Show FOR NEW YEARS EVE toy noise producers and how to make them NO 0 ono one objects to a moderate amount of noise in welcome to the incoming new year and I 1 am sur cure that you will agree with me that the following are splendid noise producers vach each will require but a few minutes ill utes time 11 me to make the bell rattle shown in rig fig 1 la 13 made with a tin can a common thread spool two short sticks and two screw eyes the tin can forms the bell portion of the rattle and a short piece of broom handle or other stick whittled whittied fastens to it for a handle this handle bandle stick A fig 2 to Is aa cured to the bottom ot at the can by clerel n g a hole through the tin and screwing a screw eye from the inside of at the can down into tho the end of 0 the stick figure 3 shows how the B 7 I 1 tongue of the bell rattle la Is prepared the tha length of the tongue should bo be equalito equal to the inside depth of the can cut a stick of this length and whittle whittie do down w n one end to fit the hole ID t the 10 thread spool you have obtained then screw a screw eye into anto the end fig 3 fasten the tongue in place with a piece of at string passing the string through the screw eyes in tongue D B and handle A and tying them loosely with firm knots this completes the rattle the odd shaped rattle shown in pig fig 4 requires a short stick for handle handie A and two tin cans out of which to make the wings pieces H B and C tile the bottoms of tho the cans must bo be removed C I 1 and tho the sides aides opened out tack tacit tho the pieces to opposite sides of the stick handle by holding the handle in the position shown in fig 4 and shaking from side to side the tin wings will flap back and forth and make a splendid crackling crashing noise it if you have never trier tried pulling upon a string rubbed with resin you cannot appreciate what a loud shrieking sound bound la is produced in this manner fic 5 ira 14 J aupied itah hosin figure 5 shows shown tile the idea adapted to a toy that Is quickly put together get acet au an empty tin can a piece of heavy wrapping paper a piece ot of stout wrapping twine and a piece a 0 rosin double the wrapping lipp pap r pierce a hole t arob its ceiler stick click the bad of the cord through it and tie a largo large knot on it rig fig 6 then tio tie the paper over the open pen end of the can as shown in fig 6 and trim oft art tile the projecting edges to operate pull firmly on the string ot at the same time allowing it to slide through your hand by A angely hall |