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Acetylene Burner, Spray Nozzle Made of, 248 Acid Jars, Earthen Mustard Pots Used as, 391 Adhesive Tape, Handy Use for, 407 Aerial Cableway, Compensated, 198 Aerials, Wireless, Lightning Switch for, 415 Aeroplanes, Model, Egg Beater Made into Winder for, 459 Aid in Ruling Uniform Cards or Sheets, 420 Air Pump, Protecting Against Denting, 412 Alarm, Rain, with Drop-of-Water Contact, 161 Alcohol Blowtorch for Difficult Soldering, 382 Alcohol, Denatured, to Start Gasoline Stove, 413 Alcohol Stove, Emergency, 350 Alligator of Wood, Mechanical Toy, 460 Alternating Current, Seeing in a Mirror, 392 Aluminum Cooking Utensils, Mending, 437 Aluminum-Ware Cleaner, Steel Wool as, 162 Ammeter, Homemade, 253 Ammonia-Carrying Case for Insect Bites, 154 Anchor for Canoe or Small Boat, 275 Anemometer, Easily Constructed Ball-Bearing, 213 Angle Bracket Gives Leverage on Door Spring, 460 Angle of Camera, Photo Copying Lens Increases, 160 Annunciator Target, Recording, 310 Apples and Other Fruit, Device Quarters and Cores, 453 Applying and Drying Bronze Powders, 338 Appointments and Other Events, Clock Device to Record Time of, 322 Aquarium, Cement Grotto for, 235 Arc Light, Homemade, 285 Arm, Desk Light, Folds into Pigeonhole, 452 Arm, Detachable Chair, 429 Armchair, Enameled, Made of Wooden Strips, 129 Arms of a Scarecrow, Swinging Bags on, 340 Army in Small Box, 438 Artistic Card Tray, 340 Asbestos Table Mats Reinforced with Wire Netting, 421 Ash Tray, Cheese Grater and, Made from a Tin Can, 225 Ash Tray, Snapper Shell, 68 Athletic Equipment Locker, Boys', 439 Atomizer, Bottle Economizes Spray Liquid in, 450 Auto Horn for Child's Play Vehicle, 16 Auto, Play, Barrel Staves as Springs for, 311 Auto Truck Frame, Reinforcing Strained, 454 Automatic Fishhook, 370 Automatic Flash Light Snaps Chicken-Coop Marauder, 142 Automatic Lock Box for Milk Bottles, 428 Automatic Photo-Print Washing Device, 329 Automatic Stop for Spring-Roller Curtains, 317 Automatic Window Closer, 280 Automobile, Bicycle Carried on, as Tender, 190 Automobile Seat, Porch Swing Made from, 425 Automobile, Suitcase Holder for Running Board of, 329

