'The Box Book' 1935 Hazel F. Showalter Craft Plans for Children Great Drawings!

185 pages, 7 x 5.75 inches.  Profusely illustrated in b x w.  Cloth illustrated hardcover.

Condition is good: vintage.  Two pages of pencil notes (inside, back covers) on early childhood education.

This interesting book gives directions on making toys and other items from boxes--primarily cardboard boxes but also wooden boxes. Categories include: This and That (Useful Boxes, Gift Boxes, Decorated Boxes, Sewing Kits, Jumping Jack, Roman Chariot, and for Dolls: a carriage, swing , and baby carriage). Things That Go (Revolving Crane, Scales, a Canal Turn Bridge, Automobiles, Trains, a Movie and Stereopticon). On The Farm (a Little Farm, Wheelbarrow,an ironing board, a grindstone). The Park (Ferris Wheel, Merry-Go-Round, the band stand, swings, band seats) Houses and Furniture (Elves cottages, Castles, a House for Paper Dolls). Made with Wooden Boxes (A Doll's G0-Cart, a Doll's Bed, Berry Box Furniture, Furniture for the Camp or Clubroom). The above listings are not exclusive but do give an idea of the variety of things to be constructed with boxes. Clear directions and line drawings instruct the reader in many hours of creative fun.

Shipped with USPS Media Mail.

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