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Page 11
... middle to hold a piece of soft cotton , which must afterwards be dipped in spirits of wine , the circular wire being then pasted on to the bottom of the balloon . To inflate the balloon , some one must hold it up by the top , and having ...
... middle to hold a piece of soft cotton , which must afterwards be dipped in spirits of wine , the circular wire being then pasted on to the bottom of the balloon . To inflate the balloon , some one must hold it up by the top , and having ...
Page 42
... middle of the bottom of the FIC.5 cart ( fig . 1 ) ; when it is per- fectly dry put on the wheels , and to keep them on , you can cut out a small cap ( fig . 6 ) ; the hole in this should be made first ; FIG . 6 . and the outside cut ...
... middle of the bottom of the FIC.5 cart ( fig . 1 ) ; when it is per- fectly dry put on the wheels , and to keep them on , you can cut out a small cap ( fig . 6 ) ; the hole in this should be made first ; FIG . 6 . and the outside cut ...
Page 48
... middle , and bend or paste fix the feet FIG.10 . fig . 9 , one foot on each over ; with a little gum of the soldiers upon slip ; and behind the feet fix the piece of card , half to the leg and the other half to the stand , and so on ...
... middle , and bend or paste fix the feet FIG.10 . fig . 9 , one foot on each over ; with a little gum of the soldiers upon slip ; and behind the feet fix the piece of card , half to the leg and the other half to the stand , and so on ...
Page 52
... middle , and fitting them first care- fully to the pattern , fix them with glue . Continue in like manner till the whole of the front is covered , care being taken that they fit as closely and neatly as possi- FIG . 5 . ble . The back ...
... middle , and fitting them first care- fully to the pattern , fix them with glue . Continue in like manner till the whole of the front is covered , care being taken that they fit as closely and neatly as possi- FIG . 5 . ble . The back ...
Page 54
... middle , and with paste or glue bind the sides and ends toge- ther in the inside with the paper ; allow it to stand quietly till dry , and then fix to the ground . The Stand . This must be made of millboard , or a thin piece of deal ...
... middle , and with paste or glue bind the sides and ends toge- ther in the inside with the paper ; allow it to stand quietly till dry , and then fix to the ground . The Stand . This must be made of millboard , or a thin piece of deal ...
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African Wanderers amusement attached Author bait ball BARBARA HUTTON bend birds block boat bottle bottom bowsprit boys brass centre Chromolithography cloth elegant coloured Illustrations corner cross-trees cylinder deck dotted lines Edition electrical Engravings fasten Fcap feather FIC.I fish fold four front G. A. HENTY gaff gilt edges glass GRIFFITH AND FARRAN half hand HARRISON WEIR hook horse inside kite larvæ length magnet main-mast mast methylated spirit Model Yachts paint Paper Boards pass piece of paper piece of wood portion PUBLISHED BY GRIFFITH PUZZLE rigging ropes round rowlocks sails scissors shape shellac Shillings Shillings and Sixpence side silk slips small hole spritsail square stand stout string strips Take a piece Thomas Dunman THOMAS HOOD thread top-mast TOY-MAKER tube upper vessel W. H. G. KINGSTON wire yard young
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