Baby-Cab Tires, Changing Wheels Equalizes Wear on, 446 Baby Crib, Neat and Economical, Made from a Clothes Basket, 206 Baby, Motor-Driven Entertainer for, 4 Baby, Washstand for, 328 Baby's Play Area, Portable Fence for, 195 Back Rest, Folding Ground Seat with, 190 Backing Picture Frame, Plier Drives Nails in, 450 Backstop, Knock-Down Tennis-Court, 189 Backwoodsman's Nutcracker, 450 Bags, Swinging, on Arms of Scarecrow, 340 Bait Cache, Campers', 171 Bait Casting for Game Fish, 71 Bait, Catching Minnows for, 168 Bait, Luminous-Minnow Fish, 314 Ball-Bearing Anemometer, Easily Constructed, 213 Balloons, Toy Rubber, Filling with Hydrogen, 30 Band, Metal, Stiffens Brush, 367 Bare Spots on Lawns, Seeding, 167 Bark-Covered Porch Light and Plant Shelf, 432 Barnyard Gate Operated with the Foot, 208 Barometer, Simple, 415 Barrel, Cushioned Chair Made of, 440 Barrel Staves as Springs for Play Auto, 311 Base, Weighting Metal, 217 Baseball Playing, To Practice Batting for, 100 Basement, Signal for Lighted Lights in, 314 Basin, Dish-Draining, Old Sink Installed as, 452 Basin, Simple Metal Bird, 432 Basket, Hourglass Sewing, 137 Bathroom Kinks, Three, 402 Battery Buzzer Converted into a Telegraph Sounder, 141 Battery Circuits, Homemade Fuses for, 151 Batting for Baseball Playing, To Practice, 100 Bazaar or Fair Booth, Rustic Well for, 182 Bearing for Playground Swings, 276 Bearing Made of Brass Cartridge, 382 Beating, Hanging Heavy Rug on Line for, 389 Bed, Antique Signboard Made of Headboard of, 15 Bed, Folding Card Table Handy for Invalid in, 308 Bed Table, Adjustable and Pivoted, Attached to Bedpost, 9 Bedpost, Adjustable and Pivoted Bed Table Attached to, 9 Bedroom Night Light, Flash Light Used as, 423 Bedroom Shade and Curtains Arranged for Thorough Ventilation, 128 Bedsteads, Old, Lawn Benches Made from, 174 Bee Feeder for Winter Use, 192 Bell, Call, Curious Support for, 362 Bell-Circuit Wiring, Tinned Staples for, 420 Bell-Ringing Hoop, Child's, 449 Bell-Ringing Mail Box, 422 Belt for Sprocket Drive Made of Brass Strips, 160 Bench, Clamping a Wide Board on, 248 Bench Receptacles for Small Articles, 350 Bench Stop, 395 Bench Support for a Miter Box, 336 Bench Vise, Quick-Acting, 85 Benches, Lawn, Made from Old Bedsteads, 174 Berth, Train, Improved Trousers Hanger in, 367 Bicycle Carried on Automobile as Tender, 190 Bicycle Fitted Up to Resemble Motorcycle, 441 Bicycle-Handle Grip on Rake Handle, 372 Bicycle Lamp, Generator Attachment Provides Current for, 457 Bicycle, Parcel-Delivery, Sidecar for, 407 Bicycle Pump, Cleaning Type Cases with, 451 Bicycle Pump, Pneumatic Door Check Made of, 169 Bicycle, Rear Seat for Motorcycle or, 446 Bicycle Runners for Winter Use, 418 Bicycles Driven as Three-Wheel Tandem After Breakdown, 410 Bilge Water Siphoned Through Water-Jacket Outlet, 413 Billfold, Craftsman Leather, 446 Billfold, Squirrel-Skin, 265 Binder for Magazines, Temporary, 370 Binding, Knife to Trim Magazines for, 286 Birch-Bark Leggings Made in the Woods, 421 Bird Basin, Simple Metal, 432 Bird House Made of Kegs, 134 Bird House Made of Old Straw Hat, 181 Bird Photography, Camera for, 426 Bird Table, Cat-Proof, 76 Bites, Insect, Ammonia-Carrying Case for, 154 Blades, Propeller, How to Make Quickly, 395 Blind Person, Homemade Device Aids in Writing, 438 Block Plane Converted for Use on Circular Work, 211 Blotter Attached to Wrist Saves Time, 295 Blotter, Trick, 354 Blotting Paper, White, Improves Light Reflectors, 196 Blower for a Fireplace, 318 Blowpipe for Gas, 336 Blowtorch, Alcohol, for Difficult Soldering, 382 Blue Roses Tinged by Chemicals, 406 Board, Sliding, for Coasting, 14 Board, Wide, Clamping on a Bench, 248 Boat, Canoe or, Stored in Pulley Slings, 361 Boat, Portable Folding, 135 Boat, Small, Canoe or, Anchor for, 275 Boats, Model Paddle-Wheel, 443 Book and Document Protector, 294 Book Form, Keeping Magazines in, 378 Book Holder, Homemade, 193 Book Rest for Music Stand, 328 Book, Specimen, Preserving Leaves in, 10 Bookcase and Writing Desk, Combination, 316 Bookcase, Trunk, for Convenient Shipment, 217 Bookmark, Leather and Silk, 218 Bookshelf, Index for Popular Mechanics Magazine on, 308 Bookshelf, Secret Trinket Case for, 296 Booth, Bazaar or Fair, Rustic Well for, 182 Bottle Carrier Made of Pipe Straps, 217 Bottle, Die in, 276 Bottle Economizes Spray Liquid in Atomizer, 450 Bottle, Glass, as a Candle Lamp, 291 Bottle, Glass, Cutting with Electricity, 230 Bottle, To Uncork, with a String, 402 Boughs, Springy Hammock Support Made of, 369 Box, Automatic Lock, for Milk Bottles, 428 Box Camera, Direct View Finder for, 353 Box Cover, Hinged, Made Without Hinges, 141 Box Cover Without Hinges, 46 Box End, Scoop Made of, 433 Box for Campers, Table, 124 Box Farm, Fort Built of Snow Blocks Made in, 409 Box, Hinged Window, 413 Box, Loading, to Dispense with Dark Room, 268 Box, Novel Covered, for Index Trays, 414 Box, Pasteboard, Shortening, 337 Box, Small, Army in, 438 Box to Protect Extra Spark Plugs, 440 Boxes, Decorative Toys and, Made at Home, 299 Boy Can Make Useful Periscope, 305 Boys' Athletic-Equipment Locker, 439 Boys' Motor Car, Homemade, 1 Bracelet, One-Piece, Cut from Calling Card, 319 Bracket, Angle, Gives Leverage on Door Spring, 460 Bracket for Garden Hose, Practical, 417 Bracket, Gas-Hose, for Ironing or Shop Use, 360 Brake, Safety, Coaster with, 273 Brass Candlestick, Repairing, 372 Brass Cartridge, Bearing Made of, 382 Brass Machine Screws with Nuts, 68 Brass Strips, Belt for Sprocket Drive Made of, 160 Brass Tip on Cartridge Fuse, Bushing Made of, 393 Brick Walls, Wire Trellis Fastened Neatly to, 8 Bristles in Polish or Stencil Brushes, Wire Compacts, 439 Broken Canoe Paddle, Repairing, 158 Broken Coffee Pot Knob, Replacing, 226 Broken Fly-Screen Frame, Repairing, 356 Broken Liquid Column in Thermometer, Joining, 366 Broken Metal Cross, Repairing, 389 Broken Places on Enamel, Filling in, 178 Broken Reed Handle, Repairing, 187 Broken Spade Handle Repaired with Water Pipe, 242 Bromide Enlargements, Curved Printing Surface for Sharp Focus in, 186 Bromide Enlargements, Test Exposure for, 411 Bromide Enlargements, Washing, 336 Bronze Powders, Applying and Drying, 338 Brooder, 371 Brooding House, Chick, Shield for Heater in, 295 Broom, Moving Heavy Objects with, 445 Brush and Container, Mucilage, Made of a Test Tube, 335 Brush-Cutting Knife, Pruning and, 449 Brush, Metal Band Stiffens, 367 Brushes, Polish or Stencil, Wire Compacts Bristles in, 439 Buggy Shafts, Old, Toboggan Made of, 410 Buggy Springs, Discarded, for Diving Board, 429 Bulb, Light, Testing Dry Cells with, 267 Bumpers, Door, Raise Height of Chair, 358 Bungalow, California, for Canaries, 437 Bunghole, Stopper for, 254 Burns, Stove Lighter with Feeding Wick Guards Against, 459 Bushing Made of Brass Tip on Cartridge Fuse, 393 Button Clasps, Old, Practical Uses for, 432 Buttonhole-Bouquet Holder to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh, 149 Buttonhook, Fancy, How to Make, 371 Buttonhook, Screwdriver Made from, 362 Buttons, Miniature Push, 251 Butts, Plain, Used as Double-Swing Hinge, 330 Buzzer, Battery, Converted into a Telegraph Sounder, 141

