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When mother lets us make paper box furniture

Chapter 33: MAKING FATHER COMFORTABLE.
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.

WRITING DESK.

Use the kind of box suggested for the bookcase.

1. Cut the cover the right height for the desk.

2. Fit in the box, and slide it up or down until it seems right in proportions, as in making the dresser.

3. Mark where it is to be cut off. Cut and fasten the parts together.

4. Study the picture; then cut the top and slanting sides.

5. Shape the legs. Fasten the “drawer” with “knobs.”

6. Fit and fasten in the extra cardboard so that it projects and forms the writing shelf.

7. Use the other end of the box for the inside shelves. Cut these narrow and fit them carefully. Real pigeon holes can be made by cutting up penny-in-the-slot caramel boxes, and gluing them into place.

8. Paint to match furniture. Glue a piece of blotter on the writing shelf.

Details of Writing Desk.

  • Candy or note paper box
  • Cover—End cut away
  • One end of the box fitted in and cut off as in dresser
  • Top and legs cut—Drawer front fastened
  • Extra piece projecting for writing shelf—other end of box fitted in for shelves as in book case

MAKING FATHER COMFORTABLE.

Haven’t you often noticed,
As father sits in his chair,
How he enjoys the cushions
As he reads his papers there?
So try to make some cushions
Of velvet or silk, and see
If by stuffing them with cotton,
Father doll as “comfy” might be.
Then if, with hands that are skillful,
You could small “papers” make,
And place with his chair by the “fire,”
What comfort he could take!

Morris Chair.