CHAPTER X

HOME-MADE CLOCKWORK TOYS 88 The Necessary Materials--How to prepare the Clockwork--The Merry-go-round--The Standard--The Tent--The Tent-poles--The Horses--The Sleighs--The Shafts--The Girl Riders--The Boy Riders--The Platform--How to operate the Merry-go-round--Other Animals--A Miniature Ferris Wheel--The Standard--The Clockwork Motor--The Station Platform--The Wheel--Rims--Hubs--Spokes--Assembling the Wheel--The Cars--Axles--How to mount the Wheel--The Platform Steps--The "Flying Airships"--The Standard--The Mast--The Cars--Increasing the Speed of the Clockwork--An Electric Motor--An Automobile--The Frame--The Belt--Testing the Machine--The Cardboard Sides--The Wheels--The Mud-guards--The Lamps--The Steering-wheel--The Horn--The Brake--The Chauffeur--Painting the Machine--An Automobile Delivery Wagon--The Cardboard Sides--The Wheels--Other Portions--Painting the Wagon--A Clockwork Railway.