Damp Walls, Shielding Picture from, 338 Dancer, Electrical, 357 Dark, Locating Droplight in, 31 Dark-Room Light, Emergency, 94 Dark Room, Loading Box to Dispense with, 268 Dark-Room Use, Red Lens Hinged to Flash Light for, 6 Dark Room, Window Frame and Table for, 320 Dark, To Keep Tan Shoes from Turning, 377 Darning Needle, Threading, 153 Deception, Simple Card, 168 Decorative Toys and Boxes Made at Home, 299 Decoys, Duck, Mounted on Folding Frame, 188 Delivery Chute, Gravity, Fruit-Picking Pole with, 367 Delivery Routes, Order-Memo Device for, 443 Denatured Alcohol to Start Gasoline Stove, 413 Dent in Edge, Teakettle Cover Held by, 5 Dental Floss, Sanitary Holder for Thread and, 46 Denting, Protecting Air Pump Against, 412 Deodorizing Lard Buckets, 340 Depth, Homemade Fishing Float Adjustable to, 8 Desk, Folding Wall, 292 Desk, Improvised Typewriter, 225 Desk Lamp, Small, Supported by Paper Weight, 424 Desk-Light Arm Folds into Pigeonhole, 452 Desk Slide in Top of Drawer, 356 Desk Watch Holder, 158 Desk, Writing, Combination Bookcase and, 316 Detachable Chair Arm, 429 Detachable, Making Umbrella Handle, 439 Detachable Motor-Driven Tire Pump Made of Foot Pump, 454 Developer, Heater Keeps at Proper Temperature, 190 Developing Films, Tray Attachment for, 280 Developing or Etching-Tray Rocker, 218 Developing-Paper Printer, 375 Developing, Photographic, Film Holder for, 452 Developing Roll Films, New Method of, 339 Developing Tank, Reversible Photographic, 325 Developing Tray, Cooler for, 149 Device, Electrical, Transmits Striking of Clock, 14 Device for Corrugating Strips, 421 Device Frightens Flies at Screen Door, 425 Device Quarters and Cores Apples and Other Fruit, 453 Diagonal Corners on Disk-Record Covers, 442 Die in a Bottle, 276 Dies for Cutting Cardboard, 315 Diminishing Card Trick, 396 Dining Table, Gas Stove for, 373 Dinner Bell, Cannon-Shell, 399 Dipping Water, Valve-Bottom Pail for, 344 Direct Current Polarity, Testing with Litmus Paper, 369 Direct View Finder for Box Camera, 353 Disappearing-Coin Trick, 144 Disappearing Towel, 154 Discarded Buggy Springs for Diving Board, 429 Dish-Draining Basin, Old Sink Installed as, 452 Dishes, Scraper for, 337 Dishwasher and Drier, 152 Dishwashing Sink, Combination Laundry Tub and, 218 Disk-Record Covers, Diagonal Corners on, 442 Disk Talking-Machine Records Played Eccentrically, 328 Disks, Cutting Thin Wooden, 16 Dissolving Views, Fireside, 351 Diving Board, Discarded Buggy Springs for, 429 Diving Tower for the Summer Camp, 274 Document Protector, Book and, 294 Door Bumpers Raise Height of Chair, 358 Door Check, Pneumatic, Made of Bicycle Pump, 169 Door, Eccentric Drawbolt Stops Rattling of, 457 Door Latch, Quickly Made, 123 Door Latch, Poultry-House, Spring Roost Releases, 448 Door or Window, Rustic, Trellis to Shade, 175 Door, Rope Pad Prevents Slamming of, 440 Door Spring, Angle Bracket Gives Leverage on, 460 Doorbell Push Button on Screen Door, 150 Double-Contact Vibrator, 140 Double Roofs Provide Ideal Shade for Poultry Coops, 180 Double-Swing Hinge, Plain Butts Used as, 330 Draft, Moist Rag and, Cooling Foodstuffs with, 453 Draft, Smoking of Lamp Overcome by Increasing, 361 Drafting Board, Cork Plugs Save Wear on, 21 Drawbolt, Eccentric, Stops Rattling of Door, 457 Drawer, Desk Slide in Top of, 356 Drawer Handles, Preventing Looseness of, 357 Drawer, Refuse-Catching, Wood Box with, 144 Drawer Stop, Removable, 10 Drawing Board, Tool Sockets in Edge of, 435 Drawings, How to Transfer, 138 Drawings, Tracing-Cloth, Mounting on Muslin, 418 Dressing for Fishline, 397 Drier, Dishwasher and, 152 Drill, Hand, Polishing with, 354 Drinking-Glass, Handle for, 125 Drinking-Glass Holder, 134 Drinking-Glass Holders Easily Made, 197 Drinking Tube, Sanitary, 69 Driving Nails, Kink for, 193 Driving Nails to Prevent Splitting, 373 Driving Screws in Hard Wood, 94 Driving Thin Metal into Wood, 247 Drop-of-Water Contact, Rain Alarm with, 161 Droplight, Locating in Dark, 31 Drum, Huge, Cart for Carrying in Parade, 435 Dry-Battery Case, Waterproof, 265 Dry Batteries, Renewing with Sal-Ammoniac, 14 Dry Cell and Motor, Toy Tractor Built with, 9 Dry Cells, Testing with Light Bulb, 267 Dry-Cleaning Mixture, 62 Dry-Plate Kit, Inexpensive, 326 Drying Bronze Powders, Applying and, 338 Drying Photo Films Rapidly, 338 Drying Rack for Shoes and Rubbers, 454 Drying Small Fur Hides, Stretcher for, 421 Duck Decoys Mounted on Folding Frame, 188

