Corks to the Fore
Corks can be used in a variety of ways other than for their original purpose. Tor instance, often and often a thimble is needed in the kitchen, but is not there. Very well, let a cork guard one there for you. Screw, a tiny hook in the large end of a medicine bottle cork, press the thimble on the other, and hang it on the kitchen dresser. A companion cork would make a satisfactory '‘cushion” for a few pins and an already-threaded needle or two. A cork can be used for a door-stop or as an “acorn” for a blind ~ord. If a chair wobbles, a slice of cork on the short leg will steady it until something moro permanent can bo lone..'
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 273, 18 November 1936, Page 15
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127Corks to the Fore Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 273, 18 November 1936, Page 15
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