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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 459

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^ inches in diameter and4 feet long, is supported on hardwood uprights2 inches thick, 3 inches wide, and as high asthe bar is desired—probably from 5 to 6 feet,according to the heights of the boys (see Fig. i).At the lower end the uprights are held in position … A FLOOR HORIZONTAL BAR. by two half-inch iron pins driven into the bot-tom, which fit into holes made in the floor in acorresponding position as shown at A in Fig. 2.The upper ends of the uprights are cut with a compass-saw to receive the bar, and the edges are tapered to meet the edges of the U…

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