On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:03:14 +0000, Capitol
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Bucknell was possibly the first TV DIY individual, but
encyclopedias/compendia from the 20s and 30s gave full instructions for
making your own paint, hanging wallpaper, bricklaying, plastering and
tool usage. My father built his mothers first radio from a kit somewhere
around 1930 and most people made many of their own clothes in the late
19th century. DIY was a necessity.

Often those books seemed to be given out as school prizes in the age
when pupils ended school at 14. Both my Father and my FIl had such
books. A plan for a Rabbit Hutch and Pop Pop boat seem to be
compulsory.

G.Harman