Home labor saving devicesScott, Rhea C. (Rhea Clarke)
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Home labor saving devices
Scott, Rhea C. (Rhea Clarke)
Home economics; Woodwork
10’ of poplar.
22 No. 16 brads, ¾”, for nailing joints.
2½ pairs of 1½” (butt) hinges to be used in joining the
panels, fastening the drop shelf to crosspiece, and
adjusting the bracket.
20 No. 5 flat-headed screws, ⅝”, used for hinges.
2 metal handles to put on top of each side of screen.
4 No. 5 screws, ½”, to put handles on.
2 yds. burlap to cover the screen.
1 box brass-headed tacks to put burlap on screen.
12 brass cup hooks to be used on crosspiece.
1 yd. of creton to make pockets.
Sandpaper and stain.
[Illustration]
DIMENSIONS:
_Stiles_: 4 pieces 1½” × 1½” × 30”, to be used as upright pieces
to screen.
_Crosspieces_: 4 pieces 1½” × 1½” × 12½”, to be used at the top
and bottom of frame.
2 pieces 1½” × 1½” × 12½”, to be used for pegs to hold spools.
1 piece 1½” × 1½” × 12½”, to hinge the shelf.
[Illustration: Sewing Screen]
DIRECTIONS:
On the two upright pieces (1½” × 1½” × 30”) make 4¾” mortises to
fit the tenons made on the crosspieces, making the first mortise
1” from the bottom of the frame and the second mortise 16½” from
the first. The third and fourth mortises in the upright piece
are made 2¼” apart and the third the same distance from the top.
The other upright piece to the panel is treated in the same way.
On two of these crosspieces there are nailed, at equal distances
apart, little pegs to hold the spools. Cup hooks are fastened
on the under side of one crosspiece to hold the bags. Make the
other panel of the screen in the same way, only making mortises
and tenons for three crosspieces instead of four. The first
crosspiece on this panel is put 1” from the bottom; the second,
16½” from the first; and the third piece 4½” from the second.
Hinge the drop door on the top edge of the last crosspiece and
hinge the bracket to support the drop door in the center of
crosspiece. Put the handles on each screen with the 4½” No. 5
screws. Hinge the two panels together and cover the outside of
screen with burlap, using the brass-headed tacks for this purpose.
The frame must be sandpapered, stained, and polished before the
burlap and pockets are put on. The creton pockets are put on the
inside of screen about halfway down the panel.
A HOMEMADE SHOWER BATH
A cheap but convenient arrangement to be used in any home for giving
shower baths where the other fixtures are not to be had. This may be
used to a greater advantage in country homes where there are many
little children. They would find joy in the use of same.
MATERIALS:
1 4-gallon tin bucket
1 medium size zinc tub.
1 nozzle with 6’ rubber tubing.
2 pulleys with 1 staple.
1 piece of piping 2” long.
1 clothes pin.
12’ rope.
1 pint white paint.
1 pint white enamel.
DIRECTIONS:
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