The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1Volume 1 — Cleaning Greasy StovesReading editionChapter navigation911 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIndexThe Boy Mechanic Volume I 700 Things For Boys To DoA Model Steam EngineMagic Spirit HandMaking Skis and ToboggansHomemade Life PreserverHow to Make BoomerangsHow to Make an Eskimo Snow House By George E. WalshSecret Door LockA Convenient Hot-Dish HolderMagic-Box EscapeA Flour SifterA FunnelHow to Make Corner Pieces for a Blotter PadBoring Holes in CorkSelf-Lighting Arc SearchlightA Traveler's Shaving MugHomemade SnowshoesFish Signal for Fishing through IceHomemade Floor PolisherTying Paper Bag to Make a Carrying HandleEquilibrator for Model AeroplanesRepairing Christmas-Tree DecorationsHomemade Scroll SawHow to Make a Watch FobAn Austrian TopPockets for Spools of ThreadCleaning Leather on FurnitureA Baking PanA Broom HolderStringing WiresA Darkroom LanternPreventing Vegetables from Burning in a PotA Clothes RackHomemade Shower BathHow to Make Small Sprocket WheelsPot-Cover ClosetAid in Mixing Salad DressingSaving Overexposed Developing PrintsAn Ironing-Board StandA Desk Blotting PadSleeve Holders for LavatoriesRemoving TarnishHow to Make a Brass BookmarkCheesebox-Cover Tea TrayPiercing-Punch for BrassKitchen Chopping BoardCarrying MattressesA Carpenter's GaugeA Flatiron RestUse for Paper BagsUse Chalk on FilesA Homemade Steam Turbine By William H. WarneckeHomemade Telegraph KeyKeeping Food Cool in CampsHomemade Work BasketA Window DisplayHow to Make a Flint ArrowheadAn Opening Handle for a Stamp PadConcrete KennelNutshell Photograph NoveltySpoon Holder on a KettleRepairing Cracked Gramophone RecordsNew Use for a Vacuum CleanerFiltering with a Small FunnelA Postcard RackSubstitute Shoe HornBuilding a Small Photographic Dark RoomThe Versatile QuerlAn Emergency Soldering ToolSmoothing Paper after ErasingA Cherry SeederA Dovetail JointBase for Round-End BottlesRustic Window BoxesAntidote for Squirrel PestHomemade Electric Stove By J. F. ThollGlass-Cleaning SolutionAutomatic-Closing Kennel DoorPolishing Cloths for SilverA Book-HolderClamping a CorkWithdrawing Paper from under an Inverted BottleEmergency Tire RepairBroom Holder Made of a HingeMaking Proofs before the Negative DriesFlower-Pot StandA Line HarmonographCutting Circular Holes in Thin Sheet MetalKey Card for Writing Unreadable Post CardsHomemade Carpenter's ViseToning Blue on Bromide and PlatinumCutting Loaf BreadHow to Make an Electric ToasterCabinet for the Amateur's WorkshopUncurling PhotographsSoldering for the AmateurWashboard HolderA Mission Bracket ShelfHow to Make a Finger RingHow to Bind MagazinesMetal Coverings for Leather HingesRemoving Plaster from SkinHow to Make a Cheap Bracket SawHow to Make a CannonController for a Small MotorHow to Make a Simple Water RheostatHow to Build a Toboggan Sled By A. BoetteBurning Inscriptions on TreesHow to Make Small Gearwheels Without a LatheHow to Make Four Pictures on One PlateElectric Blue-Light ExperimentInteresting Electrical ExperimentA Cheap Fire AlarmHow to Make a Small Electric FurnaceHow to Make an AmmeterHow to Make a Three-Way Cock for Small Model-WorkEasy Experiments with Electric-Light CircuitHow to Make an InterrupterA Miniature "Pepper's Ghost" IllusionExperiment with Colored Electric LampsTo Explode Powder with ElectricitySimple Wireless SystemStop Crawling Water ColorsSmall Electrical Hydrogen GeneratorGasoline Burner for Model WorkA Homemade Telephone ReceiverHow to Bind MagazinesA Homemade Acetylene-Gas GeneratorHomemade AnnunciatorHow to Make a Box KiteLubricating a Camera ShutterSimple Open-Circuit Telegraph LineHow to Make a Thermo BatteryHow to Discharge a Toy Cannon by ElectricitySimple Electric LockDirect-Connected Reverse for Small MotorsA Handy Ice ChiselMore Uses for Pipe FittingsSealing-Wax Bent While ColdHomemade Pottery KilnHow to Make a Small Medical Induction CoilMechanical Trick With CardsHow to Make a Rain GaugeHow to Make an AquariumHomemade Pneumatic LockA Homemade Water Motor By Mrs. Paul S. WinterHow to Make SilhouettesHow to Make a GalvanoscopeLubricating Sheet MetalAn Optical TopCard Trick with a Tapered DeckA Constant-Pressure Hydrogen GeneratorRestoring Tone to a Cracked BellHow to Make a Paper Phonograph HornHow to Make a HygrometerThe Protection of a Spring LockA Controller and Reverse for a Battery MotorHow to Build a Grape ArborHow to Make a Toy Steam EngineWriting with ElectricityTo Photograph a Man in a BottleA Musical WindmillOptical IllusionsBarrel-Stave HammockA Singing TelephoneA Microscope Without a Lens By E. W. DavisHow to Make a Telegraph Key and SounderHow to Make a Music CabinetEasily Made Wireless CohererOne-Wire Telegraph LineHow to Make a Water RheostatElectric Door-OpenerHow to Tighten a Curtain-Roller SpringAlarm Clock Chicken FeederHomemade Disk-Record CabinetA Battery RheostatAutomatic Time SwitchHow to Make a Rotary PumpHow to Make a Fire ScreenTrap for Small AnimalsHomemade Grenet BatteryDoor-Opener for FurnaceHow to Make an Efficient Wireless Telegraph By George W. RichardsonBeeswax for Wood FillerHow to Make a LatheTo Use Old Battery ZincsCallers' Approach AlarmEasy Method of ElectroplatingAn Ingenious Electric Lock for a Sliding DoorParlor Magic for Winter Evenings By C. H. CLAUDYReversing-Switch for Electrical ExperimentsHow to Receive Wireless Telegraph Messages with a TelephoneConnecting Up Batteries to Give Any VoltageA Simple AccelerometerAn Egg-Shell FunnelHandy Electric AlarmTo Keep Dogs and Cats Away from the Garbage-CanHow to Cross a Stream on a LogRelay Made from Electric BellFoundry Work at HomeBattery SwitchAn Optical IllusionNew Method of Lifting a TableHow to Make a Paddle BoatPeculiar Properties of IceReturn-Call Bell With One WireCircuit Breaker for Induction CoilsSpit Turned by Water PowerA Short-Distance Wireless TelegraphAutomatic Draft-OpenerA Window ConservatoryHow to Make an ElectroscopeMiniature Electric LightingHow to Make a New LanguageHow to Make a Cup-and-Saucer RackReversing a Small MotorTo Drive Away DogsAn Automatic LockExperiment with Two-Foot Rule and HammerSimple Current ReverserAlarm Clock to Pull up Furnace DraftHow to Transmit Phonograph Music to a DistanceHow to Make a TelescopeHow to Make "Freak" PhotographsAnother