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Ten old-timey toys you can make: (1) spool racer, (2) old-time paddle-wheeler, (3) handkerchief parachute, (4) Park-Pond sailboat, (5) somersault clatter blocks, (6) monkey on a swing, (7) hummer buttons, (8) shepherd's flute, (9) quoits (ring toss game), and (10) pill-in-the-bottle.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1971 (v.49#12) pg. 52

Photo shows a stern-wheeler Mississippi riverboat that is 36" long and has a hinged top to provide access to a storage are for toys. Plans must be ordered.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1974 (v.52#11) pg. 100

Pine wooden toy rowboat
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1981 (v.59#9) pg. 43, 148

Steamship-shaped toy box is built from plywood and painted to look like a paddlewheel riverboat of the 1800s. A project plan can also be ordered. Est. cost: $70.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1986 (v.64#3) pg. 68, 138

Four model boats. (1) River Belle, a rubber-band paddle-wheel steamer, (2) Swamp Skimmer, a rubber-band powered airboat, (3) Soda Jet, a "boiler" powered jet, and (4) Soap Boat, a soap-powered model.
BOYS' LIFE Jul 1971 (v.61#7) pg. 46

How to make a fun flotilla. Little sailboats that can be raced are made from 4" aluminum pie tins, wooden ice-cream sticks and paper sails.
BOYS' LIFE Jul 1977 (v.67#7) pg. 54

Tip: Make a simple sailboat from wood, dowel, and stiff paper.
BOYS' LIFE Feb 1984 (v.74#2) pg. 54

Toy "grain boat" for a sandbox. Hatches open and boat can be filled with sand. Built of wood.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Jul 1982 (v.5#10) pg. 26

This large Viking boat that sails will be a popular bathtub toy along with its crew of easy-to-make Vikings.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Jul 1984 (v.7#10) pg. 10, 30

A sailboat and freighter to make from wood scraps.
FAMILY CIRCLE Oct 23 1978 (v.91#12) pg. 128, 211

Noah's ark and a simple tugboat to build from pine. Animals for the ark must be purchased.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 1 1979 (v.92#15) pg. 97, 163

Toy wooden sailboat called the "Hudson Riverboat".
FAMILY HANDYMAN #229 May-Jun 1982 (v.32#5) pg. 96

Pontoon sailboat is made from plastic soft drink bottles, wooden dowels, and plastic garbage bags for the sails.
HANDMADE #13 Mar-Apr 1984 pg. 111

Bathtub boat features rubber band driven propeller.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #440 Jan 1965 (v.61) pg. 116

HMS Sylph. A simple free running profile model made from sheet balsa and powered by an underwater "Power Pod".
MODEL BOATS #532 Jun 1995 (v.45) pg. 69

Old-timey wooden playthings to make. Plans and instructions for building a paddle-wheel boat, a fire truck, and a rubber band powered buggy.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #60 Nov-Dec 1979 pg. 70

Build a cardboard pirate ship.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #77 Sep-Oct 1982 pg. 90

Toy tugboat and barges made of wood will actually float.
NATIONAL CARVERS REVIEW Aug 1977 (v.8#3) pg. 18

Sailboat from plastic bleach bottle.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1963 (v.120#2) pg. 146

Balsa wood bathtub boat is propelled forward by model cement.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1967 (v.127#5) pg. 162

Bathtub paddle boat is powered by a rubber band.
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1985 (v.162#12) pg. 123

Crayon battleship. Wooden crayon holder in the shape of a toy battleship features revolving gun turrets that can stow up to 16 crayons.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #76 Jan 1994 (v.13#4) pg. 68, 43 (Insert)

How to make a toy boat that sails directly into the eye of the wind. Called "Push-me-pull-you", it has a propeller in the air coupled by a shaft to a propeller in the water. Propellers and shaft are mounted on two wooden pontoons.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Dec 1975 (v.233#6) pg. 124

Toy ferry boat and miniature cars made from wood. Both the boat (8"x12") and cars (2"x4") roll on wooden wheels.
WEEKEND WOODWORKING (PROJECTS) #45 May 1995 (v.8#3) pg. 18, Insert

