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The Jolly Book of Boxcraft

Chapter 4: ILLUSTRATIONS
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A hands-on manual for creating an entire toy town and many playthings from cardboard boxes, offering materials lists, step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and photographic illustrations. Organized as a series of projects—cottages, shop, school, church, railway station, hotel, farm buildings, boats, wagons, animal enclosures, dolls’ furniture, games, and more—it guides children through cutting, assembling, decorating, and furnishing each model. Additional patterns, construction tips, and simple games encourage imaginative play, resourcefulness, and cooperative building, while emphasizing reuse of everyday materials.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Boxville, a Toy Town Made with Shoe-Boxes Frontispiece
Boxville Cottage (Outside View)—Boxville Cottage (Inside View) 4
Boxcraft MaterialsAn Unfinished Boxcraft Toy 5
The Village Store (Outside View)—The Village Store (Inside View) 18
The District School (Outside View)—The District School (Inside View) 19
Boxville Church (Outside View)—Boxville Church (Inside View) 32
Boxville Railway Station (Outside View)—Boxville Railway Station (Inside View) 33
B.R.R. Freight StationShoe-Box Tunnel 42
Bandbox Hotel (Outside View)—Bandbox Hotel (Inside View) 43
Boxville Apartment HouseBox Furniture for the Apartment House 52
A Boxville Residence:—The Garage for Boxville Residence 53
The Greenhouse for Boxville GardenThe Pergola for the Garden 64
The Boat-House or Yacht ClubThe Houseboat, “Boxcraft” 65
Camp Box on Mirror LakeThe Boxville Gipsy Cart 70
Shepherd’s Hut and SheepfoldThe Box Bridge 78
The Toy WindmillBoxville Barn and Farmyard 84
The Boxcraft Animal Show 90
Box Brothers’ Circus TentCircus Cages and Booth 91
Boxtown ZooBoxtown’s Hose House 96
Indian WigwamFort Box 100
The Fairyland CastleThe Fairy House 108
Box Building with Box BlocksA Box Animal and Box Man 109
A Toy Train Built of BoxesBoxes as Standards for Cut-Outs 112
A Noah’s Ark with Cracker AnimalsA Penny Savings-Bank 113
Wagon and SledSleigh 120
Crib, Go-Cart, May BasketExpress Wagon and Doll’s Sled 121
Toy Dog KennelToy Wheelbarrow 128
Office Furniture for DollsA Doll’s Couch Hammock 132
Dolls’ TheaterThe Toy Merry-Go-Round 138
Boxcraft Toy Automobile (With Top)—Boxcraft Automobile Without Top) 144
Doll-House Furniture: BedroomTables and Chairs 148
Doll-House Furniture: Mantel and SettlePiano and Clock 149
Doll-House Furniture: Dining-roomKitchen 152
The Game, “Ringfling”The Game, “Shoot the Chutes” 154
The Game, “Mr. Box”The Game, “One-Two-I-Catch-You” 160