Joseph H. Dodson, Kankakee, Illinois 
Dodson Bird Houses 
Patent applied for. 
Dodson House for Great Crested 
Flycatcher 
Here is another strikingly original design 
of a handsome bird house, which may also be 
made with two compartments for Wrens or 
Bluebirds. 
This house is built of white pine and 
arranged so that it can be readily cleaned. It 
is intended to be placed on a pole, or hung for 
Wrens or Bluebirds. Size, 15x11x8 inches, 
Price, f.o.b. Kankakee, $3.00. 
It is also made with copper roof at $4.00, 
f.o.b. Kankakee. 
Shipping weight 15 pounds. 
Patent applied for. 
The Dodson Sheltered Shelf 
(or “Invitation to Nest”) 
Here is a Sheltered Shelf that a number of 
birds will build their nests on, that will not 
nest in houses. By means of this Sheltered 
Shelf or “invitation to nest,” you can win 
Robins, Cat Birds, Brown Thrashers, Red 
Cardinals and a number of other birds. 
It is intended to be hung in shrubbery, or 
in a tree or under the eaves of a building. 
It is built so as to afford protection from a 
number of enemy birds, such as the crow, etc. 
It is made of selected white pine and is 
14>? inches high by 14 inches wide. 
Price, f.o.b. Kankakee, $1.75. 
It is also made with copper roof at $2.75, 
f.o.b. Kankakee. 
Shipping weight 7 pounds. 
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Patent applied for. 
Dodson House for Tree or 
White ^Bellied Swallow 
Here is a very popular house which may also 
be made with two compartments for Wrens 
or Bluebirds. Perfectly ventilated and easily 
cleaned. 
This house is made of selected white pine. 
Size, 12 x 14 x 9 inches. It is intended to be 
placed on a pole, or hung for Wrens or 
Bluebirds. 
Price, f.o.b. Kankakee, $3.00. 
This house is also made with copper roof 
for $4.00. 
Shipping weight 15 pounds. 
The Dodson Feeding Shelf 
Here is a Feeding Shelf designed in keeping 
with a number of my houses, and is to be 
fastened to a tree or hung in the shrubbery, 
or on the side of a building. 
This shelf is equipped with automatic 
feeder for grain or ground food, a hook for 
suet and a wire feeding basket for meat 
scraps. Many bird lovers buy a number of 
these shelves and hang them up at different 
places among the trees or in the shrubbery. 
Size, 16 inches high, 14 inches wide and 
has a feeding shelf inches deep. 
Price, f.o.b. Kankakee, $1.75. 
It is also made with copper roof at $2.75, 
f.o.b. Kankakee. 
Shipping weight 7 pounds. 
