Key Forms Cut in Paper
After losing a key or two and having some difficulty in replacing them, I used the method shown in the sketch to preserve the outlines for making new ones. All the keys I had were traced on a piece of paper and their forms cut out with a pair of shears. When a key was lost, another could thus be easily made by using the paper form as a pattern.
Contributed by Ernest Weaver, Santa Anna, Texas.
Renewing Typewriter Ribbons
Roll the ribbon on a spool and meanwhile apply a little glycerine with a fountain-pen filler. Roll up tightly and lay aside for a week or ten days. Do not apply too much glycerine as this will make the ribbon sticky—a very little, well spread, is enough. The same application will also work well on ink pads.
Contributed by Earl R. Hastings, Corinth, Vt.
Drinking Trough for Chickens
