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