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HOBBIES
& COLLECTIONS:
PUBLIC DOMAIN PRODUCTS
Stamp Collecting as a Pastime
Many people are at a loss to understand
the fascination that surrounds the pursuit of stamp collecting. They
are surprised at the clannishness of stamp collectors, and their
lifelong devotion to their hobby. They are thunderstruck at the
enormous prices paid for rare stamps, and at the fortunes that are
spent and made in stamp collecting.
The following pages will afford a peep behind the scenes, and
explain how it is that, after nearly half a century of existence,
stamp collecting has never been more popular than it is today. And
perchance many a tired worker in search of a hobby may be persuaded
that of all the relaxations that are open to him none is more
attractive or more satisfying than stamp collecting.
Its literature is more abundant than that devoted to any other
hobby. Its votaries are to be found in every city and town of the
civilized world. From a mere schoolboy pastime it has steadily
developed into an engrossing hobby for the leisured and the busy of
all classes and all ranks of life, from the monarch on his throne to
the errand boy in the merchant's office.
In the competition of modern life it is recognized that those who
must work must also play. The physician assures us that the man who
allows himself no relaxation, no recreation, loses his energy, and
ages earlier than the man who judiciously alternates work and play.
As stamp collecting may be indulged in by all ages, and at all
seasons, it is becoming more and more the favourite indoor
relaxation with brain-workers. It may be taken up or laid down at
any time, and at any stage. Its cost may be limited to shillings or
pounds, and it may be made a pleasant pursuit or an engrossing
study, or it may even be diverted into money-making purposes.
So absorbing is the hobby that in stamp circles there is a saying,
"Once a stamp collector, always a stamp collector."
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The Complete Guide To Stamp Collecting
STAMP COLLECTING-Philately-is a Hobby.
It is one of the great cultural pursuits of our nation and of
several other nations, notably England, France, Germany, and
Switzerland, of importance in the order named. It is of lesser
importance but nevertheless with substantial num-bers of followers
in the Benelux nations, Italy, Spain and generally throughout
Europe.
In Asia, China and Japan have long been important centers of Stamp
collecting. The Straits Settlements, Thailand, Indonesia, India, all
have important philatelic centers and in such remote places as
Afghanistan and Ethiopia one will find stamp dealers. Many nations
officially take cognizance of the hobby and newly born nations have
embraced the hobby as an important means of developing the "person
to person" efforts to have all peoples of the world understand and
live at peace with each other.
Israel, one of the newest of the world's nations, has vigorously
taken up the hobby on a large scale and has even successfully
completed an international philatelic exhibition of considerable
consequence.
With each passing year new millions become avid stamp collectors,
indeed, the hobby is a virile and dy-namic force for good that is
constantly growing through-out the civilized world.
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Practical Guide To Antique Collecting
COLLECTING anything, antique or modern,
is limited by two factors: the money available and the space to be
filled. Having determined these basic essentials, it is then a
personal matter. The taste of the collector may lead to watches or
clocks, china teapots, or innumerable other things. The lucky
acquisition of an admired piece may lead to a determination to get
more of the same, or at least to find out what the admiration is all
about.
This book is intended as a guide for the beginner, to help him
through the bewildering maze of antique objects with which he is
likely to come in contact. Also, it has much information to aid the
more advanced collector. It sets out to help in identifying the age
of a piece; to give clues that may reveal the actual maker, or at
least his nationality; to indicate comparative rarity; and to
suggest what is worth having and what to leave for others.
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Kite Making and
Flying
WHEN it was first suggested that my
husband should write a book about Kite Making and Flying, I must
confess that I, like the rest of my family, was very surprised. I
wondered what there would be to write about. After all, making and
flying a kite are quite simple operations! One has only to tie
together two sticks at right angles, cover them with paper or cloth,
and add a tail! Of course, one must not forget a long piece of
string, called the kite line. Having done these things, one has only
to throw the kite up into the air on a suitably windy day and away
it flies! Or-does it?
My husband hastily assured me that there was much more to the
business than this, and, as he began to explain to me some of the
technicalities of the subject, I realized that he knew far more
about it than I had suspected.
Since that time, there have been visits to libraries and business
premises; letters to individuals and firms; the house has been
filled with specimens of cane, string, cloth and paper; models of
kites have been looking down at us from their places on the walls;
discussions about weather conditions and the science of flight have
taken place, and a whole new world seems to have opened before my
eyes.
Here, then, is a hobby which provides pleasure, entertainment, and
education all the year round. The long winter evenings present an
opportunity for artistic minds and busy hands to make the kites
which can be flown during the bright summer evenings and at many
other times during the year. These are the main things, but, as we
shall discover, they are accompanied by many other enjoyable
activities. In particular, as one looks round in an attempt to
forecast flying conditions, one is reminded of the wonder and the
beauty of the world in which we live.
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WOOD-WORKING
For Amateur Craftsmen
THE first thing a beginner must learn to do when he
takes a drawing from which he is to make a piece of
woodwork, is to prepare a stock bill of materials that
can, be given to the lumberman to fill. Whether the
worker gets what he wants or not will depend greatly
upon the specifications he gives the dealer, whether
they are intelligible or not, and whether they allow one
and only one interpretation.
Three practices are common in preparing lumber for use:
To sell it to the workman in the rough, just as it comes
from the sawmill; to machine-plane the pieces to
thicknesses and widths such as the finished pieces
demand, so that only the lengths require the attention
of the worker-aside from the making of the joints; and
to mill-plane the stock on two surfaces to stock
thicknesses, but allowing the lengths and widths to
remain as in rough stock.
