The Growing Flower Magic Trick
This trick is performed with a wide-mouthed jar which is about 10 in. high. If an earthern jar of this kind is not at hand, use a glass fruit jar and cover it with black cloth or paper, so the…
How to Make a Rabbit Trap
A good serviceable rabbit trap can be made by sinking a common dry goods box in the ground to within 6 in. of its top. A hole 6 or 7 in. square is cut in each end level with the…
Rolling Can Toy – Handmade Toys for Kids
Secure a tin can, or a pasteboard box, about 2 in. in diameter and 2 in. or more in height. Punch two holes A, Fig. 1, in the cover and the bottom, 1/4 in. from the center and opposite each…
How to Make a Paper Balloon – Easy Science Projects
Balloons made spherical, or designed after the regular aeronaut’s hot-air balloon, are the best kind to make. Those having an odd or unusual shape will not make good ascensions, and in most cases the paper will catch fire from the…
Moving a Coin Through Glass Trick
Place a penny or a dime on a tablecloth, towel or napkin and cover it over with a glass in such a way that the glass will rest upon two 25 or 50 cent pieces as shown in the sketch.…
Chinese Kite – How to Make a Chinese Kite
How to Make and Fly a Chinese Kite – The Chinese boy is not satisfied with simply holding the end of a kite string and running up and down the block or field trying to raise a heavy paper kite with…
How to Make an Ammeter
How to Make an Ammeter – Contributed by George Heimroth, Richmond Hill, L. I. / / Excerpt from the book: THE BOY MECHANIC VOLUME I – 700 THINGS FOR BOYS TO DO WITH 800 ILLUSTRATIONS 1913, BY H. H. WINDSOR…
How to Make Boomerangs Out of Wood
A boomerang is a weapon invented and used by the native Australians and is a curved stick of hardwood, Fig. 1, about 5/16 in. thick, 2-1/2 in. wide and 2 ft. long, flat on one side, with the ends and…
How Many Days in Each Month – Easy Hand Trick
“Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November,” etc., and many other rhymes and devices are used to aid the memory to decide how many days are in each month of the year. Herewith is illustrated a very simple method…
How to Make a Bell Tent – An Inexpensive Home-Made Tent
How to Make a Bell Tent – An Inexpensive Home-Made Tent – – – – – Excerpt from the book: THE BOY MECHANIC VOLUME I 700 THINGS FOR BOYS TO DO WITH 800 ILLUSTRATIONS 1913, BY H. H. WINDSOR CHICAGO POPULAR MECHANICS…