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Instructions For Basket Making With Grasses From 1916
The instructions below are for making baskets out of long grasses. These instructions and illustrations were originally published in 1916. Basket Making With Grasses The…
How to Make an Old Fashioned Push Mobile
The following instructions for making a push mobile were originally published in 1920. A Push Mobile The push mobile in Fig. 1 is one of…
How to Make a Wooden Tool Chest and Tool Rack
The following article was originally published in 1913 and gives instructions on how to make a simple wooden tool chest and tool rack. A Tool…
How to Make a Pinwheel and Toy Windmills
The following article shows how to make a pinwheel and two toy windmills. This was originally published in a newspaper in 1916. Toy Windmills The…
How To Make Birdhouses From Cans And Flower Pots
The following article is about making birdhouses out of cans, flower pots, and wood. The instructions and illustrations were originally published in 1916. Homes For…
How To Make a Toy Wooden Sailboat
The instructions below are for a wooden toy sailboat and were originally published in 1915. A Toy Sailboat In Fig. 1 I have shown a…
How to Make Flower Boxes
The following illustrations and instructions for making your own flower boxes were originally published in 1912. Home Made Flower Boxes Here are the designs for…
1917 Instructions For Building Wood Bird Houses
The following illustrations and instructions for building a bird house were originally published in 1917. Birdhouse Construction Wood is a better building material for birdhouses…
The First Christmas Trees
The following article on Christmas trees was originally published on December 23, 1904 in The Bowbells Tribune. The First Christmas Trees Long a Central Figure…
How To Build A Swinging Seat For The Porch
Build an old-fashioned swinging seat for the porch. The instructions and illustrations below were originally printed in 1912. A Swinging Seat For The Porch A…
