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HOME-MADE TOYS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS

keep the cover from working off, and the spool will be completed.

The axle upon which the spool turns is a piece of broom-handle 10 inches or so in length (Fig. 30). Bore

Figs. 29 and 30.—Details of Hand Kite-Reel.
Figs. 29 and 30.—Details of Hand Kite-Reel.

Figs. 29 and 30.—Details of Hand Kite-Reel.

two holes through it in the positions shown, for pins to keep the spool in its proper place. Wooden pegs can be cut for pins. For a winding handle, pivot a spool on the right-hand disk by means of a nail or screw. The inner flange of the spool handle may be cut off as shown in Fig. 28.