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developed.

The total investment Walker made to get started, including the cost of the
camera, was $135. He does his own printing, but has the negatives developed
under an inexpensive arrangement at a local studio. There are few days, he
declares, when he does not make ten dollars or more with his camera.

You can use a camera of this type anywhere, on the street, at beaches,
summer camps, fairs, carnivals and even along highways, and make a good
profit from a few hours’ work. It is not necessary to have experience handling
a camera to get good results, since the entire operation consists of pushing a
button.

Venetian Blinds Provide School Money

P

ERHAPS you have noticed that Venetian blinds are quite the thing these
days and that they are being widely used in private homes, as well as in
public institutions and business offices. This type of window shade has a big
advantage over the usual roll blind, in that it admits the light and air while
keeping out the sun. Robert Peterson, who had taken a manual training course
in the Nicholas Senn High School, Chicago, wanted to make enough money
during his summer vacation to finance his first year in college. Observing this
growing demand for Venetian blinds, which it seemed to him could be easily
made, he decided to go into the business. He bought a scroll saw, drill press,
spray gun and a few other tools, purchased a supply of wooden slats from a
mill that specialized in them and did some experimenting. The only difficulty
he had was getting a cord that would operate properly in the shade. He tried
several different kinds of cord until he found that Italian hemp gave the
desired results. He also had trouble at first getting a suitable tape, but an
uncle in the furniture manufacturing business made inquiry, and finding that
the best tape came from England, arranged to get him a supply. While the
tape was coming over, Robert made a canvass of the homes in his locality
and succeeded in booking enough orders for shades to keep him busy all
summer. He found that small factories were especially good prospects, as