 Attached to the front of both racks was a metal coin box; if you had coins (pennies, nickels, dimes), you could light a votive candle (or a couple) using very long sticks.You'd put the end of the stick into the flame of a lit candle, then light a new one of your choice.And you were supposed to pray for someone if you lit a candle - but many of the young children wanted to light candles even if they had no coins, just to watch the dancing flames.