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A boy's workshop (1884)

[Craigin, Harry] [from old catalog] · Boston, Lothrop publishing company · leaf 123

An illustration from A boy's workshop, 1884, leaf 123
1EW6. u8 a boys workshop. the brace is in position, the ring lies flat on theground beyond it, and through it is driven a barbedpin of iron. These braces not only hold the wallfrom sagging out, but equally prevent it from pulling in, whichis just as great adanger. Howthey are ar-ranged isseen at… … There is also another brace which goes across fromthe corner of the side wall over the doorway to theupright, where it is hooked into an eye placed six feetabove the ground. This cross-brace forms a lintelto the door, and serves to make solid the otherwisesomewhat shaky end of the right-hand…

Carpentry · Manual training

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