The first is cheapest in first cost; the second is the
most expensive because of the frequent changes in
setting the planing machine to the different sizes. The
third is most common, except where there are to be a
great number of pieces of a given size, because it
utilizes hand work and machine work to the best
advantage...
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The
Manual of Ship Model Making
To aid the beginner as well as the seasoned old-timer,
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY has prepared this valuable
manual of kinks, short cuts, and time-tried methods. For
the first time in the history of model making, the best
hints developed by experts are now available to the
amateur. Instead of following blindly from stage to
stage in the construction of a model, the beginner now
can use the methods of the professional.
In the pages that follow you will find simple
step-by-step instructions that will help you to select
and make your tools, shape your hulls, build your deck
fittings, and apply your rigging and sails. Finishing
and decorating, one of the fine points of model making,
is simple if you know how.
To fix this knowledge in your mind, you must put it to
actual use. For this reason, complete descriptions and
plans for building two decorative models have been
included. One model, a beautiful galleon reminiscent of
ro-mantic Spanish treasure ships, forms a particularly
graceful decoration. By building it, you can learn a
great deal about model making. The second model, a
clipper ship, has all the grace and beauty of the ships
that made America's nine-teenth century commercial fleet
famous. In the description of its rigging, the amateur
will find the answers to many questions.
Finally, to make the book complete, a carefully compiled
glossary of nautical terms has been included. This alone
will serve to identify many of the parts used on modern
as well as ancient ships.
All in all, this manual has been prepared with the hope
that it will offer to the model maker the same fund of
information that a scientific handbook offers the
engineer. Briefly, it is a ready reference that will
make your hobby of model making more enjoyable and your
finished models more authentic and realistic.
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The
Practice and Science of Drawing
In a Few
Minutes,
You Can
Be
Learning
The Fine
Art of
Drawing
From One
of the
Foremost
Authorities
of The
Science
and
Practice
of
Drawing!
The best
things
in an
artist’s
work are
so much
a matter
of
intuition,
that
there is
much to
be said
for the
point of
view
that
would
altogether
discourage
intellectual
inquiry
into
artistic
phenomena
on the
part of
the
artist.
Intuitions
are shy
things
and apt
to
disappear
if
looked
into too
closely.
And
there is
undoubtedly
a danger
that too
much
knowledge
and
training
may
supplant
your
natural
intuitive
feeling.
More
than to
show you
how to
draw
step by
step,
"The
Practice
and
Science
of
Drawing"
is also
designed
to
develop
you to
express
yourself
as an
artist.
Great
things
are only
done in
art when
the
creative
instinct
of the
artist
has a
well-organized
executive
faculty
at its
disposal.
Finally,
You Can
Now
Learn
How To
Draw
Like A
Pro
Without
Having
To Go To
An
Expensive
Art
School!
Step-by-Step
Manual
teaches
you how
to
become
an
expert
in
drawing
and art
even if
you
failed
art in
High
School!
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Modern
Lettering and Calligraphy
The tools of the lettering craftsman, be he calligrapher, painter or
stone-mason, have not changed with the years, but the form of the
letters and the execution-particularly in architecture-have moved
with the times, and we find neon strip, plastic and other materials
providing; new methods of attracting public attention and new
problems for the lettering craftsman to solve. Whether the public
fully appreciate the immense use which is made of the drawn letter
is a debatable point, for whether ultimately printed, painted or
rendered into metal or stone, the original is the work of an artist,
call himself what he will.
As in Lettering of Today this volume has been divided into four
sections, each selected by a practising craftsman in his own
particular sphere. [Calligraphy, Book Production, Lettering in
Association with Architecture and Lettering in Advertising] Within
the limitations of these four sections will be found a wide
selection of representative examples of lettering of today. Beyond
these limits there are of course many other uses of lettering,
particularly those in which the miniature or illustration plays a
major decorative role. To cover them all with any degree of
thoroughness is beyond the scope of one volume and we hope that our
readers will agree that in choosing a smaller field we have been
able to produce a more valuable work.
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The
Welding... and Cutting Metals Course
Would
you like
to start
a
potentially
lucrative
career
or
business
with a
welding
skill?
Acquiring
a new
skill in
welding
could
give you
a
potentially
high-paying
career.
It could
also
open for
you a
floodgate
of new
opportunities
with
various
businesses
and arts
and
crafts
that you
have
only
dreamt
about of
starting
and
enjoying.
At last
you can
now
start to
learn
welding
- the
art of
joining
and
cutting
metals
with The
Welding
Course -
right at
the
comfort
of your
home in
your
free
time.
Includes
Private
Label
Rights!
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How To Study Birds
Not only does interest in birds cover
all classes of society and shades of opinion, but different people
watch birds in different ways, and to different degrees of
intensity. Thus bird-watchers may range from the person who can name
but half a dozen of the common species of birds, and yet can
appreciate their high aesthetic appeal, to the trained biologist,
whose critical interest is that of the research worker seeking to
gain, from the way birds live, some idea of their place in the
natural order. Between these two extremes there has been fixed in
the past a wide gulf, and a measure of contempt often exists in the
scientist for the so-called "bird-lover" who has the anthropomorphic
outlook, whilst the bird-lover in his turn regards the scientist as
a dust-dry man whose very training and attitude prevent him from
appreciating any of the aesthetic appeal that birds may have.
Actually, there can be few field-ornithologists, however rigid their
scientific attitude, who have not at sometime or other fallen
completely under the spell of birds as gloriously free creatures,
beautiful of form and often of voice, and this spell can be
intensified rather than weakened by a correct and scientific
attitude to bird behaviour. By studying the habits of birds and
interpreting their actions dispassionately on broad scientific
principles, we can arrive at a better understanding of their minds
and emotions, and their place in the green world in which they live.
Then, truly to know them is to love them.
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