[CHAPTER XIX]
HOME-MADE SPOOL AND CARDBOARD TOYS
Fig. 299.—Doll Carriage.
All that is required for making the little toys shown in this chapter are spools, cardboard, paper, a straight-grained stick out of which to cut pegs, some tacks, pins, and glue.
Did you ever see a better model of
A Baby Carriage than that shown in [Fig. 299], with its rounded ends, arched bottom, and adjustable hood? It is easy to make.
[Figure 300] shows the details for constructing the carriage body. Cut four wooden pegs to fit loosely in the holes of four spools of equal size, and make them of the right length so when slipped into the holes their ends will project about ¼ inch beyond the spool ends. Then cut the bottom strip B 5 inches long by the width of the spools, bend it slightly as shown, to give a curve to the carriage bottom, and tack the ends of the strip to two of the spools (A).