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Combined Label and Cover Pad for Preserve Glasses

Motor-Driven Entertainer for the Baby

Simple Concealed Locking Device for Cases of Drawers

Support for Wagon Pole Aids in Hooking Up Team

String-Cutting Ring Made of Horseshoe Nail

Teakettle Cover Held by Dent in Edge

Candlesticks Wired Neatly for Electric Lamps

Handy Parcel Carrier with Caster Supports

Kinks in Cleaning a Typewriter

Red Lens Hinged to Flash Light for Dark-Room Use

Folding Ironing Board Clamps on Edge of Table or Window

Wire Trellis Fastened Neatly to Brick Walls

A Homemade Fishing Float Adjustable to Depth

Adjustable and Pivoted Bed Table Attached to Bedpost

A Toy Tractor Built with Dry Cell and Motor

A Compact Toilet Outfit for the Soldier

Preserving Leaves in Specimen Book

Removable Drawer Stop

Pole Supports Rug Handily for Cleaning

Disk Talking Machine as China-Banding Wheel

Emergency Collar Button

Wooden Lock with Combination Key

Variety of Uses for an Electric Iron

Renewing Dry Batteries with Sal Ammoniac

A Sliding Board for Coasting

Electrical Device Transmits Striking of Clock

Antique Signboard Made of Headboard of Bed

Auto Horn for Child’s Play Vehicle

Wall Pocket for Paste Tubes

Cutting Thin Wooden Disks

Cork Plugs Save Wear on Drafting Board

Stand for a Test-Tube Flower Vase

Pouring Liquids Quickly from Containers

A Table-Knife Sharpener

Raising and Lowering Curtain at a Distance

The Mystic Climbing Ring

The Telemark-Model Ski

The Swedish Ski

Lilienfeld Ski

The Requirements of Foot Binding

The Skiing Stick

Necessities of the Skier’s Outfit

How to Make Skis

Filling Toy Rubber Balloons with Hydrogen

How to Polish Instrument Bases

Locating Droplight in the Dark

How to Make an Experimental Lead Screw

Self-Setting Rat Trap

Smoker’s Cabinet or Cellarette

How to Turn on Skis

Knife, Fork, and Spoon Holder

Making Round Rods for Fish Poles

Clocks for the Craftsman

A Compact Galvanometer

A Perpetual Calendar

Heater for the Experimenter

A Folding Ice Sled

Cleaning Tinware with Milk

Proper Way to Wrap Papers for Mailing

Groove Cutter for Wood

A One-Runner Sled

Substitute for a Gas-Stove Oven

Box Cover without Hinges

Sanitary Holder for Thread and Dental Floss

How to Make a Canteen

Mixing Stick That Breaks Up Lumps

Tin Can on Rod for Picking Fruit

The Cocking Mechanism of the Hammerless

The Barrels of a Shotgun

Locking the Barrels to the Frame

Shotgun Stocks

The Fore End

Self-Ejector Mechanism

Repeating and Automatic Shotguns

How to Select a Shotgun

The Gauge, or Size of Bore

Mission Candlestick

Pin Setter for the Home Tenpins

Magically Naming a Written Card

Dry-Cleaning Mixture

Locking Window Sash

Shooting with Both Eyes Open

The Knack of Hitting a Flying Target

Stationary-Target Practice

Snap and Wing Shooting

Snap-Shooting at Moving Targets

Value of Second Barrel in Shooting

Cleaning and Care of the Gun

Brass Machine Screws with Nuts

Snapper-Shell Ash Tray

A Portable Fire Screen

Tossing a Card at a Mark Accurately

A Sanitary Drinking Tube

A Comb Cleaner

Concealing the House Key

A Mysterious Watch

The Outfit and Its Selection

Suggestions on Making the Cast

A Cat-Proof Bird Table

Making Photographic Prints Glossy

Shaving-Brush Holder

The Backbone and Molds

