As they require but little material, and the cost of that amounts to almost nothing, the manufacture of these time-saving devices, for the neighbors, should prove profitable.
Fig. 45.—A Clothes-line Reel.
The reel consists of two strips of wood sixteen inches long by three inches wide for the sides, and two pieces of broom-handles sixteen inches long for the horizontal rods (see [Fig. 45]). Five inches from each end of the side-pieces, bore a hole the size of the broom-handle.
With the pieces thus prepared it is a simple matter to fit them together, as in the illustration, placing the broom-handles in the holes bored for them, and fastening them so the side-pieces are nine inches apart and a handle five inches long projects on either side. It is probably needless to say that the ends of the broom-sticks are held in the hands when operating the reel.
Fig. 46.—Broom and Dust-pan Rack.
A Broom and Dust-pan Rack is a handy article for the kitchen or broom-closet, and can be made as shown in [Fig. 46].