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at the bottom, on the upper surface, 



about lin. from the edge. These are 



made of iin. round iron, and fit into 



galvanized screw-eyes. In putting 



on the handles the "eyes" are first 



screwed into position and the handle Handle of Light. 



is bent a little in the middle so as to get the ends into the 



eyes, when a sharp tap with a hammer in the middle of the 



handle makes it secure; when not in use the handle lies flat 



on the frame. 



Unglazed lights of this size can be bought in moderate quan- 

 tities at 3/9 to 4/- each, and the remainder of the material 

 (paint, putty, glass, handles and tacks) will bring the total cost 

 to about 7/-. If the prepared wood is bought and the lights 

 made at home the total cost of each will be about 5/6. 



The Frame is made of unplaned lin. yellow or red pine boards. 

 It is made to take three lights, which touch each other when 

 on the frame, having no " runners " to divide them, and they 

 come flush with the outsides of the frame all round; allowing 

 for three lights of the size given the frame will therefore be 

 lift. 9in. long by 4ft. 3m. wide, outside dimensions. The back 

 is 9in. high and the front 7in., whilst the ends are, of course, 

 cut to slope from 9in. to 7in. 



At each corner of the frame, inside, is an 

 oak leg, 2|in. by 2in., to which the boards 

 are firmly nailed or screwed. This leg comes 

 within iin. of the top of the frame and pro- Leg of Frame 

 jects Ijin. below it. 



Frame and Lights. 



