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HOME-MADE CLOCKWORK TOYS
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in size. Remove the paper from the boxes as described on page 175.

To Prepare the Clockwork for use, remove it from its case, detach the hands and face, and pry off the small wheel pivoted directly under the hands; this wheel is shown at A in Fig. 139. Remove also the balance-wheel

Fig. 139.—How the Clockwork Motor is Fastened to the Cigar-Box Cover. (This Box has been cut down to the Proper Length for the Ferris Wheel.)
Fig. 139.—How the Clockwork Motor is Fastened to the Cigar-Box Cover. (This Box has been cut down to the Proper Length for the Ferris Wheel.)

Fig. 139.—How the Clockwork Motor is Fastened to the Cigar-Box Cover.
(This Box has been cut down to the Proper Length for the Ferris Wheel.)

B (Fig. 139) and the lever C pivoted next to it, to increase the speed of the remaining wheels.

Fasten the clockwork motor for

The Merry-go-round shown in Fig. 135 to the cover of a cigar box, as illustrated in Figs. 136 and 139, boring