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HOME-MADE TOYS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS

first nail above the car will project over the back edge of portion E and bring the car to a stop.

Fig. 104.—An Outdoor Elevator.
Fig. 104.—An Outdoor Elevator.

Fig. 104.—An Outdoor Elevator.

Two Levers operate the brakes (W, Figs. 97 and 100). Cut these of the shape shown in Fig. 103, and screw one to each side wall. Then tack a piece of cord to stick S, wrap the ends of the cord once around, slip them through screw-eyes V screwed into the side walls, and tie to tacks driven into levers W.

One series of brakes can now be set by pulling forward one lever, and the other series by pulling forward the other lever. By driving a nail into stick S at X (Fig. 100), and a nail into the bottom of