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The play ground; (1866)

New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 50

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the bottom, for the belly-band, and you have your kite. The bob-tail is fastened in the same way, by a string passed through near the bottom. The size of the kite may be varied, but the proportions given should be preserved. That is, if the kite be fifteen inches long, the distance from the bow to… … The best kite is that made in the shape of a square (Fig. 1), with the two upper corners cut off — a six-sided figure. The skeleton of this is made of three sticks, tied together as represented in the cut. These are notched at their extremities, and through the notchas a thread is laid, and brought…

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