Making Tin Can Toys by Edward Thatcher 1919

Chapter 1

Cutting Into and Opening Out Cans and Boxes Part 2

The raw material from which many of the Toys shown in this book were made.

A. Scribing a line around a can with the dividers. B. Cutting along the joint to open the can. C. Cutting from right to left with straight shears to remove surplus tin from can before cutting to line. D. Cutting to the line from right to left.