Category: Make
How to Build a Tree Club House
Have you ever wanted to build a tree club house? So have we, and some of us remember the dinky, unsafe club houses our parents…
How to Build a Toy Water Motor
Water makes a fun activity for kids and back in the early 1900s, the toy water motor kept kids busy for hours. Maybe it was…
How to Build a Wagon With a Sail
Parents and kids of the past often built their own entertainment, such as this wagon with a sail, called a sail wagon. It looks dangerous…
How To Make A Sewing Table Out Of Wooden Boxes
The following instructions for making a sewing table out of wooden boxes were originally published in 1905. Sewing Table How One May Be Fashioned Out…
Embroidery Design For Lingerie And Bag From 1913
The following embroidery pattern for lingerie and a fabric bag was originally published in a newspaper in 1913. Embroidery Design For Lingerie And Bag Text…
Embroidery Design for a Child’s Dress From 1916
The following embroidery design was made for a child’s dress. It was originally published in 1916. Instructions read: The accompanying design is to be embroidered…
Embroidery Design and Pattern for Baby’s Bib From 1912
The following baby bib pattern and embroidery design were originally published in 1912. Instructions read: These attractive designs may be applied either to bibs, yokes,…
How To Pluck Ostrich Plumes
Ostrich feathers were a definite fashion statement back in the early 1900s and plucking them was big business. The article below, published in 1903, describes…
Proper Tea Making Instructions From 1916
People of the past were truly picky about their tea making. Some people even required, as the article below states, that the water used for…
Careful Selection of Corn for Seed
The article below, originally published in 1916, gives sound advice on selecting the best ears of corn for next year’s seed. Careful Selection of Corn…
