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School: Carrigaline (3) (roll number 12097)

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Carrigaline, Co. Cork
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Martha Levis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 172

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    nailed in the middle of the cover with a small nail and the rattle box is completed.
    A boat can be made out of a fir or oak block by hollowing out the inside of it and planeing it with a plane to the shape required.
    A car can be made out of an orange box by nailing on an axle and putting two wheels on the axle. Nail a shaft at each side of the box and your car is made.
    A whistle is made out of willow by getting a willow branch about three inches long. Twist off the bark without breaking it Then plug the end of it with a little round block. Put another plug in front off of which a little wood is pared. Cut a slit near the end of this plug and your whistle is completed.
    A catapult is made out of a fairly thick stick in the shape of a fork. Get a strand of rubber
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Daunt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fahalea, Co. Cork