Fair Booth, Bazaar or, Rustic Well for, 182 False Bottom for Emptying Waste Basket, 344 Fan, Hand-Operated Whirling, 398 Fan, Lighted Whirling, Used as Radiator Ornament, 260 Fancy Buttonhook, How to Make, 371 Fastenings to Adjust Clothesline, Cleat and Pulley, 211 Feather as X-Ray Lens, 412 Feeding Cards into Typewriter, 437 Feeding Geese in a Poultry Yard, 373 Feeding Pan for Poultry, 248 Fence, Portable, for Baby's Play Area, 195 Fence Posts, Preventing Wire Mesh from Rising Between, 93 Fencing, Portable Sectional Poultry, 329 Ferrules for Tool Handles, 157 Fiber Phonograph Needles, Device for Sharpening, 361 Fifty-Cent Electric Stove, 260 Fighting Tank, Miniature, 202 Figures, Hollow Candy, Mold for Making, 122 File, Clipping, Made of Envelopes, 125 Files, Testing and Caring for, 400 Filing Envelopes, Making Quickly, 417 Filing System, Photographic-Negative, 434 Filling in Broken Places on Enamel, 178 Filling Toy Rubber Balloons with Hydrogen, 30 Film Holder for Photographic Developing, 452 Films, Photo, Drying Rapidly, 338 Films, Photographic, Stenciling with, 416 Films, Roll, New Method of Developing, 339 Films, Tray Attachment for Developing, 280 Finger Nail, Playing Talking-Machine Records with, 187 Finger-Trap Trick, 377 Finger Tug-of-War Game, Device for, 319 Fire, Inexpensive Imitation, 226 Fire Screen, Portable, 68 Fireplace, Blower for, 318 Fireside Dissolving Views, 351 Fish Bait, Luminous-Minnow, 314 Fish Catch, Whistle Warns of, 275 Fish, Electric Lure for, 123 Fish, Game, Bait Casting for, 71 Fish, Large, Catching with a Teaspoon, 401 Fish Lines, Waterproofing for, 94 Fish Poles, Making Round Rods for, 40 Fish Scaler, 154 Fisherman's Pail with Wire-Mesh Cage, 454 Fishhook, Automatic, 370 Fishhooks, Case for, Made of a Tin Can, 267 Fishing Float, Homemade, Adjustable to Depth, 8 Fishing Rods, Steel, Enamel for, 349 Fishing-Tackle Outfit in a Shotgun Shell, 142 Fishline, Dressing for, 397 Fishline, Gourd Float for, 285 Fixture, Homemade Inverted Electric-Light, 435 Flag, Chain Weight Prevents Whipping of, 409 Flag, Weighted Rope Holds Upright, 451 Flash Lamp, Clip Holds on Handlebar as Headlight, 450 Flash Lamps, Pocket, Improvement on, 267 Flash Light, Automatic, Snaps Chicken-Coop Marauder, 142 Flash Light Egg Candling Device, 458 Flash Light, Red Lens Hinged to, for Dark-Room Use, 6 Flash Light Used as Bedroom Night Light, 423 Flatiron Polisher, 399 Flatiron, Sheet-Metal Stand for, 182 Flies at Screen Door, Device Frightens, 425 Float, Gourd, for a Fishline, 285 Floor Corners, Metal, 248 Floor Trapdoor, Fuel Box in Seat Filled from, 332 Flooring Groove, Planing Thin Sticks Held in, 218 Floorwork, Caster Board for Scrubbing and, 293 Flower Centerpiece, Wire-Mesh Support for, 344 Flowerpots, Eggshells as, 310 Flowers and Leaves, Reproducing in Colors, 152 Flowers, Cut, Buttonhole-Bouquet Holder to Keep Fresh, 149 Flowers, Potted, Turntable Stand for, 308 Flowers, Window-Box, Watering, 144 Flue Stopper, Safety, Made of Tin Pail, 328 Fluorescent Screen, How to Make, 92 Fly-Screen Frame, Repairing a Broken, 356 Focus, Sharp, in Bromide Enlargements, Curved Printing Surface for, 186 Focusing Screen for Enlarging Cameras, 388 Folding Boat, Portable, 135 Folding Card Table Handy for Invalid in Bed, 308 Folding Ground Seat with Back Rest, 190 Folding Ice Sled, 44 Folding Ironing Board Clamps on Edge of Table or Window, 8 Folding Table with Split-Bamboo Tray for Top, 424 Folding Wall Desk, 292 Foodstuffs, Cooling with a Moist Rag and a Draft, 453 Foot, Barnyard Gate Operated with, 208 Foot Control and Counterweight, Trimming Board with, 308 Foot Pump, Detachable Motor-Driven Tire Pump Made of, 454 Foot Rests, Small Stools and, Variety of, 261 Footstool, 254 Footstool, Woven-Reed, 255 Forceps for Weeding Garden, 338 Form, Book, Keeping Magazine in, 378 Fort Built of Snow Blocks Made in Box Form, 409 Fortune Telling, Magic-Paper, 393 Fountain Pen, Ordinary Pen Converted into, 362 Fountain-Pen Wrench, 273 Frame, Broken Fly-Screen, Repairing, 356 Frame, Colonial Mirror, 306 Frame, Folding, Duck Decoys Mounted on, 188 Frame, Window, and Table for Dark Room, 320 Frames, Novel Homemade Picture, 124 Front-Opening Hatbox, 266 Fruit-Picking Pole with Gravity Delivery Chute, 367 Fruit, Tin Can on Rod for Picking, 54 Frying Pan Made of Tin Cover, 298 Fuel Box in Seat Filled from Floor Trapdoor, 332 Furniture, Crates and, Three-Caster Truck for Moving, 419 Furniture, Woven Reed, 261, 269 Fuse Socket, Inkwell Base Made from, 344 Fuses, Homemade, for Battery Circuits, 151