The Molds or Forms

The Ribbands and Stems

The Inside Keel, or Keelson

The Ribs and Gunwales

Setting Up the Canoe

Planking the Canoe

Seat Risings and Seats

The Deck Beams and Decks

A Center Thwart

Applying the Canvas

Fenders or Covering Strips

Stem Bands and Outside Keel

Painting the Canoe

A Ring-and-Egg Trick

Lock for Gasoline Tank on a Launch

A Quick-Acting Bench Vise

How to Make a Fluorescent Screen

Preventing Wire Mesh from Rising between Fence Posts

Jig-Saw Table for Vise

An Emergency Dark-Room Light

An Ice Creeper

Waterproofing for Fish Lines

Making Chest Lock More Secure

Driving Screws in Hard Wood

How to Select a Birch-Bark Canoe

All-Wood or Peterborough Canoe

The Canvas-Covered Cedar Canoe

Points to be Considered

Paddles

Portages for Carrying the Canoe

To Practice Batting for Baseball Playing

Making Impressions of Leaves

Paddling in Open and White Water

The Track Line

Paddling a Canoe Single-Handed

Care and Repair of the Canoe

Oiling Tool for Clocks

Easily Constructed Wall Shelves

Showing the Strength of a Giant

The Choice of a Tent

How to Pitch a Tent

The Camping Kit

The Camper’s Outfit

Carrying List for the Camp Outfit

The Personal Outfit

A Camper’s Salt-and-Pepper Holder

A Simple Self-Contained Motor

Provision List

Woodcraft

The Emergency “Snack” and Kit

The Compass

Maps

Natural Signs

Marking the Trail

A Camp Water Bag

A Mold for Making Hollow Candy Figures

Ornamenting an Old Tree Stump

Marker for a Hat

A Quickly Made Door Latch

An Electric Lure for Fish

Novel Homemade Picture Frames

Rectangular Opening to Use over Camera View Finder

Clipping File Made of Envelopes

Handle for a Drinking Glass

A Homemade Life Buoy

Locking Device for Latch Hook on Gate or Door

A Vanishing-Cuff Parlor Trick

Inexpensive Table Lamp Made of Electrical-Fixture Parts

Wire Holders Keep Cabinet Doors Open

“Switchboard” Protects Milker from Cow’s Tail

Reflected-Light Illumination with Homemade Arrangement

Bedroom Shade and Curtains Arranged for Thorough Ventilation

Coffee Grinder Repaired with Rubber Faucet Plug

Coal Hod Made from Iron Pipe

Frayed Shoe Laces Repaired with Pitch or Wax

An Enameled Armchair Made of Wooden Strips

A Curling-Iron Heater

A Stepmother for Incubator Chicks

A Cardboard Writing and Drawing Pad

Bird House Made of Kegs

A Drinking-Glass Holder

Needle Threader for a Sewing Machine

Winding Coiled Springs

Revolving-Wheel Ruling Pen

Nontangling Pasture Stake

Inkstand Made of a Sheet of Paper

How to Wind Wire on Electrical Apparatus

Hourglass Sewing Basket

A Perpetual-Motion Puzzle

How to Transfer Drawings

Gravity-Feed Coal Hopper on Truck

Taking Photographs in Falling Snow

A Double-Contact Vibrator

Battery Buzzer Converted into a Telegraph Sounder

Lawn Seats Built on Tree Stumps

A Hinged Box Cover Made without Hinges

Automatic Flash Light Snaps Chicken-Coop Marauder

A Fishing-Tackle Outfit in a Shotgun Shell

A Split-Bamboo Lettering Pen

Wood Box with a Refuse-Catching Drawer

Disappearing-Coin Trick

Watering Window-Box Flowers

The Head

The Eyes

A Section Kite

The Harness

The Bridle

Flying the Kite

A Movable Sunshade and Seat for Garden Workers

To Keep Grass and Weeds Out of Tennis Courts

Buttonhole-Bouquet Holder to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh

