Practical Enquire Within - A Practical Work that will Save Householders and Houseowners Pounds and Pounds Every Year - Volume IV
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Practical Enquire Within - A Practical Work that will Save Householders and Houseowners Pounds and Pounds Every Year - Volume IV

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Practical Enquire Within - A Practical Work that will Save Householders and Houseowners Pounds and Pounds Every Year - Volume IV

About this book

This collection of articles contain step-by-step guides and useful tips for a wide variety of household tasks. The guides range from cutting children's hair to binding books and keeping animals, and will be of considerable utility to modern parents. "Enquire Within" would make for a fantastic addition to any collection and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "How to Lay a Stair Carpet", "Heat Resisting Handle", "Pre-Upholstering Occasional Chairs", "How to Shape Wire", "Installing an Electric Bell and Indicator System", "How to Know China Marks", "Keeping Rabbits for Pleasure and Profit", "How to Cut a Child's Hair", "Making a Tie Press", "Practical Methods of Bookbinding", and much more. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text.

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Information

Publisher
White Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781473331129
eBook ISBN
9781473341098

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. DIY
  5. Woodworking
  6. Contents
  7. Fitting a Hatchway between Kitchen and Dining-Room
  8. Repairing an Enamelware Dish
  9. Practical Notes on Varnish and Varnishing for All Purposes
  10. Strengthening a Stair Post
  11. Chopper Shaft Lock
  12. Making a Concrete Garden Roller
  13. Simple Colour Schemes for a Modern House
  14. Fixing a Door Lining and Architraves
  15. Sinking a Small Well
  16. Repairing Books and Shoes
  17. Pepper’s Ghost
  18. Constructing a Useful Duplicator
  19. Imitation Tiles for Bathroom
  20. A Useful Carved Chest
  21. Fixing a Cupboard between Chimney Breast and Wall
  22. How to Make a Zoetrope
  23. Making a Neat Folding Card Table
  24. Polishing Inlay Work
  25. Stair Carpet Holders
  26. Building a Brick Wall
  27. Two Useful Tea Wagons
  28. Pointing Brickwork Around the House
  29. How to Build Small Boats
  30. Bicycle Repair and Adjustment
  31. An Easy Lifter for a Tool-Box Tray
  32. Repairing Wellington Boots
  33. Constructing a Medical Coil
  34. A Modern-Type Portable Receiver
  35. Uses for Inner Tubes
  36. Making Sheet Iron Ash-Pans
  37. Revolving Fitment for Kitchen Cupboard
  38. To Prevent Rain Leaking Through Windows
  39. A Gas Poker for Lighting the Fire.
  40. Constructing and Fitting Up Aquariums
  41. How to Line a Box With Metal
  42. To Colour Oak and Mahogany
  43. A Spray Painting Outfit
  44. Darkening a Dolid Walnut Bookcase
  45. Marquetry
  46. Metal Screw Threads and How They are Cut
  47. Making Imitation Leaded Lights
  48. Basket Work
  49. Methods of Waterproofing Fabrics
  50. Time, Labour and Money Saving Ideas
  51. How to Make a Small Roundabout
  52. For Holding Brooms
  53. An Ornamental Fountain for the Garden
  54. How to Wax Paper Flowers
  55. A Cheap and Efficient Water Filter
  56. Engraving on Glass
  57. How to Lay Rubber Flooring
  58. A Wasp and Fly Trap
  59. A Kitchen Cabinet Table
  60. An Easily Constructed Garden Hammock
  61. Building a Wood-Lined Band Pit
  62. Decoration By Means of Transfer Designs
  63. Dealing With a Warped Skirting Board
  64. How to Hold Animals
  65. An Easily-Made Photographic Enlarger
  66. How to Make a Skylight Weatherproof
  67. Repairing and Renovating a Piano
  68. A Radio Lounge Chair
  69. Golfing Games for the Home Garden
  70. Making a Coal Cabinet
  71. Fitting a Modern Hot Water Boiler
