Historical information
A book including advertisements for 'Shell' products. It has 3 parts: 1. Around the home 2. Inside the home. 3 First Aid
A Do it Yourself book
Significance
Historical insight into households in the 1940s with hints on 'Doing if Yourself'
Physical description
Small book with a cardboard cover of cream and pink and 10 black signs of "How to ....". The Shell (petroleum company) logo is at the bottom righthand corner. It has 96 pages
Inscriptions & markings
"L. Best" written on the first page