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Original photograph is damaged/stained. In 1948, newspaper columnist Steve Ellingson had an idea. Watching his wife sew one day, he wondered if the concept of sewing patterns could be adapted to woodworking. Why not make full-size, traceable patterns for complex or curved project parts which could take some of the difficulty out of project building? So he drafted the first project and launched U-Bild Woodworking Plans. Ellingson enlisted television stars and other celebrities to help sell his product. Today, more than 60 years later, U-Bild is still selling essentially the same product Ellingson first developed. Photograph caption dated September 29, 1961 reads, "She's Marilee Jones, of NBC." Photograph article partially reads, “Most of our weekend projects show people how to build various articles from wood, but today we have a pattern for a miniature church made entirely from sugar cubes, gum and a few jelly beans. And, of course an evening’s time.”
NBC Television Network--Employees U-Bild Inc Television actors and actresses Actresses Women Models (Clay, plaster, etc.) Christmas decorations Centerpieces Handicraft Cut-out craft Business enterprises Mail-order business Los Angeles (Calif.)
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