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Book On Building, Rowing, and Sailing Boats – 1947

Pages: 64 pages.
Date: 1947 – 1898 (reprint)
Condition: Very Good
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Book On Dogs – 1937

Number of Pages: 32.
Date: 1937.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good – crease on back cover.
Notes: none.

Efficient Radio Sets – 1935

Pages: 64.
Date: 1935.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Very good
Notes: none.

Experiments With The Microphone Button – 1946

Pages: 24 pages.
Date: 1946
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Good.
Notes: Booklet #1591. Includes insert with additional information.

Guide To Radio Control – 1959

Pages: 64.
Date: 1959.
Publisher/Distributor: Winston Publishers, sold in Johnson Smith & Company catalog.
Condition: Very good
Misc: none.

How To Build a Pee-Wee Automobile – 1940

Pages: 8.
Date: 1940.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit. Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

How To Build Flying Airplanes – 1939

Pages: 64.
Date: 1939.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Good – some minor damage to the back cover.
Misc: Booklet written by Al Schmidbauer, a reporter for the Racine newspaper who did not know how to fly airplanes, according to an interview with his niece Elaine Chadwick Keller. Also included is an article by Mr. Schmidbauer with a picture of him, from the Racine Journal Times dated January 18, 2014.

How To Build Midget Racers – 1946

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1946.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: Booklet #1994. This booklet shows the Windsor, Ontario location, which was used just after the company moved from Racine to Detroit in 1936. The font that is used in the company name was first used in 1937. The booklet numbering system was introduced in 1946. Therefore, it appears that this booklet was first printed in 1937 and reprinted in 1946 with the booklet number.

How To Build Radio Controlled Boats and Airplanes – 1941

Number of Pages: 24.
Date: 1941.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Excellent.
Notes: Booklet #1995.

How To Build Rocket Ships – 1936

Pages: 32.
Date: 1936.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Good – some front cover damage and soil.
Notes: none.

How To Build Your Own Greenhouse – 1927 – LBB 1172

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1927.
Publisher/Distributor: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “How To Build Your Own Greenhouse” is #1172 in the (LBB) Little Blue Book Series.

Luminous Paint Information Sheet

Manufacturer/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Luminous Paint Instruction Sheet” is an instruction sheet on how to use the Luminous Paint produced by JSC.

M. Young’s New Guide to Horse Owners – 1940

Number of Pages: 137.
Date: 1940.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Poor – front cover detached, first 10 pages missing, water damage, very fragile.
Notes: none.

Pigeons – 1946

Number of Pages: 32.
Date: 1946.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: Booklet #1358.

Rabbits How to Breed for Pleasure and Profit – 1940

Number of Pages: 60.
Date: 1940.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Rope Splicing – 1918 (2)

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1918.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 54 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Fair – Back and front cover missing, edge wear – otherwise complete.
Notes: none.

Rope Splicing – 1920 (1)

Number of Pages: 32.
Date: 1920.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 3222-3224 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: catalog included in the back of the booklet is from the Lake Street, Chicago address. There are

Telescope Plans and Star Guide – 1946

Pages: 26.
Date: 1946.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: Booklet #1887.

The Star Amateur Electrician – 1946

Pages: 66 pages.
Date: 1946.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: Booklet #1311.

Useful Knots, Hitches and Splices – 1935 (1)

Number of Pages: 50.
Date: 1935.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Excellent.
Notes: none.

Useful Knots, Hitches and Splices – 1937 (2)

Number of Pages: 32.
Date: 1937.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

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