This design shows a very simple arrangement of a match safe holding a
match box and a tray to catch the burnt matches.
_Material:_ Copper or brass--No. 20, 5 × 5 ins., for the tray. No. 20,
1-3/4 × 5 ins., for the holder. No. 24, 1/2 × 3 ins., for the centre
piece. No. 20, 1/8 × 5-1/2 ins., for the bar. No. 24, 1-1/2 × 2 ins.,
for the stem.
This little holder is made up of five parts: base, stem, holder, band,
and centre piece for pushing up the matches when the box is pushed down
into it.
The base is made by bending all four sides up 1/4 in.; corners are made
rounding. The stem piece is bent into a cylinder tapered by wrapping it
around a 1/2-in. tapered stick. Solder the edges, when this is done.
[Illustration]
The holder itself is made by taking the 1-3/4 × 5-in. strip and bending
it up like the shape of a letter U, so that it is a little longer
than the match box itself. The band holds the sides in place. All is
soldered together, the stem in the base first, then the holder on the
stem, etc. Hard solder is used. The little centre piece is bent, placed
in position, and soldered with soft solder. Polish and finish.