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When mother lets us make paper box furniture

Chapter 25: ARM CHAIR.
By G. Ellingwood Rich
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A practical craft manual for children and supervising adults gives step-by-step instructions for turning discarded boxes into toy furniture, covering materials, tools, measuring, scoring, cutting and fastening with brass fasteners, plus safety tips. It presents illustrated, proportioned patterns and detailed construction for room-by-room pieces—parlor, bedroom, dining room, kitchen and hall—including beds, tables, chairs, stoves, pianos and storage units—along with variations, decorative finishes and assembly details. Introductory notes suggest suitable box sizes, ways to adapt designs, age-appropriate tasks, and community uses such as gifts, club projects or hospital donations, encouraging creativity and practical skill development.

ARM CHAIR.

For a large chair, use two shoe boxes without their covers.

For a small chair, use a chocolate peppermint box and its cover.

For a medium sized chair, use a corset box without its cover.

The following directions are for the corset box:

1. From one end cut a piece as high as you wish the seat. From the other end cut a piece at least twice as high, for the back.

2. Fit the seat into the back and fasten together.

3. Cut away the unnecessary “end” at the top.

4. Cut out the pieces to form the arms, the legs and back.

5. Paint to match the other furniture.

If you cut a corset box just in the middle, you can make two chairs. Use the two ends for the two seats, and the other two pieces for the two backs.

Details of Arm Chair.

  • Corset box—cut on dots
  • Sides and back—Waste—Seat
  • Sides and back—Seat—Fastened
  • Top cut away—Arms cut—Slats cut

A DAINTY LITTLE DRESSER.

A little girl’s dresser should always be neat,
As all little maidens know;
And brushes and combs and scissors and files
Must all be placed in a row.
So when you arrange dolly’s dresser,
Be careful of what you choose;
And put on the top, only such things
As you’re sure she’ll really use.
Just make a muslin scarf of white
Over yellow or pink or blue;
Then make a pretty cushion small,
Which things will nicely do.
Add a powder puff and mirror,
With comb and brush between;
She surely can be taught, I know,
To keep these neat and clean.

Dresser.