folding-bed . 188 FIG. 281. Foot. 188 FIG. 282. Dresser Completed. 189 FIG. 283. A Doll's Dresser. 189 FIG. 286. Cross-section of the Express-wagon. 192 FIG. 284. AN EXPRESS-WAGON. 192 FIG. 285. A CART. 192 FIG. 286. Cross-section of the Express-wagon. 192 FIGS. 287 and 288. An Auto Delivery-wagon built of Cigar-boxes. Frontispiece FIG. 289. A Jack-in-the-box. 194 FIG. 290. The Skeleton of the Jack-in-the-Box. 194 FIG. 291. A round-seated Chair. 194 FIG. 292. A round Center-table. 194 FIG. 293. A Dining-table. 194 FIG. 294. A square-seated Chair. 194 FIG. 295. A Doll's Cradle. 194 FIG. 296. Pedestal of Center-table. 194 FIG. 297. Leg of Dining-table. 194 FIG. 298. Pattern for Cradle Rockers. 195 FIG. 299. Doll Carriage. 196 FIGS. 300-302. Details of Doll Carriage. 197 FIG. 303. Baby Carriage Hood. 198 FIG. 304. Diagram of Hood. 198 FIG. 305. Carriage Handles. 198 FIG. 306. The Two-wheel Cart. 199 FIG. 307-309. Details of Cart. 199 FIG. 310. Merry-go-round. 200 FIG. 311. Teeter. 200 FIG. 312. Cardboard Strip for Merry-go-round and Teeter. 200 FIG. 313. Boy and Girl Riders for Merry-go-round and Teeter. 200 FIG. 314. Doll Swing. 201 FIG. 315. Detail of Swing. 201 FIGS. 316 and 317. Details of Swing Seat. 202 FIG. 318. Sofa. 202 FIGS. 319-321. Details of Sofa. 203 FIG. 322. Chair. 203 FIG. 323. Square Center-table. 203 FIG. 324. Round Center-table. 203 FIG. 325. The home-made Mail-box strapped to the Face of a Door. 206 FIG. 326. The home-made Mail-box strapped to a Chair BackK. 206 FIG. 327. Diagram for Making Sides, Ends, and Bottom of Mail-box. 206 FIG. 328. Diagram for Making Top. 206 FIG. 329. Diagram for Making End Pieces of Letter-Drop. 206 FIG. 330. Diagram for Making Front Piece of Letter-Drop. 206 FIG. 331. The Sides, Ends, and Bottom folded ready to be put Together. 207 FIG. 332. Top, showing how Portion is Bent up for Back of Letter-Drop. 207 FIG. 333. Ends of Letter-Drop. 207 FIG. 334. Front of Letter-Drop. 207 FIG. 335. Top, with Letter-Drop Completed. 207 FIG. 336. Diagram for Making Collection-drop. 208 FIG. 337. How the Collection-drop is Folded. 208 FIG. 338. The Collection-drop Hinged in Place. 208 FIG. 339. The Complete Reflectoscope. 210 FIG. 340. Detail of Ventilator Top. 210 FIG. 341. Plan of Reflectoscope. 211 FIG. 342. Cross-section of Reflectoscope 211 FIGS. 343 and 344. Details of Lens Mounting 213 FIG. 345. View of Back of Reflectoscope 213 FIG. 346. Detail of Post Card Holder. 213

HOME-MADE TOYS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS

HOME-MADE TOYS

FOR GIRLS AND BOYS

HOME-MADE WINDMILLS

No mechanical toy is more interesting to make, nor more interesting to watch in operation, than a miniature windmill. It is a very simple toy to construct, and the material for making one can usually be found at hand, which are two reasons why nearly every boy and girl at one time or another builds one.

You had better make a cardboard pinion-wheel first, then a tin one afterwards, as cardboard is so much easier to cut. A pair of heavy shears will be necessary for cutting a tin wheel, and a cold chisel for separating the edges of the blades.

Cut the blades of equal size, 9 inches long, 5 inches wide on the wide edge, and 1-1/2 inches wide on the narrow edge, and fasten them in the slots with nails.

With the blades in position, pivot the hub to the end of the windmill shaft, a stick 20 inches long . The end opposite to that to which the hub is pivoted is whittled round, and slotted with a saw to receive a tail . The tail may be of the same size as the blades, though it is shown shorter in the illustration.