Galvanometer, Compact, 42 Game, Device for Finger Tug-of-War, 319 Game Fish, Bait Casting for, 71 Game, Indian Snake, 388 Game of Skill, Marble-under-Bridge, 298 Garden, Forceps for Weeding, 338 Garden Hose, Practical Bracket for, 417 Garden Plants, Starting, 373 Garden Plow Made of Pick-Up Material, 227 Garden Workers, Movable Sunshade and Seat for, 148 Gas, Blowpipe for, 336 Gas-Fixture Chains, Sleeve Aids in Distinguishing, 247 Gas Furnace, Small, 346 Gas Heater, Pie-Plate, 423 Gas-Hose Bracket for Ironing or Shop Use, 366 Gas Mantles Made at Home, 274 Gas Piping, Tire Pump Made of, 419 Gas Stove for the Dining Table, 373 Gas-Stove Lighter, 416 Gas-Stove Oven, Substitute for, 45 Gas Stove, Safety Cover for Valves on, 298 Gasoline Stove, Denatured Alcohol to Start, 413 Gasoline Tank on Launch, Lock for, 85 Gate, Barnyard, Operated with the Foot, 208 Gate on Door, Locking Device for Latch Hook on, 127 Gate, Porch, Folds into Hollow Pillar, 193 Gate Sign with Metal Letters, Homemade, 451 Gauge for Laying Out Model Gear Wheels, 384 Gauge for Woodwork, 252 Gear Wheels, Model, Gauge for Laying Out, 384 Geese, Feeding in a Poultry Yard, 373 Generator Attachment Provides Current for Bicycle Lamp, 457 Giant, Showing Strength of, 108 Glass-and-Hat Trick, 342 Glass Bottle as a Candle Lamp, 291 Glass Bottle, Cutting with Electricity, 230 Glass, Electric Counting, for Thread Fabric, 321 Glass, Ground, in Camera, Substitute for, 236 Glass, Mystery Sounding, 157 Glass, Transferring Pictures to, 443 Glass Vessels, Pad for, Made of Corks, 161 Glider, Toy Paper, Carefully Designed, 324 Globes, Burned-Out Incandescent, Repairing, 236 Glossy, Making Photographic Prints, 76 Glossy Surfaces in Photography, Putty Deadens, 360 Gloves, Rubber, How to Repair, 286 Gluing Press, Inexpensive, 313 Golf Tee Made of a Shotgun Shell, 430 Good Putty, How to Make, 396 Gourd Float for a Fishline, 285 Grass and Weeds, To Keep Out of Tennis Court, 149 Gravity Delivery Chute, Fruit-Picking Pole with, 367 Gravity-Feed Coal Hopper on Truck, 140 Green and Red Lights, Signal Telegraph with, 176 Grinding Writing and Lettering Pens, 169 Grip, Bicycle-Handle, on Rake Handle, 372 Grip, Points of, Scale on Vaulting Pole Indicates, 411 Grips, Rubber Handlebar, Reinforcing the Ends of, 452 Groove Cutter for Wood, 45 Grotto for an Aquarium, Cement, 235 Ground Seat, Folding, with Back Rest, 190 Guard Saves Wear on Vest, 413 Guarding a Camp Chest Against Theft, 362 Guards, Hand, for Motorcyclists, 372 Guide for Photo and Paper Trimmer, Homemade, 366 Guide String, Seed-Planting, Reel for Use with, 422 Guides for Scenic Painting, Enlarged Lantern Pictures as, 419 Gun, Choke and Pattern of, 63 Gun, Crossbow Magazine, 458 Guns, Equipment and Books, Sportsman's Cabinet for, 434 Gymnasium, Protecting Lights in, 337

Ice Creeper, 94 Ice Pick, Household, Holder for, 335 Ice Sled, Folding, 44 Ice Yacht, Wishbone-Mast, 17 Illuminated Indicating Target Box, 180 Illuminating-Gas Plant, Miniature, 379 Illumination, Reflected-Light, with Homemade Arrangement, 128 Imitation-Celluloid Scales and Name Plates, 353 Imitation Fire, Inexpensive, 226 Impressions of Leaves, Making, 100 Improvement on Pocket Flash Lamps, 267 Improvised Trousers Hanger in Train Berth, 367 Improvised Typewriter Desk, 225 Incandescent Globes, Repairing Burned-Out, 236 Incubator Chicks, Stepmother for, 130 Index Card, Removal Marker for, 372 Index for Popular Mechanics Magazine on Bookshelf, 308 Index Trays, Novel Covered Box for, 414 Indian Snake Game, 388 Indicating Target Box, Illuminated, 180 Indicator, Simple Polarity, 422 Indicator, Spool-and-Pencil, Telegraph Recorder with, 171 Indirect-Light Reflector and Mirror, Combination, 460 Inexpensive Dry-Plate Kit, 326 Inexpensive Gluing Press, 313 Inexpensive Imitation Fire, 226 Inexpensive Materials, Homemade Relay of, 332 Inkstand Made of Sheet of Paper, 136 Inkwell Base Made from Fuse Socket, 344 Inner Tubes, Old, Rubber Bands Made from, 268 Insect Bites, Ammonia-Carrying Case for, 154 Inserting or Correcting on Typewritten Bound Sheets, 419 Instrument Bases, How to Polish, 30 Instruments, Wood-Wind, Repairing, 174 Invalid in Bed, Folding Card Table Handy for, 308 Inverted Electric-Light Fixture, Homemade, 435 Iron, Electric, Variety of Uses for, 14 Iron Pipe, Coal Hod Made from, 129 Ironing Board, Folding, Clamps on Edge of Table or Window, 8 Ironing Board for Use on a Table, 315 Ironing-Board Wall Fastening, 318 Ironing or Shop Use, Gas-Hose Bracket for, 366 Irrigation Water, Current of Canal Raises, 411

Jack, Changing Motor-Car Tire Without, 210 Jardini?re Made of Metal-Lamp Body, 226 Jars, Acid, Earthen Mustard Pots Used as, 391 Jars, Removable Paraffin Covers for, 298 Jig-Saw Table for Vise, 93 Jobs, Odd, Practical Memorandum for, 322 Joining Broken Liquid Column in Thermometer, 366

