A candlestick of very simple construction and design can be made as follows:  Secure a piece of brass or

[Illustration:  Candle Holder Complete]

copper of No. 23 gauge of a size sufficient to make the pieces detailed in the accompanying sketch.  A riveting hammer and a pair of pliers will be needed, also a pair of tin shears and a piece of metal upon which to rivet.

Cut out a piece of metal for the base to a size of 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 in.  Trim the sharp corners off slightly.  Draw a pencil line all around the margin and 5/8 in. away from the edge.  With the pliers shape the sides as shown in the illustration.

Next lay out the holding cup according to the plan of development shown, and cut out the shape with the shears.  Polish both of these pieces, using any of the common metal polishes.  Rivet the cup to the base, and then, with the pliers, shape the sides as shown in the photograph.  The manner of making and fastening the handle is clearly illustrated.  Use a file to smooth all the cut edges so that they will not injure the hands.

In riveting, care should be taken to round up the heads of the rivets nicely as a good mechanic would.  Do not be content merely to bend them over.  This rounding is easily accomplished by striking around the rivets’ outer circumference, keeping the center high.

A good lacquer should be applied after the parts have been properly cleaned and polished, to keep the metal from tarnishing.

[Illustration:  Details of Candle Holder]

** A Home-Made Duplicator [240]

The usual gelatine pad, which is the principal part of the average hectograph or duplicator, is, as a rule, unsatisfactory, as it is apt to sour and mold in the summer and freeze in the winter, which, with other defects, often render it useless after a few months service.

A compound that is almost indestructible is the preparation sold at art stores as modeling clay.  This clay is as easily worked as a putty and is spread into the tray, which may be of wood or tin, and the surface leveled by pounding with a mallet or hammer, then by drawing a straightedge over it.

The surface of the pad is now saturated with pure glycerine.  This is poured upon the surface after it is slightly warmed, covering the same and then laying a cloth over the pad and allowing it to stand long enough for the clay to absorb the glycerine, after which it is ready for use.

The original copy is written with a copying pencil or typewritten through a hectograph ribbon.  A sheet of newspaper is laid upon the pad and a round stick or pencil is passed over it to make the surface level and smooth.  Remove the newspaper and place the original copy face down on the leveled surface and smooth it out in the same way so that every part touches the pad.  Remove the copy in about five minutes and place the clean sheets of paper one after another on the surface and remove them.  From 50 to 75 copies of the original can be made in a short time.