Electric LockHow to Mix Plaster of ParisEnlarging with a Hand CameraPositioning A Hanging LampA Curious Compressed Air PhenomenonSimple Switch for Reversing a CurrentNovel MousetrapPolishing NickelHomemade Arc LightLighting an Incandescent Lamp with an Induction CoilHow to Make a Jump-Spark CoilCombined Door Bell and Electric AlarmTo Build a Small Brass FurnaceAvoid Paper Lamp ShadesWhy Gravity Batteries Fail to WorkA Skidoo-Skidee TrickEffects of RadiumNaval Speed RecordHow to Enlarge from Life in the CameraSteel Pen Used in Draftsman's Ink Bottle CorkHow to Make a Pilot Balloon By E. Goddard JorgensenHow to Clean a ClockHow to Make Blueprint Lantern SlidesA Substitute for a Ray FilterElectric Lamp ExperimentsHow to Make a Simple Wireless Telegraph By Arthur E. JoerinTo Preserve PuttyHow to Make a Small Storage BatteryFitting a Plug in Different Shaped HolesHow to Make a Lightning ArresterA Home-Made PuntPhotographers' Printing Frame StandHeat and ExpansionPhotographing a Streak of LightningHow to Make a Small Single-Phase Induction Motor By C. H. BellCarbolic Acid BurnsHow to Make a Paper Book CoverHow to Make Lantern SlidesHow To Make A Porch Swing ChairHow to Find the Blind Spot in the EyeBeeswax SubstituteHome-Made Water Wheel Does Family WashingAn Optical IllusionHome-Made MicrometerAnother Electric Lamp ExperimentRemoving Ink StainsFeat of Balancing on ChairsHow to Make a Merry-Go-Round SwingHome-Made Arc LampIrrigationHow to Hang Your Hat on a Lead PencilTying a Knot for FootballsStove PolishHow to Give an Electric Shock While Shaking HandsExperiment with HeatHow to Attach a Combination Trunk LockAn Electric Illusion BoxReplace Dry PuttyPhoto Print Washing TankHome-Made Soldering ClampsA Telephone ExperimentWax Wood ScrewsHow to Make an Induction CoilHome-Made ToasterHome-Made Shocking MachineMahogany Wood PuttyHow to Make a Thermoelectric Battery By Arthur E. JoerinHow to Make a HygrometerSoftening Leather in Gloves and BootsHow to Make a Mission Library TableA Hanger for TrousersHow to Make an Adjustable Negative WasherTurn-Down Shelf for a Small SpaceHome-Made Electric Battery MassageHow to Make Tint Lantern SlidesA Bicycle CatamaranHow to Make a Lead Pencil RheostatHomemade Shoe RackHow to Waterproof CanvasBuilding a House in a Tree TopHow to Make a Lamp Stand and ShadeIlluminating a Watch Dial at NightHome-Made Photographic Copying StandHome-Made Pocket LampHow to Make a Tangent GalvanometerHome-Made X-Ray InstrumentHow to Make a a Non-Polarizing BatteryA Home-Made BarometerLock LubricantRust Proofing BoltsPainting Yellow PineRevolving a Wheel with Boat SailsA Floating ElectromagnetA Fish BaitHomemade Air ThermometerHome-Made Battery VoltmeterHow to Make a Folding Canvas CotHow to Make a Small Geissler TubeLoosening Rusted NutsCleaning Greasy StovesHow to Make a Take-Down Background FrameHome-Made Kite ReelAttaching Runners to a Bicycle for Winter UseA Paper That Makes Green PrintsCopies Made from Wax Molds by Electro-DepositionHow to Make Skating ShoesHow to Make a Self-Setting Rabbit TrapHow to Make an AtomizerHome-Made Kits for the CameraHow to Make a Miniature StageA Floating Compass NeedleHome-Made Dog CartHow to Make a Dry Battery CellHow to Paraffin WireUses of PeatScientific Explanation of a ToyHome-Made LanternA Study of SplashesHow to Make a Stick PinHow to Make a Miniature Electric LocomotiveDemagnetizing a WatchHow to Make a Pocket Skate SharpenerOld-Time MagicGear-Cutting Attachment for Small LathesWire Terminals for Battery ConnectionsSimple Arts and Crafts Leather WorkHow to Make a Simple StillHomemade Mariner's CompassBrighten White PaintQuartz Electrodes Used in Receiving Wireless MessagesHow to Make a Glider By Carl BatesBoys Representing the CentaurHome-Made Ladle for Melting BabbittHow to Make a Flash LampPhotographing the New MoonOld-Time Magic—Part IICoin and Card on the First FingerHow to Make Sealing Wax Hat PinsOld-Time Magic-Part IIIA Chinese Outdoor GameHome-Made Photograph of a Lightning FlashHow to Make a Static MachineA Concrete Swimming PoolOld-Time Magic-Part IVHow to Bore a Square HoleHow To Make Copper TraysPhotograph of a Clown FaceFinger Mathematics By Charles C. BradleyOptical IllusionsSteam Engine Made from Gas Pipe and FittingsHow to Make a Copper BowlCleaning FurnitureMelting Lead in Tissue PaperThe Principles of the StereographMercury Make-and-Break Connections for Induction CoilsHow to Make a BarometerHome-Made Post or Swinging LightA Checker PuzzleGold Railroad SignalsHow to Make a Bell TentSimple X-Ray ExperimentHow to Make a Candle ShadeA Putty GrinderHome-Made Small ChurnHome-Made Round SwingOld-Time Magic-Part VHow to Keep Film NegativesHome-Made Match SafeAn Electric Post Card ProjectorA Handy CalendarThe Fuming of OakHow to Make an Electrolytic RectifierThe Rolling MarbleA Gas CannonOld-Time Magic-Part VIA Good Mouse TrapFinishing AluminumHow to Make a Sailing CanoeA Home-Made Hand ViseProper Design for a Bird HouseBoomerangs and How to Make ThemHow to Make Water WingsHow to Make an AmmeterHow to Make an EquatorialElectric Light Turned On and Off from Different PlacesOptical IllusionHow to Make a Bunsen CellOne Way to Cook FishHardening CopperPacking Cut from Felt HatsHomemade Gasoline EngineDripping CarburetorA Merry-Go-Round ThrillerHow to Make and Fly a Chinese KiteHome-Made ViseHome-Made Changing Bag for Plate HoldersHome-Made Asbestos Table PadsHow to Make a Ladies' HandbagRemoving Wire InsulationA Small Electric MotorMoving a Coin Under a GlassImproving Phonograph SoundHow to Make Paper BalloonsA Simple Steamboat ModelTo Remove Grease from MachineryA Game Played on the IceMaking Photo Silhouette Brass PlaquesAligning Automobile HeadlightsTelescope Stand and HolderHow to Make an Electrical HornDriving a Washing Machine with Motorcycle PowerHome-Made AquariumProtect Your LatheFrame for Displaying Both Sides of CoinsHow to Make Lantern SlidesHow to Make a Developing BoxStaining WoodSheet-Metal Whisk-Broom HolderHow to Make a Camp StoolA Small Home-Made Electric MotorRocker Blocks on Coaster SledsHow to Make a Watch FobDrill LubricantNew Way to Remove a Bottle StopperImitation Fancy Wings on HingesHow to Make a Child's Rolling ToyHow to Make a PortfolioGear for Model WorkA Home-Made ViseCardboard Spiral Turned by HeatA Workbench