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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

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Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 063

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    There are many toys which I could make, among them is a wooden tractor, a wooden gun and a wozzer.
    The way to make the wooden tractor is to get a spool and cut cut logs in it, then get a thin band of rubber and put it through the spool for an axle then put a small piece of a candle on the spool and take the rubber through it, then put a match on each side of the spool and wind it up, in this way it is started going.
    The way to make the wooden gun is, get a small piece of wood
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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
    Pádraig Ó Lionnáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Louth