Summary: How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children’s book explains the origins of everyday items in an entertaining and informative way. There are plenty of illustrations, so please feel free to read along with the online etext: Makers of Many Things. (Summary by Kara for Librivox)
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Preface the The Little Friction Match
How Rags and Trees become Paper
From Goose Quills to Fountain Pens and Lead Pencils
How the Wheels of a Watch Go around