for the AmateurRepairing a Worn Knife BladeHow to Make a Leather Spectacle CaseWaterproofing a WallPolishing Flat SurfacesRubber Tip for Chair LegsAdjusting a Plumb-Bob LineDrier for FootwearRepairing A Roller ShadeA Shot ScoopRemoving Grease Stains from the Leaves of a BookTightening Cane in FurnitureCleaner for a StovepipeMounting Photo Prints on GlassDropping Coins in a Glass Full of WaterHollow-Grinding Ice SkatesHow to Make a Bicycle Coasting SledSpelling Names with Photo LettersHolding a Loose ScrewA Checker Board PuzzleOld-Time MagicHow to Remove Paper from StampsImitation Arms and Armor Part IA Dovetail Joint PuzzleRadiator WaterSpringboard for SwimmersTaking Button from a Child's NostrilBrass Frame in RepousséFinding the Horsepower of Small MotorsIllusion for Window AttractionCleaner for White ShoesCrossing Belt LacesHow to Make a Candlestick HolderA Home-Made DuplicatorPaper-Clip BookmarkAerating Water in a Small TankImitation Arms and Armor-Part IIHow to Make a Round Belt Without EndsOld-Time MagicCheap Nails are ExpensiveCutting Lantern Slide MasksRelieving the Weight of a Talking Machine ReproducerHow to Make a Thermometer Back in Etched CopperTo Make an Electric PianoImitation Arms and Armor—Part IIIPlaying Baseball with a Pocket KnifeHow to Remove Paper Stuck to a NegativeOld-Time MagicUsing the Sun's Light in a Magic LanternA Handy Drill GaugeStove PolishA Home-Made Daniell CellA Home-Made Equatorial By Harry ClarkA Ground Glass SubstituteA Miniature War DanceSaving an EngineOld-Time MagicSliding Box Cover FastenerHow to Chain a DogWater-Color BoxSaving Ink PensA Plant-Food PercolatorLathe SafetyFolding Quilting-FramesA Drip Shield for the ArmsHow to Cane ChairsRepairing a Cracked Composition Developing TrayHow to Lay Out a SundialImitation Arms and Armor-Part IVAn Emergency Babbitt LadleHow to Make Japanese PortieresMakeshift Camper's LanternNew Tires for Carpet-Sweeper WheelsGauntlets on GlovesHow to Make an Ornamental Brass FlagAn Adjustable Punching-Bag PlatformClasp for Holding Flexible Lamp CordsProtect Camel Hair BrushesHome-Made Electric ClockMethod of Joining BoardsToy Gun for Throwing Cardboard SquaresPhotographic Developing TrayIron PuttyRubber Bands in Kite Balancing StringsAn Aid in SketchingHow to Make Miniature Electric Lamp SocketsImitation Arms and Armor-Part VHow to Repair LinoleumHow to Make an Electric StoveHow to Make Weights for AthletesRemoving Pies from PansStretcher for Drying Photograph PrintsA Temporary FunnelAn Electric EngineChild's Home-Made Swing SeatClay Flower Pots Used for Bird HousesLocation of a Gas MeterHow to Make Rope GrillsA Simple and Effective FilterCutting ToolsImitation Arms and Armor-Part VIHome-Made Hand ViseDetector for Slight Electrical ChargesFishing through Ice with a Tip-UpHome-Made Candle HolderHow to Make a Match Holder of Wood and MetalProtecting the Fingers from ChemicalsCombined Turning Rings and SwingsHomemade Telegraph KeyProtecting SleevesImitation Arms and Armor—Part VIIA Home-Made Tripod HolderHow to Weave a Shoestring Watch FobHow to Make a Table Mat of LeatherSad Iron PolisherMaking Coins Stick to Wood by VacuumSimple and Safe Method for Sending Coins by MailMounting Photographs in Plaster PlaquesIron Rest for an Ironing BoardInstantaneous CrystallizationDecoloration of Flowers by Fumes of SulphurHow to Preserve Egg ShellsHomemade PhonographA Substitute for a CompassA Novel Rat TrapA Nut-Cracking BlockA Jelly-Making StandHow to Make an Egg-BeaterCart Without an AxleAn Illuminated TargetSawing Sheet MetalFeed Box for ChickensA Book RestWindow Shelf for Flower PotsMagnet for the Work BasketKnife Made from a Hack-Saw BladeKilling Mice and RatsRoller Coaster Illusion Traveling Up an InclineBlock for Planing Octagonal Wood PiecesA Letter Holder of Pierced MetalImitating Ground GlassDraw before CuttingMaking "Spirits" Play a ViolinSizing a Threaded HoleLeaded-Glass Fire ScreenA Revolving Teeter BoardHome-Made Pot CoversAn Outdoor Gymnasium Part I-The Horizontal BarElectrostatic IlluminationBalloon Ascension Illusion By C. W. NiemanA Cork ExtractorAn Outdoor Gymnasium Part II-Parallel BarsCombined Ladle and StrainerCleaning GlovesTurpentine in Cutting OilCenter of Gravity ExperimentLathe AccuracyAn Outdoor Gymnasium PART III-The HorseSpoon Rest for KettlesReason for Bursting of Gun BarrelsHand Sled Made of Pipe and FittingsEmergency Magnifying GlassBent-Iron Pipe RackTo Clean SilverSharpening Skates with a FileLines and Letters Made with a Carpenter's PencilInsulating Aluminum WireHow to Build an Ice-Yacht Condensed from an article by H. Percy Ashley in Rudder.Turning Lights On and Off from Any Number of PlacesHow to Make an Electric Pendant SwitchMeasureHome-Made Water MotorDevice for Baseball Throwing PracticeHow to Mail PhotographsA Mystifying Watch TrickLocking Several Drawers with One LockTesting Small Electric LampsHow to Make a Pin BallCleaning WoodworkBill File Made of CorkscrewsOrnamental Metal InkstandHolding Eyeglasses FirmSubstitute for Gummed PaperRepairing a Broken Phonograph SpringCalls While You Are OutA Small Bench Lathe Made of Pipe FittingsHolder for Flexible Lamp-CordSupport for Double ClotheslinesHot Pan or Plate LifterWeighting Indian ClubsVenting a FunnelLubricating WoodscrewsTo Make "Centering" UnnecessaryFountain Pen Cap Used as a RulerVanishing Handkerchief TrickRemoving Glass Letters from WindowsA Guitar That Is Easy to MakeGreasing the Front Wheels of an AutomobileRemoving MoldHow To Make A Paper Boat A Light Boat That Can Be Easily CarriedTo Hang Heavy Things on a NailA Home-Made Elderberry HullerHow to Make a Bulb on a Glass TubeHow to Make a SconceHow To Make a HectographHow to Make a Sailomobile By Frank Mulford, Shiloh, N. J.A Home-Made Magic LanternA Quickly Made LampHow to Make a Paper AeroplaneBronze LiquidA Wrestling MatA Pocket VoltammeterA Film Washing TroughWood BurningThe Diving BottleHow to Make an Inexpensive Wooden FanCombination Telegraph and Telephone LineHow to Make a Miniature WindmillHow to Make a Telegraph Instrument and BuzzerHow to Make a Water BicycleHow To Make a Small SearchlightElectric Alarm that Rings a Bell and Turns on a LightHow to Hold a Screw on a ScrewdriverHow to Make a Lead CannonHomemade Electric Bed WarmerMaking a Fire with the Aid of IceHow to Make a Crossbow