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Show ( CjriflinutB (HmjB j jfl I ll)g Hogg (dan ilalu? i I Bj A. NEELY HAIX I 'jH (Copyright by A. Ntlr nail.) H When painted In bright colors, the M toys shown In tho Illustrations will be H as pleasing to thoso young relatives IH whom you wish to remember on Christ1 IH mas, ns any similar toys In stores. M Tho auto truck shown In Fig. 1 baa fl a cigar-box body 6 Inches wide, 8 M Inches long and 2 Inches deep. Cul M wooden strips A (Fig. 2) 1 Inch wide M nnd 1 Inch thick, by tho length of tho M box, and nnll them to tho box M bottom closo to tho sides. Screw M scroweye nxlo bearings B Into these B strips. The scrowcyes should bo . H Inch In diameter, because tho wheel H axles O (Fig. 8) muet bo of this dlnra- H I etcr to Ot tho holes of tho spool wheels H D. Tho wheels aro spool ends. M Remove tho rear end of Uio box and H hinge It to the box bottom (E, Fig. 2), M for an end gato. , Fig.. 4 shows a detail of front H platform, F, dashboard G, steering- M post n, nnd stccrlng-whccl I n spool M TrOCO FUEL CO. 3. M wgtjMPf . x'"""b) r '" " r f I I -1 end. Fasten these pieces as Indicated. H Fit scat J across tho box top, aad seat H back K to Us edge. Nail canopy sup- jH ports L to the scat bnck and box sides, H and tack Uio. canopy M to Uio sup- H ports near tho top. H Tho clown turner (Fig. 0) Is made H to perform upon n turning-pole by H squeezing Uio lowr end of the up- H rights. Tho squeezing causes a pair H ot threads F (Fig 11) to untwist then M twist, and tho untwlstlug and twist- H Ing makes tho clown turn, H Flgv 7 shows dimensions for up- H rights A and connecting block B. Fas- H ten p between strips A as shows, t H Patterns for tho clown aro show H In Figs. 8, 0 and 10. Cut the body M members out qt cigar-box wood, H punch holes where Indicated, and with H pieces of hairpins or other sranM , H L jv JUL ill r .. j wire, pivot tho arms and legs to the H body. I'iorco n small holo through H each hand, and whlttlo tho ends of a H match to fit In tho holes. Tho match ": (E, Fig. 7) forms tho turning-pole. jH With a conrso necdlo plcrco a pair of M holes through tho arms at tho wrists, IM und another pair through uprights A f near tho top. Bun heavy llncu threads i H through tho holes In tho wrists, and t M twist their ends (F, Fig. 11), then run ! tho ends through thu holos In uprights M A, and tic. Tho threads must bo twist- M cd when tho clown hangs down (Fig. vt 11), untwlBtcd when ho bus swung j up over tho pole. J Tho top In Fig. 12 requires little IH description. A pencil with a blunt H point (A, Fig. 13) pushed through a M spool whittled cone-shaped (B), forma JH thu spinning point, nnd n shoe-polish IH iillllllllilliUilllllll ' I vl n 1 BvVf l i 1 1 can (C), pierced to push over tlig'pen- ill i I ot.il and rest upon tho spool end, '1 completes tho top. The top Is spuu by twirling tho pen- II between the palms, In one direction, Jl then the other alternately (Fig. 12), MI ii....i.l.......i.i...iii-iiniimin-Mia1iili ..,-, 'l |