THE TYLER AUTOMATIC SWITCH.
A is a wooden cylinder, twelve inches long and six inches in diameter. B is brush made of three layers of copper, and is screwed down at lower end, No. 1, so as to work as a spring. C is piece of copper one-half inch wide fastened around cylinder, and comes in contact with B, so as to make one feed wire run to switch. D is piece of copper running one-third of the way around, and comes in contact with another brush, E. Then fasten a small piece of wire from C to D that carries the current to No. 2, while E is on copper. The other feed wire is direct from main circuit to window. F is pulley wheel running to reducer. No. 3 is fuse blocks, which can be used and are much safer than without. This switch cost me twenty-five cents. Of course, I am my own electrician. It will cost no more to any one, as it is very simple.
HOW TO MAKE AN ELECTRIC WAVING FLAG.
This would appear to the uninitiated as a hard one to build, yet it is one of the simplest electrical devices to construct.
First ascertain size of flag you want to make, as there is no limit to size. Build the body of your flag of thin boards, say half an inch thick. The next important thing is to outline on your woodwork an exact flag. Be sure you get the requisite number of stars and stripes. You are now ready to proceed to fasten on your sockets. I may further add here, the flag should not be square. Have a wave running through your stripes; saw out your edges (see cut) accordingly. You now have the general outline, as far as the flag is concerned.
FRONT VIEW OF THE WAVING FLAG.
REAR VIEW OF THE WAVING FLAG.