Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity: Second EditionSt. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew)
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Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity: Second Edition
St. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew)
Electricity
=FOR $3.50.=--Two _Steel Punches_; different sizes, one solid round,
knurled head, polished; the other, point and head brightly polished,
full nickel, center part knurled.--One _Light Hammer_; polished and
nickel plated, varnished handle.--One regular _Machinist's Hammer_;
ball peen, solid cast steel, with varnished hardwood handle; a
superior article.--Two _Iron Clamps_; one opens 2¼ in., the other
3 in., japanned.--One _Screw-Driver_; tempered and polished blade,
firmly set in cherry stained hardwood handle with nickel ferrule.--One
_Wrench_; retinned, skeleton frame, gilt adjusting wheel.--One _Awl_;
tempered steel blade, ground to point, firmly set in turned and stained
handle with ferrule.--One _Steel Vise_; 2¼-in., jaws, steel screw,
bright polished jaws and handle; a good strong vise.--One pair of
_Steel Pliers_; 6 in. long, bright steel, flat nose, 2 wire-cutters,
practically unbreakable.--One pair of _Shears_; carbonized steel
blades, hardened edges, nickel plated, heavy brass nut and bolt.--One
_File_; triangular and of good steel.--One _File Handle_; good wood,
with brass ferrule.--One _Foot Rule_; varnished wood, has both the
English and metric systems.--One _Soldering Set_; contains soldering
iron, solder, resin, sal ammoniac, and directions; a very handy
article.--One _Center-Punch_; finely tempered steel.--One pair of
_Tinner's Shears_; these are best grade, inlaid steel cutting edges,
polished and tempered, japanned handles; thoroughly reliable.--One
_Hollow Handle Tool Set_; very useful; the polished handle holds 10
tools, gimlet, chisel, brad-awl, etc.--One _Try Square_; 6-in. blue
steel blade, marked both sides in 1/8s, strongly riveted with brass
rivets.--One _Hack Saw_; steel frame, 9½-in. polished steel blade,
black enamel handle; very useful for sawing small pieces of wood.
=FOR $5.00= will be included everything in the $3.50 offer, and the
following: One _Glue-Pot_; medium size, with brush and best wood
glue; inside pot has hinge cover.--One _Ratchet Screw-Driver_; great
improvement over ordinary screw-drivers; well made and useful.--One
_Hand Drill_; frame malleable iron; hollow screw top holding 6 drills;
bores from 1-16 to 3-16-in. holes; solid gear teeth; 3-jawed nickel
plated chuck; a superior tool, and almost a necessity.
=GIVE THE BOY A SET OF TOOLS=
=THOMAS M. ST. JOHN, 848 Ninth Ave., New York=
REAL ELECTRIC TOY-MAKING FOR BOYS
_By_ THOMAS M. ST. JOHN, Met. E.
This book contains 140 pages and over one hundred
original drawings, diagrams, and full-page plates.
It measures 5 x 7½ in., and is bound in cloth.
Price, post-paid, $1.00
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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