Cooler for a Developing Tray

Doorbell Push Button on Screen Door

Working Wood by the Application of Heat

A Parlor Table

Homemade Fuses for Battery Circuits

Reproducing Flowers and Leaves in Colors

Dishwasher and Drier

How to Make Pop-Corn Cakes

Threading a Darning Needle

A Fish Scaler

A Disappearing Towel

Ammonia-Carrying Case for Insect Bites

Simple Experiment in Electromagnetism

Double Lock for a Shed

Ferrules for Tool Handles

Mallet Made from Wagon-Wheel Felly and Spoke

A Mystery Sounding Glass

Repairing a Broken Canoe Paddle

Tightening Lever for Tennis Nets

A Desk Watch Holder

Cleaning Silverware

Second Handle on Hoe or Rake Saves Stooping

Photo-Copying Lens Increases Angle of Camera

Belt for Sprocket Drive Made of Brass Strips

Rain Alarm with Drop-of-Water Contact

Coaster Steering Gear Made from Cream-Freezer Drive

Pad for Glass Vessels Made of Corks

A Shaving Lamp and Mirror for the Camp

Automatic Electric Light on Talking-Machine Cabinet

Device for Suspending Parcels from Overhead Hooks

Steel Wool as Aluminum-Ware Cleaner

How to Make a Pair of Trammels

Seeding Bare Spots on Lawns

A Porch Swing

Sheepshank Knot Used to Recover Rope

Writing Two Colors on a Plain-Ribbon Typewriter

A Simple Card Deception

Catching Minnows for Bait

Grinding Writing and Lettering Pens

Pneumatic Door Check Made of Bicycle Pump

Convenient Tool Drawer under Chair Seat

Red Windows in Daylight Photographic Workroom

A Model Paper Monoplane That can be Steered

Roll-Film Spools Useful in Economizing Pencils

How to Use the Lawn Mower

Telegraph Recorder with Spool-and-Pencil Indicator

Campers’ Bait Cache

Lawn Benches Made from Old Bedsteads

Repairing Wood-Wind Instruments

Rustic Trellis to Shade Door or Window

Making Scale Enlargements with a Rubber Band

Signal Telegraph with Green and Red Lights

Hand-Operated Motorboat Whistle

Filling In Broken Places on Enamel

Kinks for the Talking Machine

A Wire-Walking Toy

Double Roofs Provide Ideal Shade for Poultry Coops

An Illuminated Indicating Target Box

Kinks in Washing Photographic Negatives and Prints

Bird House Made of an Old Straw Hat

Camp Shelter Affords Protection from Mosquitoes

Rustic Well for a Bazaar or Fair Booth

Novel Masks for Printing Pictures

Sheet-Metal Stand for Flatiron

Tile Trap for Rabbits

Curved Printing Surface for Sharp Focus in Bromide Enlargements

Playing Talking-Machine Records with the Finger Nail

Safety Chopping Block

Repairing a Broken Reed Handle

Duck Decoys Mounted on Folding Frame

Onlaying Script on a Trophy Cup

Economy in Motorcycle Tires

A Folding Ground Seat with Back Rest

Bicycle Carried on Automobile as Tender

Heater Keeps Developer at Proper Temperature

Sideboard Converted into Kitchenette

Bee Feeder for Winter Use

Kink for Driving Nails

Porch Gate Folds into Hollow Pillar

A Homemade Book Holder

The Enchanted Card Frame

Water Rheostat for Small Electrical Devices

White Blotting Paper Improves Light Reflectors

Two Simple Vises for the Home Workbench

Drinking-Glass Holders Easily Made

Emery Needle Cushion on Sewing Machine

A Neat and Economical Baby Crib Made from a Clothes Basket

A Small Rheostat for Experiments and Testing

Roll-Paper Feed for Typewriter

Handy Paring Knife Made from Old Hacksaw Blade

Washing Machine Equipped with Churn Attachment

Treating Closets with Cedar Oil

Barnyard Gate is Operated with the Foot

Changing a Motor-Car Tire without a Jack

Roller Truck for Use in Scrubbing

Economical Use of Wood Alcohol in Small Cooking Stove

Attractive Table Stands for Hot Dishes

