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Old-Time Farm and Garden Devices and How to Make Them - by Rolfe Cobleigh (Paperback)

Old-Time Farm and Garden Devices and How to Make Them - by  Rolfe Cobleigh (Paperback)
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Last Price: 11.69 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Handy tips for building everything from a cheese press, hog house, and bicycle-powered washing machine to advice on the proper way to split wood, sharpen scissors, and paper a room. 200 black-and-white illustrations.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A splendid bit of rural Americana, Cobleigh's book shows how anyone with a little time and money can add a touch of authentic charm to their farm, house, or garden. First published nearly a century ago, this practical guide features dozens of projects, accompanied by some 200 illustrations. A simply written text not only tells how to mount an anvil, make a cheese press, and build hog houses, but also provides handy advice on splitting wood, testing seed corn, tying practical knots, sharpening scissors, and papering a room.<br>From building a rose trellis to creating a bicycle-powered washing machine, readers will delight in this book's abundance of enjoyable and useful projects. It's perfect for novice craftworkers and die-hard fans of Yankee ingenuity.

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Cheapest price in the interval: 11.69 on October 22, 2021

Most expensive price in the interval: 11.99 on May 23, 2021