101 uses for a playpen and more....

A few ideas in a 1950s book I found today on the boot sale in white Gate called..
"300 Practical Home Hints."
 Lots of ideas for recycling..the cotten reel door stop and cotten reel tool hanger are rather elegant.

Playpen into a clothes dryer

Cotten reel tool hanger and glass alarm silencer.

With Thanks to Ruth Drew.

101 uses for a tripod, tree and a suitcase

Mr Alexandre's Travelling show..he was very inventive...the case that doubled as a chalk board to announce the times (ish) of the next show..

101 uses for a screwdriver

Seen at the Llandudno Victorian extravaganza this weekend. One way to stop your number from blowing away.

101 uses for "Waste" in Cuba

Formula One cars made from plastic bottles

Bike bell made from squeaky rubber toy.

Re-discovered a book called "No Waste" which is about the inventive use of Waste in Cuba. picked out my favoutite two...

101 Uses for a Butter Knife (Household Hints)

Butter knives are nice and flexible..ideal for filling the cracks in the floor boards and mouse holes in skirting boards. (Michael just pointed out that we actually did this in Lambeth Walk..)

101 uses for a mattress

As seen on the news this lunchtime.
fighting back with an anti grappling hook mattress defence.

101 uses for a biscuit tin in the shape of a bus

Marking blogs..i needed to prop up my ipad..this tin worked well with the magnetic cover.