Pretty arts for the employment of leisure hours : a book for ladies (1879)
Davidson, Ellis A., -1878 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 166
Pretty Arts for Leisure Hours. *5* whenever the natural motion of the animal can be better imitated it is desirable. Swans, ducks, geese and other water-fowl may be made to glide along in a very simple manner by the contrivance shown in Fig. 37. Here a b is the end of a strip of wTood, about 2… … Fig. 87. — Slide foe Model. On this, two strips of wood, about ^ inch wide, are to be fixed, leaving a space between them of 1 inch. These must be accurately placed against lines previously ruled, so that the distance between them may be the same throughout the whole length. A simple tramway may…
Handicraft · Decorative arts
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