Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 468
A SHOE-BOX AND WINDOW-SEAT. I9°5- THE PRACTICAL BOY. 337 nailed to the corners, as shown in Fig. 9, and alid is made from three boards and attached tothe rear edge of the box with iron hinges, asshown also in the figure below. … DETAIL OF THE SHOE-BOX. On the top of the lid spread a few thicknessesof cotton batting, and over this lay a piece ofdenim or cretonne, either plain or with a figure,and tack it down around the edge of the lidwith large, oval-headed upholsterers tacks, asshown in Fig. 8 on the preceding page.…
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