. New games and amusements for young and old alike. AN INCLINED RAILWAY. SAND-POWER BOAT AND POWER WHEEL SEASIDE TOYS made of cardboard. The fly-wheel is six inchesin diameter. The support for the walking beamis ten inches high, the walking beam nine inchesand a half long, and the piston seven inchesand one-quarter long. The base upon whichthe engine rests is a shoe-box cover. The axleof the fly-wheel is a hat pin which runs throughtwo upright cardboard supports, each threeinches and one-half in height, placed threeinches and one-half apart. The pins for thedifferent parts to work upon, after
. New games and amusements for young and old alike. AN INCLINED RAILWAY. SAND-POWER BOAT AND POWER WHEEL SEASIDE TOYS made of cardboard. The fly-wheel is six inchesin diameter. The support for the walking beamis ten inches high, the walking beam nine inchesand a half long, and the piston seven inchesand one-quarter long. The base upon whichthe engine rests is a shoe-box cover. The axleof the fly-wheel is a hat pin which runs throughtwo upright cardboard supports, each threeinches and one-half in height, placed threeinches and one-half apart. The pins for thedifferent parts to work upon, after being set inposition, are held in place by putting little gobsof sealing-wax on the pointed ends. Fasten tothe axle between cardboard uprights four piecesof paper, two inches by an inch and one-quarter,and turned about a quarter of an inch from eachend, so as to hold the falling sand (see illustra-tion, page io8). Sand for running the engine may be placed ina baking-powder can fastened to slender sticksso that the bottom of the can will rest aboutsix inches above the
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