US Patent: 5,493X
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| Producing Fire and Light
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Patentee:
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| Isaiah Jennings (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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May 11, 1829 |
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| Most of the patents prior to 1836 were lost in the Dec. 1836 fire. Only about 2,000 of the almost 10,000 documents were recovered. Little is known about this patent. There are no patent drawings available. This patent is in the database for reference only.
"Sulphuric acid is to be hermetically sealed in a small glass tube or bulb, and this is to be enclosed in a paper, surrounded by a mixture of oxymuriate of potash, sulphur, and sugar, or other ingredients which will inflame by the contact of sulphuric acid. The paper may be oiled, waxed, or varnished, and folded up, to serve the purpose of a match. To light this match, the included glass is to be broken, which brings the acid in contact with the inflammable materials. The advantage presented by this plan is the preservation of the acid for any length of time; the disadvantage, that such matches will be too costly for general consumption."
Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 6, Sept. 1829 pg. 172 |
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