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The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1

Volume 1 / Part 7 — Iron Rest for an Ironing Board

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Illustration from The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do

A flatiron rest can be made on an ironing-board by driving a number of large tacks into one end of the board. The tacks should be about 1 in. apart and driven in only part way, leaving about 1/4 in. remaining above the surface of the board. The hot iron will not burn the wood and it cannot slip off the tacks. This iron rest is always with the board and ready when wanted.

Contributed by Beatrice Oliver, New York, N. Y.

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