Cord Used as Spacer for Curtain Rings

Device for Packing Earth in Transplanting

Cleat and Pulley Fastenings to Adjust Clothesline

Convenient Type of Mail Box for Home Use

Block Plane Converted for Use on Circular Work

Pressure Spray Made of Old Oilcan

Keeping Tools Bright and Free from Rust

Repairing Leaks in Pipes

Corn Popper Made from Coffee Can and Broom Handle

Split Needle Causes Echo on Talking Machine

Weighting a Metal Base

Trunk Bookcase for Convenient Shipment

Bottle Carrier Made of Pipe Straps

A Developing or Etching-Tray Rocker

Combination Laundry Tub and Dishwashing Sink

A Leather and Silk Bookmark

Emergency Oarlock of Rope

Planing Thin Sticks Held in Flooring Groove

Muffling the Ticking of a Watch or Clock

Cheese Grater and Ash Tray Made from a Tin Can

An Improvised Typewriter Desk

An Inexpensive Imitation Fire

Jardinière Made of Metal-Lamp Body

Replacing a Broken Coffeepot Knob

Homemade Magnesium Printer

An Interesting Water Telescope

Writing on a Moving Train

A Revolving Window Display

A Horse-Drawn Sod Cutter

A Match-Box Trick

Cutting Glass Bottle with Electricity

Nail Cabinet with Muffin-Pan Trays

Waterproofing Matches

Making String Solder

To Prevent Wire Coat Hook from Turning

Cement Grotto for an Aquarium

Lamp Wicks Cheaply Made

Concrete Water Basin for Poultry

Substitute for Ground Glass in Camera

Pencil Holder for Workbench

Repairing Burned-Out Incandescent Globes

Mixing Paste

A Hammock Sleeping Tent

Broken Spade Handle Repaired with Water Pipe

Tilting Top for Camera Tripod

Sleeve Aids in Distinguishing Gas-Fixture Chains

An Ornamental Horn Match Holder

Driving Thin Metal into Wood

Slicing Board for Camp or Kitchen

Cleanly Pencil Sharpener

A Weeding Tool

Spray Nozzle Made of Acetylene Burner

Clamping a Wide Board on a Bench

Feeding Pan for Poultry

Metal Floor Corners

A Simple Motor Controller

Miniature Push Buttons

A Quickly Made Toy Electric Motor

Gauge for Woodwork

Footstool

Stopper for a Bunghole

Ship’s-Wheel Device for a Radiator Valve

Lighted Whirling Fan Used as Radiator Ornament

A Fifty-Cent Electric Stove

Squirrel-Skin Bill Fold

Waterproof Dry-Battery Case

Making Small Ratchet Wheels in a Lathe

Front-Opening Hatbox

Plaster of Paris to Set Screws into Wall

Case for Fishhooks Made of a Tin Can

Improvement on Pocket Flash Lamps

Testing Dry Cells with Light Bulb

Loading Box to Dispense with Dark Room

Rubber Bands Made from Old Inner Tubes

Sailors’ Sweetheart Picture Frame

Coaster with Safety Brake

Fountain-Pen Wrench

Diving Tower for the Summer Camp

Gas Mantles Made at Home

Whistle Warns of Fish Catch

Anchor for a Canoe or Small Boat

Oiler for a Hand-Drill Press

Bearing for Playground Swings

Die in a Bottle

Small Hook for Hanging a Picture

Covering Hinge Wings

Homemade Section Liner

Tray Attachment for Developing Films

An Automatic Window Closer

Gourd Float for a Fishline

Homemade Arc Light

Ornamental Pencil and Pincushion Holder

Knife to Trim Magazines for Binding

How to Repair Rubber Gloves

Sewing Rack Attached to Rocker

Glass Bottle as a Candle Lamp

A Folding Wall Desk

Sewing Stand with Workbag in Top

Toy Paper Warships

Caster Board for Scrubbing and Floorwork

A Lamp Cooker

Placing a Miter Box on the Workbench

A Book and Document Protector

Blotter Attached to Wrist Saves Time

Celluloid Cover for Road Maps

Shield for Heater in Chick Brooding House

Kink for Removal of Wall Paper

A Cylinder Reversing Switch

Summer Radiator Cover Serves as Cupboard in Winter

A Safety Spring for Porch Swings

