(4 1/8 x 7 1/8 In) This is an original vintage Brevity, Inc. booklet from 1951. "Fix It This Way - Easy Ways to: Fix things that stick / Keep paint brushes soft / Stop screen doors from slamming / Patch Plaster / Set in a Pane of Glass / Stop stairs from creaking - See the index on the back cover for helpful hints, bright ideas and short cuts for the home handyman - and handywoman too!", 24- pages long. Published for General Motors Men and Women by the Employee Relations Staff, GM Information Rack Service. Contents include:

INDOORS

If fireplace smokes
When floors or stairs creak
Driving nails in plaster
If wallpaper comes loose
Removing old wall paper
Keeping drawers from falling out
Smoothing sharp edges on glass
Picking up broken glass
Removing broken lightbulb
If toilet overflows
Keeping garbage pail clean
Hanging pictures straight

OUTDOORS

Garden Tools
Care of tool handles
Easier snow shoveling
Using a ladder
Working on the roof
Finding a leak in the roof
Removing drip stains
If screen doors slam
Which screen goes where?
Clogged downspouts

IF IT STICKS

Balky windows
Sticking doors
Stubborn bureau drawers
Opening screw top jars
When two glasses stick together

CRACKS IN PLASTER AND MASONRY

Small cracks and holes
What to use for repairs
Bulging ceilings
Cracks in masonry
Small leaks

WHEN YOU PAINT

How to paint
Painting weather
Varnish
Preventing paint skin
When you buy a new brush
Cleaning brushes
Keeping brushes soft
Painting in corners
Painting screens
Painting hints
Paint shield

HOW TO

Drive a nail
Saw a straight edge
Use a hacksaw
Saw a thin piece of metal
Choose a hacksaw blade
Tighten loose screws
Drill holes of equal depth
Prevent splintering while drilling
Bore a hole close to an edge
Store nails and screws
Put on screen wire
Replace pane of glass
Make sandpaper last
Remove spots from wallpaper
Keep corners of rug from curling
Pick up loose tacks
Pour without spilling
Patch screens
Store screens
Pull out nails

THINGS TO DO IN THE FALL / THINGS TO DO IN THE SPRING

The booklet is in VERY GOOD condition, wear at the edges, a few minor stains.

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Fix It This Way - Brevity Inc. - General Motors Information Rack Service - Booklet, c. 1951