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The Boy Mechanic, Book 2

Part 3 — An Emergency Tack Puller

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One day I had to pull some tacks but had no tack puller at hand. An idea came to me to use the kitchen spoon, and I found that it worked even better than a regular tack puller. The ordinary kitchen spoon usually has an edge sharp enough to get under any tack.—Contributed by H. D. Harkins, St. Louis, Mo.

Illustration from The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do

The Point of a Spoon will Easily Pull a Tack from Soft Wood

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