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It was mentioned as a book from 1927 with complicated projects that an adult might find hard, but if you grew up on a farm or your dad had a store, you were expected to know how to fix things.
I've got a book at home that's called Projects for Boys, Popular Mechanics.
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It was mentioned as a book from 1927 with complicated projects that an adult might find hard, but if you grew up on a farm or your dad had a store, you were expected to know how to fix things.
I've got a book at home that's called Projects for Boys, Popular Mechanics.
Back when you can get away with a title like that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1927.
And it sees complicated projects that I think an adult would have a hard time doing but this is...
If you worked on a farm, you grew up on a farm or your dad had a store, you were expected to know these things. To fix stuff.