and Arrow SlingA Home-Made ViseTemporary Dark Room LanternRunny PaintCamps and How to Build ThemBrooder for Small ChicksFaucet Used as an Emergency PlugAutomatic Electric Heat RegulatorRepairing a Washer on a Flush ValveCleaning Discolored SilverHow to Make a Small Electric Motor By W. A. RobertsonProtecting TinwareAnother Optical IllusionSubstitute for Insulating CleatsElectrically Operated Indicator for a Wind VaneA Home-Made Floor PolisherHow to Make a Lady's Card-CaseHome-Made Fire ExtinguisherCrutch Made of an Old BroomToy Darts and ParachutesA Tool for Lifting Can CoversKeeping Rats from a Chicken CoopHomemade Telephone ReceiverHow to Clean JewelryOrnamental Iron Flower StandHow to Make a Coin PurseWindow Anti-Frost SolutionHow to Make a Turbine EnginePainting A CarHow To Build An Ice BoatElectric Rat ExterminatorHow to Make a Simple Fire AlarmTo Build a Merry-Go-RoundArbor WheelsNovelty Clock for the KitchenHow to Make a Small Silver Plating OutfitRemoving a Tight-Fitting Ring from a FingerA Photographic Jig-Saw PuzzleRolling Uphill IllusionMaple LeafAnnealing Chisel SteelHow to Make a Post Card HolderUnused PaintPerfume-Making OutfitHome-Made Duplicator for Box CamerasOptical IllusionsUse of Kerosene in Polishing MetalsHow to Make Lamps Burn BrightlyA Practical Camera for Fifty Cents By C. H. ClaudyUse for an Old ClockRenewing Dry BatteriesSaving a BrushHow to Make a Simple Burglar AlarmHow to Fit CorksRight Handed EngineHome-Made CrutchHome-Made Necktie HolderHow to Make a Trousers HangerEasy Designs in Ornamental Iron WorkHow to Make a Water WheelHow To Build An Imitation Street Car LineClean Before PaintingVarnish for Electric TerminalsMeasuring the Height of a TreeWhite Putty to BlackUsing SandpaperAn Interesting Electrical ExperimentNovelty Chain Made from a MatchKeeping Doors ClosedRestoring Broken NegativesCoin and Tumbler TrickAnother Way to Renew Dry BatteriesSimply Made Wire PuzzlePronunciationRepairing Box CamerasA Fishhook BoxA Tin Drinking Cup for the CampA BookmarkKitchen Knife SharpenerDevices of Winter Sports How to Make and Use ThemThe Running SleighHome-Made SetteeEnameling a Bicycle FrameHow to Make a Sewing BagHome-Made Roller SkatesAdjuster for Flexible Electric WiresMaking Photographs on Watch DialsHome-Made Overhead Trolley CoasterHow to Make an Electric Furnace RegulatorWeatherproofing for TentsSawing Sheet MetalA Monoplane Weather VaneHow to Make a Minnow TrapA Remedy for Leaking Fountain PensKites of Many Kinds and How to Make ThemHow to Make Rubber StampsTo Light a Gaslight Without MatchesHow To Make a Trap For Rabbits, Rats and MiceNovel Electric MotorHow to Print Photographs on SilkRemoving Old PaintA Window LockHomemade Magnifying GlassTrailer for a BicycleHome-Made Telephone TransmitterQuickly Made Lawn TentHow to Make a Windmill of One or Two Horsepower for Practical PurposesTo Renew Old Dry BatteriesBlue DyeAcetylene lampAnother Electric MotorHow to Make a Propelling VehicleRinging a Bell by Touching a Gas JetLead Kills KnotsHow to Make a Wood Turning Lathe Out of an Old Sewing MachineReversing Small Battery MotorCleaning Bronze BearingsA Water CandlestickHow to File Soft MetalsTo Make a Magazine BinderTemporary SplineA Library Set in Pyro-Carving By Helen WestinghouseCleaning BrassA PhoneidoscopeA Home-Made Yankee BobsledHow to Make a Small MicroscopeFreezing PipesHow to Carry BooksBottle PushersHow to Make a HammockHow to Obtain Cheap Dry BatteriesHow to Make a Water TelescopeHow to Rid Your Yard of CatsSubstitute for a Drill BitDrying FilmsGrooved Pulley Made from Sheet TinAn Emergency Glass FunnelAn Electrical Walking StickConvenient Shelf ArrangementA Shoe ScraperFastening a Shade to a RollerVegetable SlicerHow to Make an Etched Copper Picture FrameHow to Make an EaselHow to Make a Wind PropellerReplacing Ball BearingsHow to Construct an AnnunciatorHow to Make a Steam CalliopeSharpening ScissorsCounter Brush for a ShopA Curtain RollerShade-Holder Bracket for a Gas JetTo Longer Preserve Cut FlowersGlass Blowing and FormingCadmium and SolderTelegraph CodesHow to Make a Cruising CatamaranAlligator Photo MountsHow to Attach a Sail to a BicycleRemoving Iodine StainsDrying Photograph Prints without CurlingPuncturing Glass PlatesA Home-Made StillOld-Time MagicExperiment with an Incandescent LampHow to Make a Small MotorAluminum PolishHomemade BlowpipeSubstitute Sink or Bathtub StopperSafety Tips on Chair RockersHow to Make a Toy FlierHow to Make an Ironing-Board StandA Home-Made Electric PlugHow to Make an Electric Fire AlarmHome-Made Boy's CarPhotographs in Relief Easily MadeWireless TipHow to Make a Wireless TelephoneEyelets for BeltsHow to Make a Life BuoyA Home-Made MicroscopeA Novel Electric Time AlarmHow to Make a Phonograph Record CabinetExperiments with a MirrorMiniature Electric LampsHow to Make a Magazine ClampPewter Finish for BrassDrowning a Dog's Bark with WaterCost of WaterHow to Make a Wondergraph By F. E. TuckHow to Make a 110-Volt TransformerExperiment with a VacuumThe Making of Freak PhotographsHand Car Made of Pipe and FittingsHow to Make a Rustic SeatHeated Steering WheelHomemade Workbench By C. E. McKinney, Jr.Forming Coils to Make Flexible Wire ConnectionsPhotographing the North StarHow to Relight a MatchHome-Made Hand DrillHow to Make a Stationary WindmillElectric AnesthesiaA Simple Battery RheostatA Frame for Drying FilmsA Home-Made Novelty ClockFourth-of-July CatapultHow to Make a Miniature VolcanoWire Loop Connections for Battery Binding-PostsMelting Metal in the Flame of a MatchRussian SquirrelsLandscape Drawing Made EasyIrrigating with Tomato CansFountain for an Ordinary PenHomemade MousetrapClear Wax Impressions from SealsA Window StickHow to Make a CanoeThorns Used as Needles on a PhonographTool HangersChild's Footrest on an Ordinary ChairDrying Photo Postal CardsPreserving Key FormsRenewing Typewriter RibbonsDrinking Trough for ChickensOrdinary Pen Used as a Fountain PenHow to Construct a Small Thermostat By R. A. McClureA Tailless KiteThe Levitation—A Modern Stage TrickPrevious chapter ←Volume 1 — Loosening Rusted NutsNext chapter →Volume 1 — How to Make a Take-Down Background FrameAll chapters and sections (911)Opening pagesFront matterVolume 1 · Other sectionsIndexVolume 1 · Sections1Volume 1 · Other sectionsA Model Steam