The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one’s making. Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you…
A home-made toy railway – It is often thought that a toy railway is beyond a boy’s ingenuity to construct, whereas, in reality, it is one of the simplest toys he can make. This applies to the tracks, stations, and…
Homemade Boats for Kids – The toy motor-boat shown in Figs. 48 and 49 is propelled by a tin propeller run by a rubber-band motor. A handful of rubber-bands will cost only a few cents, and the rest of the…
Model aeronautics has become nearly as popular as kite flying, and girls as well as boys have taken to building these unique air toys. The model aeroplane requires more work than ordinary kite construction. It also requires more patience and…
Box-kites may be purchased ready-made in a number of sizes, but they are not cheap, and it will pay any boy to take the time necessary to make one...
How to Make a Malay Kite – The Malay tailless kite is probably the most practical kind ever invented. It will fly in a wind that the tail variety could not withstand, and it will fly in a breeze too…
The Eight-blade Windmill in Fig. 9 has a spool hub (Fig. 10), and blades made of cigar-box wood, shingles, tin, or cardboard (Fig. 11). Fig. 9.—An Eight-blade Windmill. You will see by Figs. 10 and 11 that the blades are…
The Four-blade Windmill shown in Fig. 6 has a hub 4 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick (Fig. 7).
The Pinion-wheel Windmill in Fig. 4 may be made of cardboard or tin. A circular piece 10 or 12 inches in diameter is required. Fig. 4.—A Pinion-wheel Windmill. After marking out the outer edge with a compass, describe an inner…
The Paper Pinwheel shown in Fig. 1 is one of the best whirlers ever devised. A slight forward thrust of the stick handle upon which it is mounted starts it in motion, and when you run with the stick extended…