This early manual is a fascinating read for any handicraft enthusiast or
historian. Extensively illustrated with working diagrams and photographs
it forms a complete how-to guide that is thoroughly recommended for
inclusion on the bookshelf of the amateur or professional woodworker.
Contents Include: Some of the Toys Being Used in a Day Nursery;
Introduction; Joints; Peg-Train Set; Simple Railway Station; Small
Boats; Small Lorries; Bricks; Simple Sense-training Apparatus; Flat
Trolley; Cradle; Cots; Dressers; Fun Boat; Duck Boat; Flying Duck;
"Tishy"; Small Rocking Horse; Doll's House; Doll's House: Dining-room
Suite; Doll's House: Bedroom Suite; Doll's House: Kitchen Furniture;
Marionette Theatre; Glove-puppet Theatre; Model Theatre; Scenery for
Model Theatre; Castle; Wheels: Their Making and Fixing; Bren-gun
Carrier; Duck Cart and Bricks; Elephant and Cart; Tip Lorry; Breakdown
and G.P. Lorries; Scooter; Tank; Horse on Wheels; Sack Truck; Coaster;
Dog on Wheels; Noah's Ark; Animals; Engine; Stream-lined Locomotive;
Wheelbarrow; Small Swing; Metal Swing; See-saw; Warehouse Trolley; Long
Swing; Tubular Rocker; Small Slide; Climbing Frame and Slide;
Jungle-Gym; and General Hints. Many of the earliest books, particularly
those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and
artwork.
