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Knitted apple string holder.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1971 (v.49#9) pg. 70

Tip shows how to make a string dispenser out of a plastic milk carton or bleach container.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1978 (v.56#7) pg. 45

Tip shows how to make a holder for a roll of twine from an empty one-gallon plastic bottle.
BOYS' LIFE Sep 1992 (v.82#9) pg. 15

Wall-hung twine dispenser is shaped like a pig. Made from wood. Est. cost: $4.
FAMILY CIRCLE Oct 26 1982 (v.95#15) pg. 98, 132

Convert a 2-liter soda bottle into a string dispenser.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #363 Nov 1995 (v.45#10) pg. 44

Tip shows how to make a handy dispenser for a ball of twine.
FINE GARDENING #57 Sep-Oct 1997 pg. 8

Tip: Store measuring string using a "butterfly" spool.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #16 Aug-Sep 1983 pg. 12

Candy-stripe Cat twine bag holds yarn or string which is pulled out from the cats' tail.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Winter 1979 (v.24#4) pg. 89, 152

Tip: Use a flower pot set upside down on its saucer as a string holder.
ORGANIC GARDENING Mar 1980 (v.27#3) pg. 24

Colonial string box.
POPULAR MECHANICS Oct 1968 (v.130#4) pg. 165

Turned wooden string dispenser is shaped similar to an egg en an eggcup.
WOODTURNING #47 Nov 1996 pg. 57

Old fashioned string box hangs on the wall. The shape is similar to a bird house mounted on a plaque. The top opens to store string or anything else.
WORKBENCH Mar-Apr 1986 (v.42#2) pg. 39

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