Frying Pan Made of Tin Cover

Safety Cover for Valves on Gas Stove

A Come-Back Rolling Can

Removable Paraffin Covers for Jars

A Marble-under-Bridge Game of Skill

Care and Storage of Camp Equipment

Useful Periscope Which a Boy Can Make

Trap for Coyotes

Utilizing an Empty Paste Pot

A Colonial Mirror Frame

A Turntable Stand for Potted Flowers

Index for Popular Mechanics Magazine on Bookshelf

Trimming Board with Foot Control and Counterweight

Folding Card Table Handy for Invalid in Bed

Homemade Talking-Machine Cabinet

Eggshells as Flowerpots

A Recording Annunciator Target

Scraper for Tennis Court

Barrel Staves as Springs for Play Auto

Hall Seat with Storage Compartment

Putting In Screw Hooks Neatly

A Window Ventilator

A Luminous-Minnow Fish Bait

To Prevent Putty Sticking to the Hands

Signal for Lighted Lights in Basement

Dies for Cutting Cardboard

How to Make a Vacuum Pail

Ironing Board for Use on a Table

Combination Bookcase and Writing Desk

Automatic Stop for Spring-Roller Curtains

Spoon Attachment to Prevent Child from Using Left Hand

A High Chair

Blower for a Fireplace

An Ironing-Board Wall Fastening

Oars Flattened to Make Rowing Easier

A One-Piece Bracelet Cut from a Calling Card

Device for a Finger Tug-of-War Game

Non-Blow-Out Cigar and Pipe Lighter

Electric Counting Glass for Thread Fabric

Clock Device to Record Time of Appointments and Other Events

Practical Memorandum for Odd Jobs

A Homemade Vulcanizer

Rudder for a Toboggan

A Window Refrigerator

Toy Paper Glider Carefully Designed

Cleaning a Clock with Kerosene Fumes

Turned Cane with Snakes Inlaid

An Inexpensive Dry-Plate Kit

A Washstand for the Baby

Carrying Strap and Lock for Hand Cases

Disk Talking-Machine Records Played Eccentrically

Safety Flue Stopper Made of Tin Pail

Book Rest for Music Stand

Uses for Worn Talking-Machine Needles

Automatic Photo-Print Washing

Portable Sectional Poultry Fencing

Suitcase Holder for Running Board of Automobile

Wheelbarrow for Large Cans

Plain Butts Used as Double-Swing Hinge

Fuel Box in Seat Filled from Floor Trapdoor

Homemade Relay of Inexpensive Materials

A Small Variable Condenser

Lighting a Candle without Touching the Wick

Emergency Lifting Device of Rope and Lever

Mucilage Brush and Container Made of a Test Tube

Holder for Household Ice Pick

Swing Made of Hickory Sapling

Match Safe of Miniature Cannon Shell

Washing Bromide Enlargements

Bench Support for a Miter Box

A Blowpipe for Gas

Scraper for Dishes

Protecting Lights in a Gymnasium

Shortening a Pasteboard Box

Repairing Shade-Roller Springs

Drying Photo Films Rapidly

Applying and Drying Bronze Powders

Forceps for Weeding Garden

Shielding Pictures from Damp Walls

Swinging Bags on the Arms of a Scarecrow

An Artistic Card Tray

Deodorizing Lard Buckets

The Glass-and-Hat Trick

Wire-Mesh Support for Flower Centerpiece

False Bottom for Emptying Wastebasket

Making Use of Refrigerator in Winter

Inkwell Base Made from Fuse Socket

Valve-Bottom Pail for Dipping Water

A Shoe-Polishing Strop

A Magic Cabinet

Countersinking a Hole Smoothly

Receptacle for Shellac Varnish

Homemade Vaporizer

Tooth Powder Used on Tracing Cloth

A Small Gas Furnace

The Magic Clock Hand

Uses for Steel Wool

Turning Long Wood Rods

Hanging Ladder for a Hatchway

An Oilcan Stopper

Enamel for Steel Fishing Rods

Bench Receptacles for Small Articles

Ruler with Round and Flat Edges

A Trouser Hanger

An Emergency Alcohol Stove

Imitation-Celluloid Scales and Name Plates

Direct View Finder for a Box Camera