EngineMagic Spirit HandMaking Skis and ToboggansHomemade Life PreserverHow to Make BoomerangsHow to Make an Eskimo Snow House By George E. WalshSecret Door LockA Convenient Hot-Dish HolderMagic-Box EscapeA Flour SifterA FunnelHow to Make Corner Pieces for a Blotter PadBoring Holes in CorkSelf-Lighting Arc SearchlightA Traveler's Shaving MugHomemade SnowshoesFish Signal for Fishing through IceHomemade Floor PolisherTying Paper Bag to Make a Carrying HandleEquilibrator for Model AeroplanesRepairing Christmas-Tree DecorationsHomemade Scroll SawHow to Make a Watch FobAn Austrian TopPockets for Spools of ThreadCleaning Leather on FurnitureA Baking PanA Broom HolderStringing WiresA Darkroom LanternPreventing Vegetables from Burning in a PotA Clothes RackHomemade Shower BathHow to Make Small Sprocket WheelsPot-Cover ClosetAid in Mixing Salad DressingSaving Overexposed Developing PrintsAn Ironing-Board StandA Desk Blotting PadSleeve Holders for LavatoriesRemoving TarnishHow to Make a Brass BookmarkCheesebox-Cover Tea TrayPiercing-Punch for BrassKitchen Chopping BoardCarrying MattressesA Carpenter's GaugeA Flatiron RestUse for Paper BagsUse Chalk on FilesA Homemade Steam Turbine By William H. WarneckeHomemade Telegraph KeyKeeping Food Cool in CampsHomemade Work BasketA Window DisplayHow to Make a Flint ArrowheadAn Opening Handle for a Stamp PadConcrete KennelNutshell Photograph NoveltySpoon Holder on a KettleRepairing Cracked Gramophone RecordsNew Use for a Vacuum CleanerFiltering with a Small FunnelA Postcard RackSubstitute Shoe HornBuilding a Small Photographic Dark RoomThe Versatile QuerlAn Emergency Soldering ToolSmoothing Paper after ErasingA Cherry SeederA Dovetail JointBase for Round-End BottlesRustic Window BoxesAntidote for Squirrel PestHomemade Electric Stove By J. F. ThollGlass-Cleaning SolutionAutomatic-Closing Kennel DoorPolishing Cloths for SilverA Book-HolderClamping a CorkWithdrawing Paper from under an Inverted BottleEmergency Tire RepairBroom Holder Made of a HingeMaking Proofs before the Negative DriesFlower-Pot StandA Line HarmonographCutting Circular Holes in Thin Sheet MetalKey Card for Writing Unreadable Post CardsHomemade Carpenter's ViseToning Blue on Bromide and PlatinumCutting Loaf BreadHow to Make an Electric ToasterCabinet for the Amateur's WorkshopUncurling PhotographsSoldering for the AmateurWashboard HolderA Mission Bracket ShelfHow to Make a Finger RingHow to Bind MagazinesMetal Coverings for Leather HingesRemoving Plaster from SkinHow to Make a Cheap Bracket SawHow to Make a CannonController for a Small MotorHow to Make a Simple Water RheostatHow to Build a Toboggan Sled By A. BoetteBurning Inscriptions on TreesHow to Make Small Gearwheels Without a LatheHow to Make Four Pictures on One PlateElectric Blue-Light ExperimentInteresting Electrical ExperimentA Cheap Fire AlarmHow to Make a Small Electric FurnaceHow to Make an AmmeterHow to Make a Three-Way Cock for Small Model-WorkEasy Experiments with Electric-Light CircuitHow to Make an InterrupterA Miniature "Pepper's Ghost" IllusionExperiment with Colored Electric LampsTo Explode Powder with ElectricitySimple Wireless SystemStop Crawling Water ColorsSmall Electrical Hydrogen GeneratorGasoline Burner for Model WorkA Homemade Telephone ReceiverHow to Bind MagazinesA Homemade Acetylene-Gas GeneratorHomemade AnnunciatorHow to Make a Box KiteLubricating a Camera ShutterSimple Open-Circuit Telegraph LineHow to Make a Thermo BatteryHow to Discharge a Toy Cannon by ElectricitySimple Electric LockDirect-Connected Reverse for Small MotorsA Handy Ice ChiselMore Uses for Pipe FittingsSealing-Wax Bent While ColdHomemade Pottery KilnHow to Make a Small Medical Induction CoilMechanical Trick With CardsHow to Make a Rain GaugeHow to Make an AquariumHomemade Pneumatic LockA Homemade Water Motor By Mrs. Paul S. WinterHow to Make SilhouettesHow to Make a GalvanoscopeLubricating Sheet MetalAn Optical TopCard Trick with a Tapered DeckA Constant-Pressure Hydrogen GeneratorRestoring Tone to a Cracked BellHow to Make a Paper Phonograph HornHow to Make a HygrometerThe Protection of a Spring LockA Controller and Reverse for a Battery MotorHow to Build a Grape ArborHow to Make a Toy Steam EngineWriting with ElectricityTo Photograph a Man in a BottleA Musical WindmillOptical IllusionsBarrel-Stave HammockA Singing TelephoneA Microscope Without a Lens By E. W. DavisHow to Make a Telegraph Key and SounderHow to Make a Music CabinetEasily Made Wireless CohererOne-Wire Telegraph LineHow to Make a Water RheostatElectric Door-OpenerHow to Tighten a Curtain-Roller SpringAlarm Clock Chicken FeederHomemade Disk-Record CabinetA Battery RheostatAutomatic Time SwitchHow to Make a Rotary PumpHow to Make a Fire ScreenTrap for Small AnimalsHomemade Grenet BatteryDoor-Opener for FurnaceHow to Make an Efficient Wireless Telegraph By George W. RichardsonBeeswax for Wood FillerHow to Make a LatheTo Use Old Battery ZincsCallers' Approach AlarmEasy Method of ElectroplatingAn Ingenious Electric Lock for a Sliding DoorParlor Magic for Winter Evenings By C. H. CLAUDYReversing-Switch for Electrical ExperimentsHow to Receive Wireless Telegraph Messages with a TelephoneConnecting Up Batteries to Give Any VoltageA Simple AccelerometerAn Egg-Shell FunnelHandy Electric AlarmTo Keep Dogs and Cats Away from the Garbage-CanHow to Cross a Stream on a LogRelay Made from Electric BellFoundry Work at HomeBattery SwitchAn Optical IllusionNew Method of Lifting a TableHow to Make a Paddle BoatPeculiar Properties of IceReturn-Call Bell With One WireCircuit Breaker for Induction CoilsSpit Turned by Water PowerA Short-Distance Wireless TelegraphAutomatic Draft-OpenerA Window ConservatoryHow to Make an ElectroscopeMiniature Electric LightingHow to Make a New LanguageHow to Make a Cup-and-Saucer RackReversing a Small MotorTo Drive Away DogsAn Automatic LockExperiment with Two-Foot Rule and HammerSimple Current ReverserAlarm Clock to Pull up Furnace DraftHow to Transmit Phonograph Music to a DistanceHow to Make a TelescopeHow to Make "Freak" PhotographsAnother Electric LockHow to Mix Plaster of ParisEnlarging with a Hand CameraPositioning A Hanging LampA Curious Compressed Air PhenomenonSimple Switch for Reversing a CurrentNovel MousetrapPolishing NickelHomemade Arc LightLighting an Incandescent Lamp