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 - The Handyman and Home Mechanic Design Sheets

Title: The Handyman and Home Mechanic Design Sheets
Description: [London], [The Odhams Press], c1950. Loose Pages, Articles. A scarce collection of twenty-four detailed design sheets from the 1950s, detailed guides to building different furniture and toys for the home. A scarce work.In a cloth slipcase. Slipcase is in a very good condition. A curious collection of twenty-four design sheets, being a descriptive guide on how to build a number of pieces of furniture for the home and other crafts. Intended for the use of both a handyman or a home mechanic.Guides included are for a sideboard, dressing table, built-in wardrobe, divan bed, garden chairs, model yacht, toy motor car and lorry, occasional tables, kitchen table and stools, corner shelves and cupboard, rocking horse, bed fitments, doll's-house furniture, greenhouse, rustic table and chair, room divider, refectory table, record cabinet, kitchen wall cupboard, sink unit, table lamps and floor standards, dining chairs, window seat, and a garden shed.Giving a detailed cutting list, list of hardware needed, descriptive step-by-step guide, and diagrams.Each sheet measures to 18 inches by 12 inches when unfolded.Collated, complete.Publishing information taken from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original cloth slipcase, sheets loosely inserted as issued. Externally, slipcase is a little discoloured with some marks. A little cockling to the slipcase in a couple of places and a few light bumps. Each sheet is very lightly age-toned and clean. Slipcase is in a very good condition. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Price: GBP 95.00 = appr. US$ 135.66 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 809P39

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