Checking a Rip in Tire Tubes

Protecting Wall Back of Range or Sink

Polishing with a Hand Drill

Releasing a Parachute from a Kite

A Trick Blotter

Desk Slide in Top of Drawer

Repairing a Broken Fly-Screen Frame

Raising the Temperature of a Room

A Carbon Electric Water Heater

Preventing Looseness of Drawer Handles

An Electrical Dancer

Child’s Swing Built of Pipes in Narrow Space

Door Bumpers Raise Height of Chair

Homemade Suitcase Extension

Putty Deadens Glossy Surfaces in Photography

Coop for Sitting Hens

Smoking of Lamp Overcome by Increasing Draft

Pencil Sharpener Made of Wafer Razor Blade

Device for Sharpening Fiber Phonograph Needles

Canoe or Boat Stored in Pulley Slings

Clod Rake Protects Corn in Cultivating

Curious Support for Call Bell

Ordinary Pen Converted into Fountain Pen

Screwdriver Made from Buttonhook

Guarding a Camp Chest against Theft

A Toy Horse That Walks

Safeguarding Contents of Unsealed Envelopes

Revolving Outdoor Lunch Table

A Penny-in-the-Slot Newspaper Stand

Pedals for Typewriter Space and Shift Keys Increase Speed

Timing Pointer on Watch Crystal

Portable Tent Made from an Umbrella and Paper Muslin

Memorandum List for Camping and Outing Trips

A Homemade Trouble Lamp

Pulley and Weight Exerciser Homemade in the Orient

Scoop on Painter’s Knife Catches Scrapings

Gas-Hose Bracket for Ironing or Shop Use

Homemade Guide for Photo and Paper Trimmer

Joining Broken Liquid Column in Thermometer

Umbrella Used as a Clothes Drier

Metal Band Stiffens Brush

Rubber Band Prevents Tangling of Telephone Cord

Improvised Trousers Hanger in Train Berth

Headrest for Porch Swing

Fruit-Picking Pole with Gravity Delivery Chute

A Set of Electric Chimes

Tabs for Turning Sheet Music Quickly

A Springy Hammock Support Made of Boughs

A Revolving Card, or Ticket, Holder

Testing Direct Current Polarity with Litmus Paper

An Automatic Fishhook

Temporary Binder for Magazines

Combination Workshop Seat

Substitute for Rivets in Couches

A Nonbinding Tool-Chest Slide Tray

A Brooder

How to Make a Fancy Buttonhook

Hinge Lock for Horizontal Sliding Windows

Repairing a Brass Candlestick

Hand Guards for Motorcyclists

Bicycle-Handle Grip on Rake Handle

Removal Marker for Card Index

Driving Nails to Prevent Splitting

Feeding Geese in a Poultry Yard

Homemade Calipers

Starting Garden Plants

Gas Stove for the Dining Table

Castings without Patterns

A Developing-Paper Printer

Transposing Temperature Readings

Protecting Plans in a Shop

Homemade Eyebolts

To Keep Tan Shoes from Turning Dark

A Finger-Trap Trick

Homemade Roller Skates

How to Make a High Stool

Keeping Magazines in a Book Form

A Cardboard Creaser

Webfoot Attachments for Swimmers

Repairing Sectional Spun-Metal Candlesticks

Alcohol Blowtorch for Difficult Soldering

Preventing Sewing-Machine Thread from Tangling

Bearing Made of a Brass Cartridge

Lighting a Match in the Wind

Gauge for Laying Out Model Gear Wheels

Homemade Level

To Remove Putty from the Hands

Focusing Screen for Enlarging Cameras

An Indian Snake Game

Storage of Wood for Cabinetwork

Hanging Heavy Rug on a Line for Beating

Repairing a Broken Metal Cross

To Determine the Efficiency of Electrically Heated Devices

Earthen Mustard Pots Used as Acid Jars

Squeezing Paste from Tubes

Seeing an Alternating Current in a Mirror

Homemade Screen-Door Check

Bushing Made of Brass Tip on Cartridge Fuse

Opening Springs for a Tennis-Racket Clamp

Magic-Paper Fortune Telling

Take-Down Emergency Oars

How to Make Propeller Blades Quickly

Bench Stop