with an Induction CoilHow to Make a Jump-Spark CoilCombined Door Bell and Electric AlarmTo Build a Small Brass FurnaceAvoid Paper Lamp ShadesWhy Gravity Batteries Fail to WorkA Skidoo-Skidee TrickEffects of RadiumNaval Speed RecordHow to Enlarge from Life in the CameraSteel Pen Used in Draftsman's Ink Bottle CorkHow to Make a Pilot Balloon By E. Goddard JorgensenHow to Clean a ClockHow to Make Blueprint Lantern SlidesA Substitute for a Ray FilterElectric Lamp ExperimentsHow to Make a Simple Wireless Telegraph By Arthur E. JoerinTo Preserve PuttyHow to Make a Small Storage BatteryFitting a Plug in Different Shaped HolesHow to Make a Lightning ArresterA Home-Made PuntPhotographers' Printing Frame StandHeat and ExpansionPhotographing a Streak of LightningHow to Make a Small Single-Phase Induction Motor By C. H. BellCarbolic Acid BurnsHow to Make a Paper Book CoverHow to Make Lantern SlidesHow To Make A Porch Swing ChairHow to Find the Blind Spot in the EyeBeeswax SubstituteHome-Made Water Wheel Does Family WashingAn Optical IllusionHome-Made MicrometerAnother Electric Lamp ExperimentRemoving Ink StainsFeat of Balancing on ChairsHow to Make a Merry-Go-Round SwingHome-Made Arc LampIrrigationHow to Hang Your Hat on a Lead PencilTying a Knot for FootballsStove PolishHow to Give an Electric Shock While Shaking HandsExperiment with HeatHow to Attach a Combination Trunk LockAn Electric Illusion BoxReplace Dry PuttyPhoto Print Washing TankHome-Made Soldering ClampsA Telephone ExperimentWax Wood ScrewsHow to Make an Induction CoilHome-Made ToasterHome-Made Shocking MachineMahogany Wood PuttyHow to Make a Thermoelectric Battery By Arthur E. JoerinHow to Make a HygrometerSoftening Leather in Gloves and BootsHow to Make a Mission Library TableA Hanger for TrousersHow to Make an Adjustable Negative WasherTurn-Down Shelf for a Small SpaceHome-Made Electric Battery MassageHow to Make Tint Lantern SlidesA Bicycle CatamaranHow to Make a Lead Pencil RheostatHomemade Shoe RackHow to Waterproof CanvasBuilding a House in a Tree TopHow to Make a Lamp Stand and ShadeIlluminating a Watch Dial at NightHome-Made Photographic Copying StandHome-Made Pocket LampHow to Make a Tangent GalvanometerHome-Made X-Ray InstrumentHow to Make a a Non-Polarizing BatteryA Home-Made BarometerLock LubricantRust Proofing BoltsPainting Yellow PineRevolving a Wheel with Boat SailsA Floating ElectromagnetA Fish BaitHomemade Air ThermometerHome-Made Battery VoltmeterHow to Make a Folding Canvas CotHow to Make a Small Geissler TubeLoosening Rusted NutsCleaning Greasy StovesHow to Make a Take-Down Background FrameHome-Made Kite ReelAttaching Runners to a Bicycle for Winter UseA Paper That Makes Green PrintsCopies Made from Wax Molds by Electro-DepositionHow to Make Skating ShoesHow to Make a Self-Setting Rabbit TrapHow to Make an AtomizerHome-Made Kits for the CameraHow to Make a Miniature StageA Floating Compass NeedleHome-Made Dog CartHow to Make a Dry Battery CellHow to Paraffin WireUses of PeatScientific Explanation of a ToyHome-Made LanternA Study of SplashesHow to Make a Stick PinHow to Make a Miniature Electric LocomotiveDemagnetizing a WatchHow to Make a Pocket Skate SharpenerOld-Time MagicGear-Cutting Attachment for Small LathesWire Terminals for Battery ConnectionsSimple Arts and Crafts Leather WorkHow to Make a Simple StillHomemade Mariner's CompassBrighten White PaintQuartz Electrodes Used in Receiving Wireless MessagesHow to Make a Glider By Carl BatesBoys Representing the CentaurHome-Made Ladle for Melting BabbittHow to Make a Flash LampPhotographing the New MoonVolume 1 / Part 2 · Parts2Volume 1 / Part 2 · Other sectionsCoin and Card on the First FingerHow to Make Sealing Wax Hat PinsVolume 1 / Part 3 · Parts3Volume 1 / Part 3 · Other sectionsA Chinese Outdoor GameHome-Made Photograph of a Lightning FlashHow to Make a Static MachineA Concrete Swimming PoolVolume 1 / Part 4 · Parts4Volume 1 / Part 4 · Other sectionsHow to Bore a Square HoleHow To Make Copper TraysPhotograph of a Clown FaceFinger Mathematics By Charles C. BradleyOptical IllusionsSteam Engine Made from Gas Pipe and FittingsHow to Make a Copper BowlCleaning FurnitureMelting Lead in Tissue PaperThe Principles of the StereographMercury Make-and-Break Connections for Induction CoilsHow to Make a BarometerHome-Made Post or Swinging LightA Checker PuzzleGold Railroad SignalsHow to Make a Bell TentSimple X-Ray ExperimentHow to Make a Candle ShadeA Putty GrinderHome-Made Small ChurnHome-Made Round SwingVolume 1 / Part 5 · Parts5Volume 1 / Part 5 · Other sectionsHow to Keep Film NegativesHome-Made Match SafeAn Electric Post Card ProjectorA Handy CalendarThe Fuming of OakHow to Make an Electrolytic RectifierThe Rolling MarbleA Gas CannonVolume 1 / Part 6 · Parts6Volume 1 / Part 6 · Other sectionsA Good Mouse TrapFinishing AluminumHow to Make a Sailing CanoeA Home-Made Hand ViseProper Design for a Bird HouseBoomerangs and How to Make ThemHow to Make Water WingsHow to Make an AmmeterHow to Make an EquatorialElectric Light Turned On and Off from Different PlacesOptical IllusionHow to Make a Bunsen CellOne Way to Cook FishHardening CopperPacking Cut from Felt HatsHomemade Gasoline EngineDripping CarburetorA Merry-Go-Round ThrillerHow to Make and Fly a Chinese KiteHome-Made ViseHome-Made Changing Bag for Plate HoldersHome-Made Asbestos Table PadsHow to Make a Ladies' HandbagRemoving Wire InsulationA Small Electric MotorMoving a Coin Under a GlassImproving Phonograph SoundHow to Make Paper BalloonsA Simple Steamboat ModelTo Remove Grease from MachineryA Game Played on the IceMaking Photo Silhouette Brass PlaquesAligning Automobile HeadlightsTelescope Stand and HolderHow to Make an Electrical HornDriving a Washing Machine with Motorcycle PowerHome-Made AquariumProtect Your LatheFrame for Displaying Both Sides of CoinsHow to Make Lantern SlidesHow to Make a Developing BoxStaining WoodSheet-Metal Whisk-Broom HolderHow to Make a Camp StoolA Small Home-Made Electric MotorRocker Blocks on Coaster SledsHow to Make a Watch FobDrill LubricantNew Way to Remove a Bottle StopperImitation Fancy Wings on HingesHow to Make a Child's Rolling ToyHow to Make a PortfolioGear for Model WorkA Home-Made ViseCardboard Spiral Turned by HeatA Workbench for the AmateurRepairing a Worn Knife BladeHow to Make a Leather