Early craft book

Traces the history of photography, describes the various kinds of cameras, and explains how to take, develop, enlarge, and display photographs.

Explains how to read a recipe and gives the ingredients and instructions for baking various kinds of breads and making butter.

Directions for making various ethnic and regional soups, including minestrone, chop-suey soup, chicken soup, navy bean soup, and clam chowder, with accompanying menu suggestions.

Explains the ancient craft of batik and gives instructions for creating a variety of designs.

Instructions for making various projects using seeds, nuts, leaves, weeds, and flowers and for making dolls from corn husks and apples.

Simple instructions for making several kinds of looms and weaving on them, with suggestions for various projects.

Introduces the tools and woods suitable for carpentry projects and gives instructions for making a bookcase and a birdhouse.

Traces briefly the use of clay throughout history and gives directions for making flower plaques, a bird feeder, a coil pot, and other objects from clay.