Toy speedboat (14"x3"x4") is based on 1920s designs. Redwood deck is inlaid with strips of pine.
WEEKEND WOODWORKING (PROJECTS) #52 Jul 1996 (v.9#4) pg. 18, Insert

Funtime fleet. Two bathtub toys. A wooden battleship and a wooden tugboat.
WOOD MAGAZINE #6 Aug 1985 (v.2#4) pg. 58

America's Cup. A toy rendition of a 12-meter racing yacht is 17" long and carries 93 sq.in. of sail.
WOOD MAGAZINE #18 Aug 1987 (v.4#4) pg. 54

Land-loving yacht. An 8"-long tug boat pull toy for a playroom "sailor" rolls on three wheels.
WOOD MAGAZINE #84 Dec 1995 (v.12#9) pg. 70, Insert

Steamboat on a string. Paddlewheel steamboat pull toy made of wood.
WOOD MAGAZINE #90 Sep 1996 (v.13#6) pg. 66

Rubber-band powered 20" toy boat is modeled after a 1930s hydroplane racer. Constructed from scraps of cedar, pine, and brass rod, tube, and sheet.
WOOD MAGAZINE #141 Apr 2002 (v.19#3) pg. 50, Insert

Building the cardboard dory, a bathtub toy.
WOODENBOAT #90 Sep-Oct 1989 pg. 63

Luggage label toys. Various toy vehicles (truck, tractor, tugboat, train) use a common chassis design for the objects being towed (trailer, barge, wagon).
WOODWORKER Jan 1992 (v.96#1) pg. 46

Jazzboat. Pull toy features three musicians on a side-wheeler boat. The arms of the banjo player, drummer and trumpet player move up and down as the boat is pulled along.
WOODWORKER Aug 1992 (v.96#8) pg. 81

Toy riverboat (paddle boat) measures 10" long, has 3 decks, and is powered with a rubber band.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1977 (v.1#4) pg. 7

Toy tugboat and barge are made entirely of wood.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1984 (v.8#4) pg. 36

Toy ferry boat (and cars) are made entirely from wood. Overall dimensions (ferry): 16"x8"x8" tall.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1984 (v.8#5) pg. 44

Toy fishing trawler. 20" wooden boat features a pilothouse, mast, boom and rigging.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1989 (v.13#2) pg. 41

A trio of small, stylized wooden toys. (1) Dump truck. (2) Tug boat. (3) Helicopter.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1993 (v.17#6) pg. 48

Sidewheeling ferryboat. Carpet-crossing toy boat (17" long) is modeled after a 1920s shallow-draft vessel. Toy cars can be rolled on and off both ends of the boat.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1994 (v.18#6) pg. 56

A 7" miniature cruiser that can be sailed in a bathtub. Powered by two pen-light dry cells and a $1 electric motor. Made of balsa wood.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1965 (v.21#4) pg. 44

"The Bayou Belle", a battery-powered houseboat.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1966 (v.22#4) pg. 8

Wooden toy tug boat and barge set.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1978 (v.34#3) pg. 46

Land-going side wheeler for junior boatman. Riding toy for a small child is modeled after a Mississippi steam boat. The child sits on top and the "boat" rolls around on three wheels.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1979 (v.35#6) pg. 72

Simple wooden boat is 19" long and modeled after a fully rigged freighter, complete with masts, booms, cranes, etc. Will float in bathtub or pond.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1982 (v.38#5) pg. 45

Toy boats for little fisherman. (1) Lobster boat. (2) Herring boat. Made from scrap wood. They may be made to float in water if desired.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1982 (v.38#6) pg. 48

Toy wooden tug boat has adjustable rudder. Designed to float in water.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1982 (v.38#6) pg. 90

Wooden riverboat toy and puzzle disassembles into seven pieces.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1988 (v.44#6) pg. 36

Toy tug boat has realistic details (railing, radar antenna, mooring posts, etc.). This 11" wooden boat is floatable or suitable for display.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1989 (v.45#6) pg. 33

Wooden train pull toy about 35" long consists of 4 cars and a locomotive. A bathtub toy boat is part of the cargo.
WORKBENCH Oct-Nov 1992 (v.48#5) pg. 58

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