Spectacle CaseWaterproofing a WallPolishing Flat SurfacesRubber Tip for Chair LegsAdjusting a Plumb-Bob LineDrier for FootwearRepairing A Roller ShadeA Shot ScoopRemoving Grease Stains from the Leaves of a BookTightening Cane in FurnitureCleaner for a StovepipeMounting Photo Prints on GlassDropping Coins in a Glass Full of WaterHollow-Grinding Ice SkatesHow to Make a Bicycle Coasting SledSpelling Names with Photo LettersHolding a Loose ScrewA Checker Board PuzzleOld-Time MagicHow to Remove Paper from StampsVolume 1 / Part 1 · Parts1Volume 1 / Part 1 · Other sectionsA Dovetail Joint PuzzleRadiator WaterSpringboard for SwimmersTaking Button from a Child's NostrilBrass Frame in RepousséFinding the Horsepower of Small MotorsIllusion for Window AttractionCleaner for White ShoesCrossing Belt LacesHow to Make a Candlestick HolderA Home-Made DuplicatorPaper-Clip BookmarkAerating Water in a Small TankVolume 1 / Part 2 · Parts2Volume 1 / Part 2 · Other sectionsHow to Make a Round Belt Without EndsOld-Time MagicCheap Nails are ExpensiveCutting Lantern Slide MasksRelieving the Weight of a Talking Machine ReproducerHow to Make a Thermometer Back in Etched CopperTo Make an Electric PianoVolume 1 / Part 3 · Parts3Volume 1 / Part 3 · Other sectionsPlaying Baseball with a Pocket KnifeHow to Remove Paper Stuck to a NegativeOld-Time MagicUsing the Sun's Light in a Magic LanternA Handy Drill GaugeStove PolishA Home-Made Daniell CellA Home-Made Equatorial By Harry ClarkA Ground Glass SubstituteA Miniature War DanceSaving an EngineOld-Time MagicSliding Box Cover FastenerHow to Chain a DogWater-Color BoxSaving Ink PensA Plant-Food PercolatorLathe SafetyFolding Quilting-FramesA Drip Shield for the ArmsHow to Cane ChairsRepairing a Cracked Composition Developing TrayHow to Lay Out a SundialVolume 1 / Part 4 · Parts4Volume 1 / Part 4 · Other sectionsAn Emergency Babbitt LadleHow to Make Japanese PortieresMakeshift Camper's LanternNew Tires for Carpet-Sweeper WheelsGauntlets on GlovesHow to Make an Ornamental Brass FlagAn Adjustable Punching-Bag PlatformClasp for Holding Flexible Lamp CordsProtect Camel Hair BrushesHome-Made Electric ClockMethod of Joining BoardsToy Gun for Throwing Cardboard SquaresPhotographic Developing TrayIron PuttyRubber Bands in Kite Balancing StringsAn Aid in SketchingHow to Make Miniature Electric Lamp SocketsVolume 1 / Part 5 · Parts5Volume 1 / Part 5 · Other sectionsHow to Repair LinoleumHow to Make an Electric StoveHow to Make Weights for AthletesRemoving Pies from PansStretcher for Drying Photograph PrintsA Temporary FunnelAn Electric EngineChild's Home-Made Swing SeatClay Flower Pots Used for Bird HousesLocation of a Gas MeterHow to Make Rope GrillsA Simple and Effective FilterCutting ToolsVolume 1 / Part 6 · Parts6Volume 1 / Part 6 · Other sectionsHome-Made Hand ViseDetector for Slight Electrical ChargesFishing through Ice with a Tip-UpHome-Made Candle HolderHow to Make a Match Holder of Wood and MetalProtecting the Fingers from ChemicalsCombined Turning Rings and SwingsHomemade Telegraph KeyProtecting SleevesVolume 1 / Part 7 · Parts7Volume 1 / Part 7 · Other sectionsA Home-Made Tripod HolderHow to Weave a Shoestring Watch FobHow to Make a Table Mat of LeatherSad Iron PolisherMaking Coins Stick to Wood by VacuumSimple and Safe Method for Sending Coins by MailMounting Photographs in Plaster PlaquesIron Rest for an Ironing BoardInstantaneous CrystallizationDecoloration of Flowers by Fumes of SulphurHow to Preserve Egg ShellsHomemade PhonographA Substitute for a CompassA Novel Rat TrapA Nut-Cracking BlockA Jelly-Making StandHow to Make an Egg-BeaterCart Without an AxleAn Illuminated TargetSawing Sheet MetalFeed Box for ChickensA Book RestWindow Shelf for Flower PotsMagnet for the Work BasketKnife Made from a Hack-Saw BladeKilling Mice and RatsRoller Coaster Illusion Traveling Up an InclineBlock for Planing Octagonal Wood PiecesA Letter Holder of Pierced MetalImitating Ground GlassDraw before CuttingMaking "Spirits" Play a ViolinSizing a Threaded HoleLeaded-Glass Fire ScreenA Revolving Teeter BoardHome-Made Pot CoversAn Outdoor Gymnasium Part I-The Horizontal BarElectrostatic IlluminationBalloon Ascension Illusion By C. W. NiemanA Cork ExtractorAn Outdoor Gymnasium Part II-Parallel BarsCombined Ladle and StrainerCleaning GlovesTurpentine in Cutting OilCenter of Gravity ExperimentLathe AccuracyAn Outdoor Gymnasium PART III-The HorseSpoon Rest for KettlesReason for Bursting of Gun BarrelsHand Sled Made of Pipe and FittingsEmergency Magnifying GlassBent-Iron Pipe RackTo Clean SilverSharpening Skates with a FileLines and Letters Made with a Carpenter's PencilInsulating Aluminum WireHow to Build an Ice-Yacht Condensed from an article by H. Percy Ashley in Rudder.Turning Lights On and Off from Any Number of PlacesHow to Make an Electric Pendant SwitchMeasureHome-Made Water MotorDevice for Baseball Throwing PracticeHow to Mail PhotographsA Mystifying Watch TrickLocking Several Drawers with One LockTesting Small Electric LampsHow to Make a Pin BallCleaning WoodworkBill File Made of CorkscrewsOrnamental Metal InkstandHolding Eyeglasses FirmSubstitute for Gummed PaperRepairing a Broken Phonograph SpringCalls While You Are OutA Small Bench Lathe Made of Pipe FittingsHolder for Flexible Lamp-CordSupport for Double ClotheslinesHot Pan or Plate LifterWeighting Indian ClubsVenting a FunnelLubricating WoodscrewsTo Make "Centering" UnnecessaryFountain Pen Cap Used as a RulerVanishing Handkerchief TrickRemoving Glass Letters from WindowsA Guitar That Is Easy to MakeGreasing the Front Wheels of an AutomobileRemoving MoldHow To Make A Paper Boat A Light Boat That Can Be Easily CarriedTo Hang Heavy Things on a NailA Home-Made Elderberry HullerHow to Make a Bulb on a Glass TubeHow to Make a SconceHow To Make a HectographHow to Make a Sailomobile By Frank Mulford, Shiloh, N. J.A Home-Made Magic LanternA Quickly Made LampHow to Make a Paper AeroplaneBronze LiquidA Wrestling MatA Pocket VoltammeterA Film Washing TroughWood BurningThe Diving BottleHow to Make an Inexpensive Wooden FanCombination Telegraph and Telephone LineHow to Make a Miniature WindmillHow to Make a Telegraph Instrument and BuzzerHow to Make a Water BicycleHow To Make a Small SearchlightElectric Alarm that Rings a Bell and Turns on a LightHow to Hold a