Nail Cabinet with Muffin-Pan Trays, 230 Nail Carrier Made of Cans, 414 Nails, Driving to Prevent Splitting, 373 Nails, Kink for Driving, 193 Nails, Plier Drives in Backing Picture Frame, 450 Name Plates, Imitation-Celluloid Scales and, 353 Naming a Written Card, Magically, 61 Needle Cushion, Emery, on Sewing Machine, 197 Needle, Darning, Threading, 153 Needle, Split, Causes Echo on Talking Machine, 217 Needle Threader for Sewing Machine, 134 Needles, Fiber Phonograph, Device for Sharpening, 361 Needles, Uses for Worn Talking-Machine, 329 Negative Filing System, Phonographic, 434 Negative, Lettering Photo Prints Without Marking, 440 Negatives and Prints, Photographic, Kinks in Washing, 181 Negatives, Retouching, for Printing, 397 Nets, Tennis, Tightening Lever for, 158 Netted Hammock, How to Make, 282 Netting, Poultry Fence Construction Economical of, 409 New Method of Developing Roll Films, 339 Newspaper Rack and Smokers' Trays, Morris Chair with, 309 Newspaper Stand, Penny-in-the-Slot, 364 Night Light, Bedroom, Flash Light Used as, 423 Non-Blow-Out Cigar and Pipe Lighter, 321 Nontangling Pasture Stake, 136 Novel Covered Box for Index Trays, 414 Novel Masks for Printing Pictures, 182 Novel Uses for Safety Pins, 445 Novelty, Window-Advertising, Moth-Ball Puzzle as, 444 Nozzle, Spray, Made of Acetylene Burner, 248 Numbers, Magic of, 222 Nutcracker, Backwoodsman's, 450 Nuts, Brass Machine Screws with, 68

Oarlock of Rope, Emergency, 218 Oars Flattened to Make Rowing Easier, 319 Oars, Take-Down Emergency, 395 Octagonal Mission Center Table, 7 Odd Jobs, Practical Memorandum for, 322 Oilcan, Old, Pressure Spray Made of, 212 Oilcan Stopper, 349 Oiler for a Hand-Drill Press, 276 Oiling Sewing Machine, Prevents Soiling Goods After, 402 Oiling Tool for Clocks, 107 Old Toothbrushes, Uses for, 428 One-Piece Bracelet Cut from Calling Card, 319 One-Runner Sled, 45 Onlaying Script on a Trophy Cup, 188 Opening, Rectangular, to Use Over Camera View Finder, 125 Opening Screw, Watch Bezel, Rubber Pads for, 448 Opening Springs for a Tennis-Racket Clamp, 393 Order-Memo Device for Delivery Routes, 443 Orient, Pulley and Weight Exerciser Homemade in, 365 Ornament, Radiator, Lighted Whirling Fan Used as, 260 Ornamental Horn Match Holder, 247 Ornamental Pencil and Pincushion Holder, 286 Ornamenting an Old Tree Stump, 123 Outdoor Lunch Table, Revolving, 363 Outing Trips, Camping and Memorandum List for, 365 Outlet, Water-Jacket, Bilge Water Siphoned Through, 413 Oven, Gas-Stove, Substitute for, 45

Quick-Acting Bench Vise, 85

Rabbits, Tile Trap for, 184 Rack, Sewing, Attached to Rocker, 291 Radiator Cover, Summer, Serves as Cupboard in Winter, 297 Radiator Ornament, Lighted Whirling Fan Used as, 260 Radiator Valve, Ship's-Wheel Device for, 259 Raft, Woodsman's Log, 185 Rain Alarm with Drop-of-Water Contact, 161 Raising and Lowering Curtain at a Distance, 22 Raising the Temperature of a Room, 356 Rake Handle, Bicycle-Handle Grip on, 372 Rake, Hoe or, Second Handle on, Saves Stooping, 160 Range or Sink, Protecting Wall Back of, 354 Rat Trap, Self-Setting, 31 Ratchet Wheels, Small, Making in a Lathe, 266 Rattle in Motorcycle Stand, Stopping, 414 Rattling of Door, Eccentric Drawbolt Stops, 457 Rattling of Windows, To Stop, 417 Razor Blade, Wafer, Pencil Sharpener Made of, 361 Reading Lamp, Piano or, 290 Readings, Temperature, Transposing, 376 Rear Seat for Motorcycle or Bicycle, 446 Receptacles, Bench, for Small Articles, 350 Receptacle for Shellac Varnish, 346 Record-Cleaning Pad Fixed to Talking Machine, 444 Record Time of Appointments and Other Events, Clock Device to, 322 Recording Annunciator Target, 310 Records, Disk Talking-Machine, Played Eccentrically, 328 Records, Talking-Machine, Playing with the Finger Nail, 187 Rectangular Opening to Use over Camera View Finder, 125 Red Lens Hinged to Flash Light, for Dark-Room Use, 6 Red Lights, Green and, Signal Telegraph with, 176 Red Windows in Daylight Photographic Workroom, 169 Reed Furniture, Woven, 261, 269 Reed Handle, Repairing Broken, 187 Reel for Use with Seed-Planting Guide String, 422 Reflected-Light Illumination with Homemade Arrangement, 128 Reflector and Mirror, Combination Indirect-Light, 460 Reflectors, Light, White Blotting Paper Improves, 196 Refrigerator, Making Use of in Winter, 344 Refrigerator, Window, 323 Refuse-Catching Drawer, Wood Box with, 114 Register, Hot-Air, Catch-All Screen Inside, 432 Reinforcing a Strained Auto-Truck Frame, 454 Reinforcing the Ends of Rubber Handlebar Grips, 452 Relay of inexpensive Materials, Homemade, 332 Releasing a Parachute from a Kite, 354 Removable Drawer Stop, 10 Removable Headrest for Chair, 432 Removable Paraffin Covers for Jars, 298 Removable Posts for Tennis Court, 415 Removal Marker for Card Index, 372 Removal of Wall Paper, Kink for, 295 Remove Putty from Hands, 387 Removing Sag from Couch Spring, 430 Repair Rubber Gloves, How to, 286 Repairing a Brass Candlestick, 372 Repairing a Broken Canoe Paddle, 158 Repairing a Broken Fly-Screen Frame, 356 Repairing a Broken Metal Cross, 389 Repairing a Broken Reed Handle, 187 Repairing Burned-Out Incandescent Globes, 236 Repairing Sectional Spun-Metal Candlestick, 382 Repairing Shade-Roller Springs, 338 Replacing a Broken Coffee Pot Knob, 226 Reproducing Flowers and Leaves in Colors, 152 Resistance, Measuring with a Lead Pencil, 249 Retouching Negatives for Printing, 397 Reversible Photographic Developing Tank, 325 Reversing Switch, Cylinder, 297 Revolving Card or Ticket Holder, 369 Revolving Outdoor Lunch Table, 363 Revolving-Wheel Ruling Pen, 134 Revolving Window Display, 229 Rheostat, Small, for Experiments and Testing, 206 Rheostat, Water, for Small Electrical Devices, 196 Rifle, Sporting, and How to Use It, 47 Rigging Economizes Space in Closet, 433 Rigging, Simple, Lawn Mower Sharpened Efficiently with, 448 Ring-and-Egg Trick, 84 Ring, Mystic Climbing, 22 Ring, String-Cutting, Made of Horseshoe Nail, 5 Rip in Tire Tubes, Checking, 354 Rivets in Couches, Substitute for, 371 Road Maps, Celluloid Cover for, 295 Roadster with Motorcycle Engine, Homemade, 437 Rocker, Developing or Etching-Tray, 218 Rocker, Sewing Rack Attached to, 291 Rod for Picking Fruit, Tin Can on, 54 Rods, Round, for Fish Poles, Making, 40 Rods, Turning Long Wood, 349 Roll-Film Spools Useful in Economizing Pencils, 170 Roll Films, New Method of Developing, 339 Roll-Paper Feed for Typewriter, 207 Roller, Shade, Toy Submarine Made of, 441 Roller Skates, Homemade, 377 Roller Truck for Use in Scrubbing, 210 Rolling Can, Come-Back, 298 Roofs, Double, Provide Ideal Shade for Poultry Coops, 180 Room, Dark, Loading Box to Dispense with, 268 Room, Electric Fan Aid to Heating, 426 Room, Raising Temperature of, 356 Roost, Spring, Releases Poultry-House Door Latch, 448 Rope and Lever, Emergency Lifting Device of, 334 Rope, Emergency Oarlock of, 218 Rope Pad Prevents Slamming of Door, 440 Rope, Sheepshank, Knot Used to Recover, 168 Rope, Weighted, Holds Flag Upright, 451 Roses Tinged Blue by Chemicals, 406 Rotary Pump, Small, Easily Made, 451 Round and Flat Edges, Ruler with, 350 Round Rods for Fish Poles, Making, 40 Rowing, Oars Flattened to Make Easier, 319 Rubber Balloons, Toy, Filling with Hydrogen, 30 Rubber Band, Making Scale Enlargements with, 175 Rubber Band Prevents Tangling of Telephone Cord, 367 Rubber Bands Made from Old Inner Tubes, 268 Rubber Faucet Plug, Coffee Grinder Repaired with, 129 Rubber Gloves, How to Repair, 286 Rubber Pads for Opening Screw Watch Bezel, 448 Rubbers, Drying Rack for Shoes and, 454 Rudder for a Toboggan, 323 Rug, Heavy, Hanging on Line for Beating, 389 Rug, Pole Supports, for Cleaning, 10 Ruler with Round and Flat Edges, 350 Ruling Pen, Revolving-Wheel, 134 Ruling Uniform Cards or Sheets, Aid in, 420 Running Board of Automobile, Suitcase Holder for, 329 Rust, Keeping Tools Bright and Free from, 212 Rustic Trellis to Shade Door or Window, 175 Rustic Well for a Bazaar or Fair Booth, 182

