Edward Thatcher's 1919 book provides instructions on how to construct toy trucks, boats, trains, and windmills, as well as trays, candlesticks, and biscuit cutters, all out of used tin cans. Thatcher, an instructor of Decorative Metal Working at Columbia University's Teachers College in New York City, made clever and durable creations using simple tools and an abundant material. His design methods were trial-tested by both 10-12 year olds and wounded World War I soldiers. The book includes over 100 helpful diagrams and black-and-white photographs.

This antiquarian volume contains a simple guide to soldering, providing information on both hard and soft soldering, together with descriptions of inexpensive home-made apparatus necessary for this art. Complete with clear instructions, helpful tips, and profusely illustrated, this is a text that will be of much value to the novice solderer and also to those with more experience as a useful reference guide. The chapters of this text include: Soldering, The Units of Metals, Soft Soldering, The Flux, Hard Soldering or Brazing, Soft Soldering, Heating the Work, Flux for Soldering, Soldering...