Halsam American Brick Build - Pavilion

In the mid-1950s' Halsam offered interlocking brick building toys made from pressed wood. I'm assembling each of the models shown in the instruction booklet for their 60/1 and 60/2 building sets. I'm calling it the Halsam American Brick Build.

The third build in the instruction book was for something they labeled a pavilion.

It's kind of an odd structure, with an open back and very house-like front.

Nice place to live -- if you don't mind the draft.

There were two key concepts featured in this structure. The first was how secure the roof supports in the back. If you follow the brick pattern exactly, they're quite stable.

The second is how to make the most of the yellow brick. Note its use above the door frame. And the yellow brick beneath the narrow windows. The yellow brick only comes in the 8-peg size, and yet it appears these are 4-peg bricks. 

How to have a narrow yellow brick.

Again, by following the instructions exactly, you can hide half of the yellow brick in the door frame.

I think this structure would have looked better with different door and window treatments, but only one kind came with the set. On the other hand, the open back of the pavilion gives it more play value -- almost like a dollhouse.