Ukulele, Homemade Hawaiian, 358 Umbrella and Paper Muslin, Portable Tent Made from, 364 Umbrella Handle, Making Detachable, 439 Umbrella Used as a Clothes Drier, 366 Umbrellas, Kinks on Care of, 422 Uncork a Bottle with a String, To, 402 Unsealed Envelopes, Safeguarding Contents of, 363 Use for Old Magazines, 399 Uses for an Old Toothbrush, 428 Uses for Worn Talking-Machine Needles, 329 Utensil Rack for Camp Fire, 397 Utensils, Kitchen, Cupboard for, 396 Utilizing an Empty Paste Pot, 306

Vacuum Pail, How to Make, 315 Valve-Bottom Pail for Dipping Water, 344 Valve, Radiator, Ship's-Wheel Device for, 259 Valves on Gas Stove, Safety Cover for, 298 Vanishing-Cuff Parlor Trick, 127 Vaporizer, Homemade, 346 Variable Condenser, Small, 334 Vase, Test-Tube Flower, Stand for, 21 Vaulting Pole, Scale on, Indicates Points of Grip, 411 Vehicle, Child's Play, Auto Horn for, 16 Ventilation, Thorough, Bedroom Shade and Curtains Arranged for, 128 Ventilator, Window, 312 Veranda, Summer, Taborets and Small Tables for, 269 Vest, Guard Saves Wear on, 413 Vibrator, Double-Contact, 140 View Finder, Camera, Rectangular Opening to Use Over, 125 View Finder, Direct, for Box Camera, 353 Views, Fireside Dissolving, 351 Vise, Jig-Saw Table for, 93 Vise, Quick-Acting Bench, 85 Vises for the Home Workbench, Two Simple, 197 Vulcanizer, Homemade, 323