How to Make a Good Putty

Cupboard for Kitchen Utensils

A Diminishing Card Trick

Table Sockets for Electrical Heating Apparatus

Dressing for Fishline

Utensil Rack for Camp Fire

Wheelbarrow as Tennis-Court Marker

Retouching Negatives for Printing

Hand-Operated Whirling Fan

Photographing Electric Sparks

Cannon-Shell Dinner Bell

Use for Old Magazines

Flatiron Polisher

Clothespin-Basket Hook

Leather Tire Patch

A Perpetual Whirligig

Testing and Caring for Files

Catching Large Fish with a Teaspoon

An Easily Made Counter

To Uncork a Bottle with a String

Wood Turning on an Emery Grinder

Three Bathroom Kinks

Prevents Soiling Goods after Oiling Sewing Machine

Roses Tinged Blue by Chemicals

Making Photographic Trays

Camp Lantern Made of a Tin Can

Handy Use for Adhesive Tape

A Toy Machine Gun That Fires Wooden Bullets

Using Plate Holder as Printing Frame

Wire Clips Weight Paper in Typewriter

Chain Weight Prevents Whipping of Flag

Poultry-Fence Construction Economical of Netting

A Fort Built of Snow Blocks Made in Box Form

Model Steam Tractor Made by Boy

Toboggan Made of Old Buggy Shafts

Bicycles Driven as Three-Wheel Tandem after Breakdown

Test Exposures for Bromide Enlargements

Scale on Vaulting Pole Indicates Points of Grip

Current of Canal Raises Irrigation Water

Protecting an Air Pump against Denting

A Feather as an X-Ray Lens

Guard Saves Wear on Vest

Bilge Water Siphoned Through Water-Jacket Outlet

A Hinged Window Box

Denatured Alcohol to Start Gasoline Stove

Playing-Card Holder

Cocoanut-Shell Trays

Nail Carrier Made of Cans

Stopping Rattle in Motorcycle Stand

Novel Covered Box for Index Trays

A Simple Barometer

Removable Posts for Tennis Court

Lightning Switch for Wireless Aerials

Stenciling with Photographic Films

A Gas-Stove Lighter

To Stop Rattling of Windows

Practical Bracket for Garden Hose

Making Filing Envelopes Quickly

Yardstick on Tool Rack

Bicycle Runner for Winter Use

Homemade Snowshoe Toe Clips

Mounting Tracing-Cloth Drawings on Muslin

Sandpapering Square Edges on Small Machine Bases

Enlarged Lantern Pictures as Guides for Scenic Painting

Three-Caster Truck for Moving Crates and Furniture

Inserting or Correcting on Typewritten Bound Sheets

Tire Pump Made of Gas Piping

Aid in Ruling Uniform Cards or Sheets

Tinned Staples for Bell-Circuit Wiring

Asbestos Table Mats Reinforced with Wire Netting

Device for Corrugating Strips

Birch-Bark Leggings Made in the Woods

Stretcher for Drying Small Fur Hides

Reel for Use with Seed-Planting Guide String

Kinks on the Care of Umbrellas

A Bell-Ringing Mail Box

A Simple Polarity Indicator

Flash Light Used as a Bedroom Night Light

Pie-Plate Gas Heater

A Folding Table with Split-Bamboo Tray for Top

Small Desk Lamp Supported by Paper Weight

Device Frightens Flies at Screen Door

Porch Swing Made from Automobile Seat

Linoleum Panels for a Homemade Chest

Camera for Bird Photography

Electric Fan an Aid to Heating Room

Cat-and-Bells Scarecrow

Automatic Lock Box for Milk Bottles

Uses for an Old Toothbrush

A Locking Sheath for Hunter’s Knife

Discarded Buggy Springs for Diving Board

Water Wheel Turns Spit over Campfire

A Detachable Chair Arm

Comic Chest Expander for Play or Stage Use

Cane Made of Tubing Contains Cigars

Key Ring Used as a Cover Fastener

Golf Tee Made of a Shotgun Shell

Patching Canvas Bottom of a Canoe

Handy Tray for Pencils and Penholders

Removing Sag from Couch Spring

A Simple Metal Bird Basin

Catch-All Screen inside Hot-Air Register

Practical Uses for Old Button Clasps

