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Popular Science Monthly 



An electrical attachment for lighting the 

 gas-range can be installed in any kitchen 



How to Make a Practical 

 Gas-Range Lighter 



THE following gas-range lighter is 

 one in which there are no parts to 

 get out of order, no coils and no batteries. 

 Once installed it will last for years 

 without attention. The illustration will 

 serve to show how the connections are 

 to be made. In detail they are as folloW'S : 

 Procure a 250-watt i)ulb, or, if not 

 available, a loo-watt bulb will answer 

 the purpose for a i lo-volt direct-current 

 circuit, which is the current generally 

 supplied to homes. Obtain a socket, 

 two pieces of single-strand flexible cord 

 and a wooden handle through which 

 there has been made a hole. Connect 

 the two wires to the socket and extend 

 one end of the wire over to the cliandelier 

 in the kitchen and connect this to one of 

 the wires inside the canopy at the top, 

 being careful to clean both by scraping 

 with a knife. Be sure to replace the in- 

 sulation. Then place the bulb in the 

 socket. Turn on the current and touch 

 the gas-range with the free end from the 

 bull). If the light burns, the connection 

 at the chandelier has been made correct- 

 ly. If not, disconnect thcwire and connect 



it with the other wire at the chandelier. 

 The light will then burn when connected 

 with the range as before. 



Now suspend the light from the 

 ceiling. Run the end of the cable 

 through the handle and solder to the 

 end of it a piece of heavy copper wire 

 in the shape of a ring. Push back into 

 the handle until it is tight. 



To light the gas-range, all that is 

 necessary is to turn on the gas, take 

 down the handle and touch the range 

 at the point where the gas is issuing and 

 it will light immediately. Light may 

 also be used as an auxiliary by leaving 

 it connected to the range. This arrange- 

 ment will light the stove 10,000 times, 

 for from ten to twelve cents' worth of 

 current. This will not work on a stove 

 that is connected to the main by means 

 of a rubber hose, unless there is a wire 

 connected to the stove and to a gaspipe 

 in addition to the apparatus just 

 described. This device works just as 

 well on an ordinary gas-jet as on the 

 range. — C. B. Cloud. 



Making the Cellarway Serve 

 Two Purposes 



IN a small house shelf space for storage 

 was scarce and the following plan was 

 made available for shelving the wall of 

 the inside stairs to the cellar. A hinged 

 door was made to fit o\er the stair-well 

 and to fold back against the wall when 

 the stairs are in use. A pulley and 

 weight move the drop door easily and 

 make of it a temporary floor upon which 

 one may walk to reach the shelves. 

 The use of the pulley is not necessary, 

 provided the door is made of some light, 

 soft wood. 



This stairway saves space 