Screw on a ScrewdriverHow to Make a Lead CannonHomemade Electric Bed WarmerMaking a Fire with the Aid of IceHow to Make a Crossbow and Arrow SlingA Home-Made ViseTemporary Dark Room LanternRunny PaintCamps and How to Build ThemBrooder for Small ChicksFaucet Used as an Emergency PlugAutomatic Electric Heat RegulatorRepairing a Washer on a Flush ValveCleaning Discolored SilverHow to Make a Small Electric Motor By W. A. RobertsonProtecting TinwareAnother Optical IllusionSubstitute for Insulating CleatsElectrically Operated Indicator for a Wind VaneA Home-Made Floor PolisherHow to Make a Lady's Card-CaseHome-Made Fire ExtinguisherCrutch Made of an Old BroomToy Darts and ParachutesA Tool for Lifting Can CoversKeeping Rats from a Chicken CoopHomemade Telephone ReceiverHow to Clean JewelryOrnamental Iron Flower StandHow to Make a Coin PurseWindow Anti-Frost SolutionHow to Make a Turbine EnginePainting A CarHow To Build An Ice BoatElectric Rat ExterminatorHow to Make a Simple Fire AlarmTo Build a Merry-Go-RoundArbor WheelsNovelty Clock for the KitchenHow to Make a Small Silver Plating OutfitRemoving a Tight-Fitting Ring from a FingerA Photographic Jig-Saw PuzzleRolling Uphill IllusionMaple LeafAnnealing Chisel SteelHow to Make a Post Card HolderUnused PaintPerfume-Making OutfitHome-Made Duplicator for Box CamerasOptical IllusionsUse of Kerosene in Polishing MetalsHow to Make Lamps Burn BrightlyA Practical Camera for Fifty Cents By C. H. ClaudyUse for an Old ClockRenewing Dry BatteriesSaving a BrushHow to Make a Simple Burglar AlarmHow to Fit CorksRight Handed EngineHome-Made CrutchHome-Made Necktie HolderHow to Make a Trousers HangerEasy Designs in Ornamental Iron WorkHow to Make a Water WheelHow To Build An Imitation Street Car LineClean Before PaintingVarnish for Electric TerminalsMeasuring the Height of a TreeWhite Putty to BlackUsing SandpaperAn Interesting Electrical ExperimentNovelty Chain Made from a MatchKeeping Doors ClosedRestoring Broken NegativesCoin and Tumbler TrickAnother Way to Renew Dry BatteriesSimply Made Wire PuzzlePronunciationRepairing Box CamerasA Fishhook BoxA Tin Drinking Cup for the CampA BookmarkKitchen Knife SharpenerDevices of Winter Sports How to Make and Use ThemThe Running SleighHome-Made SetteeEnameling a Bicycle FrameHow to Make a Sewing BagHome-Made Roller SkatesAdjuster for Flexible Electric WiresMaking Photographs on Watch DialsHome-Made Overhead Trolley CoasterHow to Make an Electric Furnace RegulatorWeatherproofing for TentsSawing Sheet MetalA Monoplane Weather VaneHow to Make a Minnow TrapA Remedy for Leaking Fountain PensKites of Many Kinds and How to Make ThemHow to Make Rubber StampsTo Light a Gaslight Without MatchesHow To Make a Trap For Rabbits, Rats and MiceNovel Electric MotorHow to Print Photographs on SilkRemoving Old PaintA Window LockHomemade Magnifying GlassTrailer for a BicycleHome-Made Telephone TransmitterQuickly Made Lawn TentHow to Make a Windmill of One or Two Horsepower for Practical PurposesTo Renew Old Dry BatteriesBlue DyeAcetylene lampAnother Electric MotorHow to Make a Propelling VehicleRinging a Bell by Touching a Gas JetLead Kills KnotsHow to Make a Wood Turning Lathe Out of an Old Sewing MachineReversing Small Battery MotorCleaning Bronze BearingsA Water CandlestickHow to File Soft MetalsTo Make a Magazine BinderTemporary SplineA Library Set in Pyro-Carving By Helen WestinghouseCleaning BrassA PhoneidoscopeA Home-Made Yankee BobsledHow to Make a Small MicroscopeFreezing PipesHow to Carry BooksBottle PushersHow to Make a HammockHow to Obtain Cheap Dry BatteriesHow to Make a Water TelescopeHow to Rid Your Yard of CatsSubstitute for a Drill BitDrying FilmsGrooved Pulley Made from Sheet TinAn Emergency Glass FunnelAn Electrical Walking StickConvenient Shelf ArrangementA Shoe ScraperFastening a Shade to a RollerVegetable SlicerHow to Make an Etched Copper Picture FrameHow to Make an EaselHow to Make a Wind PropellerReplacing Ball BearingsHow to Construct an AnnunciatorHow to Make a Steam CalliopeSharpening ScissorsCounter Brush for a ShopA Curtain RollerShade-Holder Bracket for a Gas JetTo Longer Preserve Cut FlowersGlass Blowing and FormingCadmium and SolderTelegraph CodesHow to Make a Cruising CatamaranAlligator Photo MountsHow to Attach a Sail to a BicycleRemoving Iodine StainsDrying Photograph Prints without CurlingPuncturing Glass PlatesA Home-Made StillOld-Time MagicExperiment with an Incandescent LampHow to Make a Small MotorAluminum PolishHomemade BlowpipeSubstitute Sink or Bathtub StopperSafety Tips on Chair RockersHow to Make a Toy FlierHow to Make an Ironing-Board StandA Home-Made Electric PlugHow to Make an Electric Fire AlarmHome-Made Boy's CarPhotographs in Relief Easily MadeWireless TipHow to Make a Wireless TelephoneEyelets for BeltsHow to Make a Life BuoyA Home-Made MicroscopeA Novel Electric Time AlarmHow to Make a Phonograph Record CabinetExperiments with a MirrorMiniature Electric LampsHow to Make a Magazine ClampPewter Finish for BrassDrowning a Dog's Bark with WaterCost of WaterHow to Make a Wondergraph By F. E. TuckHow to Make a 110-Volt TransformerExperiment with a VacuumThe Making of Freak PhotographsHand Car Made of Pipe and FittingsHow to Make a Rustic SeatHeated Steering WheelHomemade Workbench By C. E. McKinney, Jr.Forming Coils to Make Flexible Wire ConnectionsPhotographing the North StarHow to Relight a MatchHome-Made Hand DrillHow to Make a Stationary WindmillElectric AnesthesiaA Simple Battery RheostatA Frame for Drying FilmsA Home-Made Novelty ClockFourth-of-July CatapultHow to Make a Miniature VolcanoWire Loop Connections for Battery Binding-PostsMelting Metal in the Flame of a MatchRussian SquirrelsLandscape Drawing Made EasyIrrigating with Tomato CansFountain for an Ordinary PenHomemade MousetrapClear Wax Impressions from SealsA Window StickHow to Make a CanoeThorns Used as Needles on a PhonographTool HangersChild's Footrest on an Ordinary ChairDrying Photo Postal CardsPreserving Key FormsRenewing Typewriter RibbonsDrinking Trough for ChickensOrdinary Pen Used as a Fountain PenHow to Construct a Small Thermostat By R. A. McClureA Tailless KiteThe Levitation—A Modern Stage TrickGreasy stoves may be cleaned with a strong solution of lye or soda.◇← Loosening Rusted NutsHow to Make a Take-Down Background Frame →