Bark-Covered Porch Light and Plant Shelf

Removable Headrest for Chair

Rigging Economizes Space in Closet

Scoop Made of Box End

Mechanical Toy Pigeon Made of Wood

Sportsman’s Cabinet for Guns, Equipment, and Books

A Photographic-Negative Filing System

Knee-Rest Holder for Milking Pail

Tool Sockets in Edge of Drawing Board

Cart for Carrying Huge Drum in Parade

A Homemade Inverted Electric-Light Fixture

Laying Out a Horizontal Sundial Plate

Homemade Roadster with Motorcycle Engine

Mending Aluminum Cooking Utensils

Feeding Cards into Typewriter

A California Bungalow for Canaries

Homemade Device Aids Blind Person in Writing

Making Cardboard Tubes for Electrical Coils

An Army in a Small Box

Liquid-Filled Tray Carried Safely

Making an Umbrella Handle Detachable

Boys’ Athletic-Equipment Locker

Wire Compacts Bristles in Polish or Stencil Brushes

Old Table Used as Wall Workbench

Lettering Photo Prints without Marking Negative

Rope Pad Prevents Slamming of Door

Box to Protect Extra Spark Plugs

Homemade Spring Wagon Seat

Cushioned Chair Made of a Barrel

Bicycle Fitted Up to Resemble Motorcycle

Toy Submarine Made of Shade Roller

Simple Machine for Transmitting Writing

Diagonal Corners on Disk-Record Covers

Live Poultry Weighed Handily in Funnel Scale

Transferring Pictures to Glass

An Order-Memo Device for Delivery Routes

Model Paddle-Wheel Boats

A Small Thresher of Practical Use

Moth-Ball Puzzle as Window-Advertising Novelty

Record-Cleaning Pad Fixed to Talking Machine

Novel Uses for Safety Pins

Moving Heavy Objects with a Broom

Rear Seat for Motorcycle or Bicycle

Changing Wheels Equalizes Wear on Baby-Cab Tires

Lawn Mower Sharpened Efficiently with Simple Rigging

Rubber Pads for Opening Screw Watch Bezel

Spring Roost Releases Poultry-House Door Latch

A Child’s Bell-Ringing Hoop

Emergency Camp Stoves Quickly Made

Pruning and Brush-Cutting Knife

Plier Drives Nails in Backing Picture Frame

Clip Holds Flash Lamp on Handlebar as Headlight

A Backwoodsman’s Nutcracker

Handy Tool for Tightening Wire Spokes in Wheels

Bottle Economizes Spray Liquid in Atomizer

A Small Rotary Pump Easily Made

Cleaning Type Cases with Bicycle Pump

Weighted Rope Holds Flag Upright

Homemade Gate Sign with Metal Letters

Reinforcing the Ends of Rubber Handlebar Grips

Film Holder for Photographic Developing

Old Sink Installed as Dish-Draining Basin

Desk-Light Arm Folds into Pigeonhole

A Soldier’s or Traveler’s Kit for Sundries and Toilet Articles

Cooling Foodstuffs with a Moist Rag and a Draft

Device Quarters and Cores Apples and Other Fruit

Detachable Motor-Driven Tire Pump Made of Foot Pump

Fisherman’s Pail with Wire-Mesh Cage

Reinforcing a Strained Auto-Truck Frame

Drying Rack for Shoes and Rubbers

Keeping Scissors Blades Apart Lengthens Their Service

A Trap Nest for the Poultry House

A Simple Wireless Detector

A Wire-Screen Pincushion

Straightening Sheets of Paper

Emergency Tension Weight Used on Typewriter

Improvised Penholder Made with Pencil and Clip

Generator Attachment Provides Current for Bicycle Lamp

Eccentric Drawbolt Stops Rattling of Door

Handy Kink in Addressing Mailing Tubes

A Flash-Light Egg-Candling Device

Simple Arrangement for Releasing Camera Shutter from Distance

A Crossbow Magazine Gun

Egg Beater Made into Winder for Model Aeroplanes

Stove Lighter with Feeding Wick Guards against Burns

Mechanical Toy Alligator of Wood

Angle Bracket Gives Leverage on Door Spring

Combination Indirect-Light Reflector and Mirror

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