Figure 14 shows how the toy windmill may be rigged up

Fasten a small stick with a brad driven in one end, in notches cut in the hub's flanges , and connect the brad and Jack's string with a piece of wire or strong string. Then as the windmill revolves it will operate the toy in the manner indicated in Figs. 14 and 15.

HOME-MADE KITES

The Malay tailless kite is probably the most practical kind ever invented. It will fly in a wind that the tail variety could not withstand, and it will fly in a breeze too light to carry up most other forms of kites. It is also a strong pulling kite, and can be used for sending aloft lanterns and flags. For the purpose of lifting, the pulling strength can be doubled by flying two Malays in tandem.

Drive a small nail or large tack into each end of the two sticks, to fasten the framing-string to , and notch the side edges of the bow-stick near each end for the attachment of the bow-string .

The amount to bend the bow-stick is important. For a kite with a bow 40 inches long the distance between the string and stick should be 6 inches . Use a strong twine for the bow-string, and tie it securely to the notched ends.

When the two sticks have been joined, connect their ends with the framing-string. Stretch this string from stick to stick, and tie securely to the end nails. Instead of the end nails, the sticks may be notched to receive the framing-string, but the nails are more satisfactory because the string can be tied fast to them and will not slip.

Box-kites may be purchased ready-made in a number of sizes, but they are not cheap, and it will pay any boy to take the time necessary to make one. While their construction requires considerable more work than the single-plane type of kite, it is not difficult.

Figures 23 and 24 show a kite of scientifically developed proportions. Pine, spruce, and whitewood are the best materials for

After fastening together the side-frame sticks as shown in Fig. 25, lay them aside until you have prepared the cross-section of the kite.

The cell bands for the kite illustrated should be 10 inches wide and 5 feet 9 inches long. If of cloth, they should be hemmed along each edge to prevent raveling and to make a firm edge. If of paper, the edges should be folded over a light framing-cord and pasted. Sew together the ends of the cloth bands, or paste the ends of the paper bands, lapping them so the measurement around the inside will be exactly 5 feet 8 inches, the proper measurement around the sticks of the finished kite.

The cloth or paper bands should be fastened to each horizontal frame stick with two tacks placed near the edges of the bands.

There are several methods of

The axle upon which the spool turns is a piece of broom-handle 10 inches or so in length . Bore two holes through it in the positions shown, for pins to keep the spool in its proper place. Wooden pegs can be cut for pins. For a winding handle, pivot a spool on the right-hand disk by means of a nail or screw. The inner flange of the spool handle may be cut off as shown in Fig. 28.

Both hands are frequently needed to haul in string quickly enough to bring a kite around into the wind, or to handle it when it pulls very strong, and then there is nothing to do but drop the hand reel upon the ground, unless you have an assistant to give it to. This is where the advantage of

A HOME-MADE MODEL AEROPLANE

Model aeronautics has become nearly as popular as kite flying, and girls as well as boys have taken to building these unique air toys.

The model aeroplane requires more work than ordinary kite construction. It also requires more patience and greater accuracy, because each part of the little aircraft must be made just so, assembled just so, and "tuned-up" just so, to produce a model which will give a good account of itself. Of course your first model will probably not be perfect. But if you do your work correctly and carefully it will fly, and the experience you have acquired will make it possible to turn out a more nearly perfect second model.

Many types of model aeroplanes have been devised, but those of the simplest form of construction have made the best showing. The majority of record-breaking models have been of one type--a triangular framework, equipped with two planes, and a pair of propellers operated by a pair of rubber-strand motors. A most successful model of this type is shown in Fig. 34, and described and illustrated on the following pages. This model has a distance record of 1620 feet made at the Aero Club of Illinois' aviation field at Cicero, Chicago, where it flew 16 feet beyond the fence of the 160 acre field. The model weighs but 5-1/2 ounces, has 9-inch propellers of 27 inch pitch, and is in every essential a speed machine.

The first part of the model to make is the triangular

Before fastening the separators in position,

Figure 43 shows one of the propellers of Harry Wells' machine, which is 9 inches in length and has a 27-inch pitch. Figure 44 shows

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