126 



Popular Science Monthly 



Automobile Luggage- Carrier for 

 the Running Board 



SOME of the latest models of automo- 

 biles do not permit of a luggage-carrier 

 at the rear of the car, and most of the ready- 

 made carriers designed to be used else- 



The strips of poplar with angle-iron attach- 

 ments for luggage - carrier on running board 



where on a car are expensive accessories; 

 but the one shown in the illustration is of 

 simple design and construction and is to 

 be attached to the running board. The 

 materials needed for this carrier are 3 

 pieces of tire-steel, or bar-steel, about 

 3^ in. thick, 17 in. long and ij^ in. wide; 

 also 2 pieces of the same thickness ^-in. 

 wide as long as the running board. The 

 steel is inexpensive and it costs little to 

 have it bent. One strip of poplar wood 

 as long as the running board, 2)^ in. wide 

 and J^ in. thick; a few screws, rivets and 

 bolts to hold the parts together and 3^ pt. 

 of paint will be required. 



The work necessary on the carrier is the 

 drilling of the 24 holes in the steel strips, 

 2 in the vertical section of each angle-piece 

 and 3 in each of the lengthwise pieces to 

 correspond, the latter being riveted to the 

 former. Four holes are also drilled in the 

 horizontal section of each steel angle, 2 of 

 them countersunk for screws to which the 

 angles are fastened to the poplar strips, 

 and 2 through which 3^-in. stove bolts are 

 passed through the poplar strips and into 

 holes in the running board. The holes in 

 the latter may be new ones or those already 

 bored for other purposes. 



On the undersides of the poplar strips 

 cut out 4 spaces 2 in. wide for the straps to 

 pass through for holding the luggage. The 

 measurements for this carrier should be 

 carefully obtained by finding the exact 



distance from the inside edge of one of the 

 holes in the running board to the outside 

 edge of the opposite hole, giving the dis- 

 tance from center to center of the holes. 

 There are usually two of these holes at 

 each end of the running board, out of 

 which the bolts must be taken if these holes 

 are to be used instead of boring new ones. 



Handy Receptacle for Small 

 Screws and Brads 



IN a block 15 in. long, 8 in. wide and 2 in. 

 thick bore 2 rows of holes, 4 holes to the 

 row, to a depth of 1^4 in. If it is desired to 

 have these holes of curved or concave 

 bottom like the old-fashioned money-till, 

 take the piece to a planing mill where they 

 have bits especially for this purpose. A 

 hinged cover should be put on the block 

 with some kind of clasp to keep it securely 

 fastened down when not in use. Eight 

 sizes of brads or small screws may be 

 arranged in this size block as desired. 

 Blocks may be made larger or smaller 

 according to the needs. The convenience 

 of this receptacle is obvious. 



A License-Tag Holder for the Front 

 Axle of an Automobile 



IN states where there is no legal restric- 

 tion on the height of the front license-tag 

 for an automobile the front axle makes a 

 good place to fasten it, and a good holder 

 for the purpose is illustrated. It is simple 

 in design, may be applied to any I-beam 

 front axle, accommodates any length of tag 

 and allows it to be easily removed and re- 

 placed when necessary. It consists of a 

 steel bracket, bent as shown and secured 

 to the axle with a U-bolt. Fastened across 

 the lower part of this bracket is a piece of 



A bracket to hold a front license tag for 

 an automobile rigidly and without rattle 



sheet steel bent up to form a socket for 

 the tag. A clip-and-spring is secured to 

 the upper end of the bracket and when the 

 tag is held down tight in place with this 

 clip the holder for the tag will not be liable 

 to rattle. — W. Burr Bennett. 



