Originally published in the 1950s, this book shows a number of designs of nursery toys, such as Rocking Horse, Metal Swing, Stepped Slide, See-Saw, Rocker and Scooter. All the toys have been tried out in a large number of nurseries and the methods of construction were thoroughly tested. Throughout the book the descriptive matter has been kept opposite its illustrations and the latter have, as far as possible, been made self-explanatory.
The designs have been prepared for workers with widely varying degrees of experience and craftsmanship. The expert will need little more than the suggestions contained in the drawings; the inexperienced worker, however, before commencing the construction of any toy, is advised to read the text carefully and study the illustrations until he has a clear mental picture of all the operations involved.
Whether, therefore, he be the boy working in the school handicraft room, the home craftsman satisfying an urge to construct by making toys for his children, or the expert "in the trade", the user of this book may follow its suggestions with confidence.
Contents Covered:
- Introduction to the design & construction of nursery toys
- Joints
- Peg-Train Set
- Simple Railway Station
- Small Boats
- Small Lorries
- Bricks
- Simple Sense Training Apparatus
- Flat Trolley
- Cradle
- Cots
- Dressers
- Fun Boat
- Duck Boat
- Flying Duck
- "Tishy"
- Small Rocking Horse
- Doll's House
- Doll's House: Dining-Room Suite
- Doll's House: Bedroom Suite
- Doll's House: Kitchen Furniture
- Marionette Theatre
- Glove-Puppet Theatre
- Model Theatre
- Scenery for Model Theatre
- Castle
- Wheels: Their Making and Fixing
- Bren-Gun Carrier
- Duck Cart and Bricks
- Elephant and Cart
- Tip Lorry
- Breakdown and G. P. Lorries
- Scooter
- Tank
- Horse on Wheels
- Sack Truck
- Coaster
- Dog on Wheels
- Noah's Ark
- Animals
- Engine
- Stream-Lined Locomotive
- Wheelbarrow
- Small Swing
- Metal Swing
- See-Saw
- Warehouse Trolley
- Long Swing
- Tubular Rocker
- Small Slide
- Climbing Frame and Slide
- Jungle-Gym
- General Hints
| Format: | PDF Digital Reprint, e-Facsimile |
| No. of Pages: | 133 |
| Page Size: | B5 (176mm × 250mm) |
| Download Size: | 25.2 MB |
