The Make and mend club. A story of boys' adventures, sports and experiments (1883)
Van Orden, Howard · New York, A. Sibley · leaf 59
THE MAKE AND MEND CLUB. 51 V-shaped piece he now secured with mucilage into the box as rep¬ resented at “a,” figure 47. … Fig. 47. He next took a large spool and put into it a number of saw-cuts, lengthwise, down through the beveled rim that retains the thread. Into these slits he inserted bits of cardboard, the exact length of the spool and wide enough to come up even with the outer edge of the beveled rim. Into each…
Handicraft for boys · Amusements · Sports
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