The authors wish to express their thanks to Mr J. E. Mansion for many valuable criticisms and suggestions, and to Miss Bassett, whose encouragement and support alone made the work possible.
[Contents]
| PAGE | ||
| Introduction. | By Miss R. Bassett, B.A., Headmistress of the County Secondary School, Streatham | [9] |
| PART I | ||
| TOYS FOR LITTLE ONES: PAPER AND CARDBOARD | ||
| CHAPTER | ||
| I. | Toy-making and its Educational Possibilities | [21] |
| II. | General Principles; Materials | [26] |
| III. | Paper Work for Infants | [31] |
| IV. | More Paper Toys | [43] |
| V. | Match-box Toys | [53] |
| VI. | More Complicated Match-box and Cork Toys | [64] |
| VII. | Cork Animals harnessed to Sledges, etc. | [72] |
| VIII. | More Cork Toys | [80] |
| IX. | Cardboard and Paper Ships | [86] |
| X. | Cardboard and Paper Toys | [91] |
| XI. | Simple Woodwork | [98] |
| XII. | Materials | [102] |
| XIII. | Some Difficulties in Toy-making | [105] |
| XIV. | Merry-go-round, Swinging Boats, and Great Wheel | [109] |
| XV. | Flying Airships, Gondolas, and Birds | [113] |
| XVI. | Fire-engine, Motor-lorry, and Steam-roller | [119] |
| XVII. | Gipsy Caravan and Bathing Machine | [123] |
| XVIII. | A Train and Railway Station | [125] |
| XIX. | Red Cross Motor and Taxi-cab | [131] |
| XX. | Swinging and Jointed Animals | [136] |
| PART II | ||
| TOYS OF CARDBOARD AND WOOD: | ||
| MECHANICAL TOYS | ||
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Additional Tools | [145] |
| II. | Capstan, Dreadnought, Liner | [148] |
| III. | Motor-car, Swinging Cradle, Deck-chair | [152] |
| IV. | A Tram-car | [155] |
| V. | A Crane | [159] |
| VI. | Windmill, Water-wheel, Well | [161] |
| VII. | Drawbridge and Siege Tower | [168] |
| VIII. | War Engines Past and Present | [171] |
| IX. | A Fire-escape | [181] |
| X. | Castle, Tournament, and Fair | [184] |
| XI. | An Old Chariot and some Quaint Dolls' Furniture | [190] |
| XII. | Railway Signal and Signal-box | [195] |
| XIII. | Lighthouse, Transporter Bridge | [199] |
| XIV. | Yachts and Boats: The Use of the Chisel | [203] |
| XV. | The Fret-saw | [209] |
| XVI. | Little Gymnast, Dancing Clown, Rocking Animals | [212] |
| XVII. | Moving Figures | [218] |
| XVIII. | Some Old-fashioned Toys | [221] |
| XIX. | Little Swordsmen | [225] |
| XX. | Some more Fret-saw Toys | [229] |
| XXI. | Toys worked by Sand | [235] |
| XXII. | Toys worked by Wheels, etc. | [243] |
| XXIII. | Kites, Gliders, and Aeroplanes | [249] |
| XXIV. | More Old-fashioned Toys | [260] |
| XXV. | Lift, Pont Roulant, Tower Bridge | [267] |
| XXVI. | Soldering. Screw Steamer. Toys worked by Wind and by Convection Currents | [278] |
| XXVII. | Buildings at Home and Abroad | [286] |
| XXVIII. | A Theatre | [295] |