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Toy-making in school and home (1916)

Polkinghorne, Ruby Kathleen, 1883- · London, Harrap · leaf 286

An illustration from Toy-making in school and home, 1916, leaf 286
of A B. F c = c e. ah andJ K are light frames of stripwoodcovered with calico. The dia-grams show how these kites areput together. A Chinese Kite. The kitesused in China are very light andflimsy compared to our kites, asthey are made of tissue paperand bamboo. In making one it is better touse… … 252 TOY-MAKING IN SCHOOL AND HOME bamboo, slightly flattened, is glued firmly to the paper from b to c.A second piece of bamboo tapering at the ends is used as a cross-piece D. This is bent as in the figure so that where it crosses thebackbone, b c, it is only a few inches from the apex, b. It is…

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