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cigarette boxes, ash trays, toys, novelties, and innumerable other things. Until
recently, this work meant tedious hours with soldering irons and other hand
tools. Now, however, with the new sheet metal working outfit on the market,
the home craftsman can use the same methods as the modern factory does.
With this equipment, a simple piece like a metal waste basket can be
completed in less than half an hour and the total cost, including the paint, is
less than twenty cents. The makers of the metal working equipment furnish
books of designs and patterns as well as the necessary materials.

o ther MaterIals—Parchment lamp shades (particularly shades for wall lights)
are always in good taste. The parchment may be purchased in the stores and
many department stores have trained women on their staffs who will help you
with designs. Handmade baskets, pottery, beadwork, batik work and hand-
loomed fabrics are not difficult to learn to make and bring good prices. Raffia
makes beautiful table mats and coverings for wine bottles. Shells make droll
little figures. Sheet celluloid makes costume jewelry, buttons, silhouettes, etc.
A scroll or jig saw is necessary for this work. Old inner tubes can be used to
make marionettes—the rubber helps to make the dancing figures more
realistic. Leather covered boxes, desk pads, letter cases, telephone book
covers, book carriers, and many other articles made of leather sell well in the
stores today, especially at Christmas. Tooled leather work is not hard to learn
—a surprisingly small number of tools are needed to carry on the entire work.
Some of the plastics on the market today can be used to make ornamental and
useful items that are money makers. Practically all the companies making this
material furnish directions for the beginner.

chapter four
RAISING THINGS TO SELL
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HE next time you complain about making a living in the United States, think
of that little party of Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. Think
of what they were up against. They had come to a new country, about which
they knew very little, seeking religious freedom and an opportunity to
prosper. The country to which they came had no currency. There was no
government to guarantee their livelihood. There was no police force to