CHAPTER III. 



* SMALL TOOLS AND APPLIANCES. 







BAG HOLDERS. 



There is an endless variety of devices for holding a bag 

 upright, with the mouth open. One of the simplest, 

 figure 63, consists of a piece of hickory or white oak 

 bent into a half -circle, and the ends passed through a 



Fig. 63. CHEAP BAG HOLDER. 



somewhat larger rod of the same kind of wood, and 

 wedged fast. A screw is driven into each end of the rod, 

 and filed to a point. To use it, the mouth of the bag 

 is put through the half circle, and the edge is turned 

 down over the holder, and over the sharp points, which 

 hold it firmly. The bag is then held while it is filled, or 

 it may be hung upon two hooks, or the holder may be 

 fitted in a frame on a stand, so that one can use it with- 

 out any help to hold the bags. 



A very good form is shown in figure 64 for farmers who 

 sack their grain in the granary, one side of the room 

 being used as a passage-way. It is swung by staples to 

 the posts, and can be changed readily from one post to 

 another by having staples arranged in each post. Three- 

 quarter inch round iron is used, all in one piece, the rod 

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