  72. How to Make Small Drills
  73. Some Simple Home-Made Garden Tools
  74. A Useful Toilet Compact
  75. Veneering
  76. Constructing a Small Electric Motor
  77. Preparations for Making Fly-Papers and Liquid Fly Sprays
  78. How to Repair a Roof Gutter
  79. Practical Notes on Riveting
  80. A Summer-House Pavilion
  81. Tinting Paint
  82. Reconditioning Oil Lamp Burners
  83. A Chair Trouser Press
  84. Care of Wooden Barrels
  85. An Indelible Ink for Glass
  86. A Garden Swing
  87. For Training Loganberries
  88. Methods of Working Metal-Faced Plywood
  89. Simple Stain for Light Woods
  90. How to Make a Knife-Grinding Machine
  91. Fixing Wood Mantelpieces
  92. How to Bronze a Plaster Cast
  93. Hayboxes for Cooking Purposes
  94. A Floor Sander
  95. Setting Out Dovetails
  96. A Useful Measuring Device
  97. A Kitchen Cabinet
  98. A Strong Framework Joint
  99. How to Frame Pictures
  100. Some Useful Ideas for Cushions
  101. Home-Made Incinerators for Garden Use
  102. A Novel Portable Lamp Guard
  103. A Pole Lathe
  104. Two Useful Leatherwork Articles
  105. A Metal Tent Peg
  106. Cellulose Painting
  107. Some Useful Recipes for Jams
  108. Modernbing a Dining-Room Fireplace
  109. Wallpaper Schemes for Bedrooms, Nursery and Bathrooms
  110. Restrincing a Tennis Racket
  111. Some Useful Metal Working Hints
  112. Making Concrete Garden Steps
  113. How to Make a Washing Machine
  114. Renovating Rusty Tools
  115. A Home-Made Beading Tool
  116. How to Make Gramophone Records At Home
  117. Cardboard Modelling
  118. Fixing Screws In Hard
  119. Constructing an Ultra Violet Ray Lamp
  120. A Wood Panel-Cutting Device
  121. Hiding-Places for Valuables
  122. Two Useful Clothes Airers
  123. A Glass Canopy
  124. How to Make an Ice Chest
  125. Recipes for Cider, Claret and Hock Cup
  126. Practical Notes on Lawns
  127. A Welsh Dresser
  128. Cleaning Cement and Terra-Cotta Surfaces
  129. Watch Cleaning and Repairing
  130. An Old-World Ingle Kook
  131. Some Useful Recipes for Sandwiches
  132. How to Collect Butterflies and Moths
  133. How to Deal With Ironmould
  134. Making a Settee From a Motor Seat
  135. How to Use Transfer Graining Paper
  136. Printing on Fabrics
  137. How Pot Pourri Is Made
  138. Making a Lady’S Workbox
  139. Making a Motor Trailer Caravan
  140. Silver Effects In Decoration
  141. Choosing and Furnishing a Flat
  142. Remedying a Defective Plaster Ceiling
  143. Building Model Boats
  144. Painting a Canvas Canoe
  145. How to Make a Flight of Straight Open Stairs or Steps
  146. Some Useful and Attractive Layouts for Gardens
  147. China and Pottery Decoration
  148. How to Make Cooked Meats
  149. Repairing Stoneware Jars
  150. Making a Triangular Summer House
  151. Cherry-Stone Chains
  152. Sewing Buttons to Stay On
  153. Keeping Milk In Hot Weather
  154. Simple Designs for Garden Gates
  155. Home-Made Equipment for a Small Workshop
  156. Mending Stockings With the Sewing Machine
  157. When and How to Use Enamel
  158. Using Vegetable Dyes
  159. Making a Projection Screen for Home Use
  160. Making a Radio-Gramophone Cabinet
  161. How to Make Meringues
  162. Useful Hints for Watering the Garden
  163. A Table Top Over the Staircase
  164. Things You Can Do With Mirrors
  165. Cleaning Inside Glass Vessels
  166. Notes on Modern Upholstered Furniture
  167. After a Room has been Redecorated
  168. Fitting a Light on a Newel Post
  169. A Useful Bronzing Solution
  170. Converting a Victorian Wardrobe into Two Modern Fitments
  171. Papier MachÉ Bowls From Old Newspapers
  172. Practical Notes on Hire Purchase and Credit Trading
  173. Washing Chamois Leather
  174. Colouring Bruises on Furniture
  175. How to Identify Marks on Silver
  176. How to Make a Will
  177. Some Useful Designs for Bookcases
  178. A Window Painting Hint