He devised some of the earliest spotting boards to identify the players on the field.

Tip the plaster onto the spot board.

Mortar spot boards - set these at a comfortable height so that you do not need to bend all of the time or reach too far.

To load the float Use the float to scoop up and load plaster onto your hawk from the spot board.

When the plaster is a creamy constituency pour it out onto the spot board (a piece of ply about 1m square) at a comfortable working height.

Set the blade of the float at right angles to the spot board and push a measure of plaster towards the edge furthest away from you.

When satisfied with the mix, sprinkle water onto the 'spot board' (a flat board, about a yard square placed at waist height on a suitable stable base).

A plastic toy chest overflowed with plush animals, Spot board books, and Happy Meal figurines, decorating never seen in House & Garden.

It all takes time to get your muck mixed, fetch your bricks from the main pile, get your spot boards in position, before you can actually make a start.

Other job assignments include deck edge Elevator operator, working the spotting board in flight deck control, Tractor driver, Tractor king (who dispatches tractors) and aircraft engine starting.

Volunteers were brought forward to a professional spotting board, a kind of ironing board with three floor pedals hooked up to a combination steamer and air blaster (it inhales and exhales).