Wagon-Wheel Felly and Spoke, Mallet Made from, 157 Wagon Pole, Support for, Aids in Hooking Up Team, 5 Wagon Seat, Homemade Spring, 440 Wall Back of Range or Sink, Protecting, 354 Wall Desk, Folding, 292 Wall Fastening, Ironing-Board, 318 Wall Paper, Kink for Removal of, 295 Wall, Plaster of Paris to Set Screws into, 266 Wall Pocket for Paste Tubes, 16 Wall Shelves, Easily Constructed, 108 Wall Workbench, Old Table Used as, 440 Walls, Damp, Shielding Pictures from, 338 Walks, Toy Horse That, 363 Warships, Toy Paper, 293 Washing Bromide Enlargements, 336 Washing Device, Automatic Photo-Print, 329 Washing Machine Equipped with Churn Attachment, 208 Washing Machine, Photographic-Print, 327 Washing Photographic Negatives and Prints, Kinks in, 181 Washstand for the Baby, 328 Wastebasket, False Bottom for Emptying, 344 Watch Bezel, Screw, Rubber Pads for Opening, 448 Watch Crystal, Timing Pointer on, 364 Watch Holder, Desk, 158 Watch, Mysterious, 70 Watch or Clock, Muffling the Ticking of, 223 Water Bag Camp, 122 Water Basin for Poultry, Concrete, 236 Water-Coasting Toboggan and Slide, 183 Water Heater, Carbon Electric, 356 Water, Irrigation, Current of Canal Raises, 411 Water-Jacket Outlet, Bilge Water Siphoned Through, 413 Water Pipe, Broken Spade Handle Repaired with, 242 Water Rheostat for Small Electrical Devices, 196 Water Telescope, Interesting, 228 Water, Valve-Bottom Pail for Dipping, 344 Water Wheel Turns Spit Over Campfire, 429 Watering Window-Box Flowers, 144 Waterproof Dry-Battery Case, 265 Waterproofing for Fish Lines, 94 Waterproofing Matches, 230 Wear on Baby-Cab Tires, Changing Wheels Equalizes, 446 Wear on Drafting Board, Cork Plugs Save, 21 Wear on Vest, Guard Saves, 413 Webfoot Attachments for Swimmers, 381 Weeding Garden, Forceps for, 338 Weeding Tool, 248 Weeds, Grass and, To Keep Out of Tennis Courts, 149 Weight, Emergency Tension, Used on Typewriter, 457 Weighted Rope Holds Flag Upright, 451 Weighting a Metal Base, 217 Well, Rustic, for Bazaar or Fair Booth, 182 Wheel, China Banding, Disk Talking Machine as, 10 Wheelbarrow as Tennis-Court Marker, 397 Wheelbarrow for Large Cans, 330 Wheels, Changing, Equalizes Wear on Baby-Cab Tires, 446 Wheels, Handy Tool for Tightening Wire Spokes in, 450 Wheels, Model Gear, Gauge for Laying Out, 384 Whipping of Flag, Chain Weight Prevents, 409 Whirligig, Perpetual, 400 Whirling Fan, Hand-Operated, 398 Whirling Fan, Lighted, Used as Radiator Ornament, 260 Whistle, Hand-Operated Motorboat, 178 Whistle Warns of Fish Catch, 275 White Blotting Paper Improves Light Reflectors, 196 Wick, Feeding, Stove Lighter with, Guards Against Burns, 459 Wick, Lighting Candle Without Touching, 334 Wicks, Lamp, Cheaply Made, 236 Wind, Lighting a Match in, 382 Wind Motor, Sail Rigged, 172 Wind Wire on Electrical Apparatus, How to, 136 Winder, Egg Beater Made into for Model Aeroplanes, 459 Winding Coiled Springs, 134 Window-Advertising Novelty, Moth-Ball Puzzle as, 444 Window-Box Flowers, Watering, 144 Window Box, Hinged, 413 Window Closer, Automatic, 280 Window Display, Revolving, 229 Window Frame and Table for Dark Room, 320 Window Refrigerator, 323 Window, Rustic Trellis to Shade Door or, 175 Window Sash, Locking, 62 Window Ventilator, 312 Windows, Horizontal Sliding, Hinge Lock for, 372 Windows, To Stop Rattling of, 417 Wings, Covering Hinge, 276 Winter, Making Use of Refrigerator in, 344 Winter, Summer Radiator Cover Serves as Cupboard in, 297 Winter Use, Bee Feeder for, 192 Winter Use, Bicycle Runner for, 418 Wire Clips Weight Paper in Typewriter, 409 Wire Coat Hook, To Prevent from Turning, 235 Wire Compacts Bristles in Polish or Stencil Brushes, 439 Wire Holders Keep Cabinet Doors Open, 127 Wire, How to Wind on Electrical Apparatus, 136 Wire-Mesh Cage, Fisherman's Pail with, 454 Wire Mesh, Preventing from Rising Between Fence Posts, 93 Wire-Mesh Support for Flower Centerpiece, 344 Wire Netting, Asbestos Table Mats Reinforced with, 421 Wire-Screen Pincushion, 456 Wire Spokes in Wheels, Handy Tool for Tightening, 450 Wire Trellis Fastened Neatly to Brick Walls, 8 Wire-Walking Toy, 180 Wireless Aerials, Lightning Switch for, 415 Wireless Detector, Simple, 456 Wiring, Bell-Circuit, Tinned Staples for, 420 Wishbone-Mast Ice Yacht, 17 Wood Alcohol, Economical Use of in Small Cooking Stove, 210 Wood Box with a Refuse-Catching Drawer, 144 Wood, Driving Thin Metal into, 247 Wood for Cabinetwork, Storage of, 389 Wood, Groove Cutter for, 45 Wood, Hard, Driving Screws in, 94 Wood, Mechanical Toy Alligator of, 460 Wood, Mechanical Toy Pigeon Made of, 433 Wood Rods, Turning Long, 349 Wood Turning on an Emery Grinder, 402 Wood-Wind Instruments, Repairing, 174 Wood, Working by Application of Heat, 150 Wooden Bullet, Toy Machine Gun Fires, 408 Wooden Disks, Cutting Thin, 16 Wooden Strips, Enameled Armchair Made of, 129 Woods, Birch-Bark Leggings Made of, 421 Woods, Cooking in the, 117 Woodsman's Log Raft, 185 Woodwork, Gauge for, 252 Workbag in Top, Sewing Stand with, 293 Workbench, Home, Two Simple Vises for, 197 Workbench, Pencil Holder for, 236 Workbench, Placing Miter Box on, 294 Workbench, Wall, Old Table Used as, 440 Working Pile Driver, Small, 215 Working Wood by Application of Heat, 150 Workshop Seat, Combination, 370 Worn Talking-Machine Needles, Uses for, 329 Woven-Reed Footstool, 255 Woven Reed Furniture, 261, 269 Wrap Papers, Proper Way for Mailing, 44 Wrench, Fountain-Pen, 273 Wrist, Blotter Attached to Saves Time, 295 Writing and Drawing Pad, Cardboard, 130 Writing Desk, Combination Bookcase and, 316 Writing, Homemade Device Aids Blind Person, 438 Writing on a Moving Train, 228 Writing, Simple Machine for Transmitting, 442

X-Ray Lens, Feather as, 412

Yardstick on Tool Rack, 417

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