US Patent: 3,146
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| Friction Matches
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Patentee:
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| William K. Ashard (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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| Granted: |
Jun. 24, 1843 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Abstract:
The nature of my' invention consists in making matches which are capable of resisting the action of damp, and are indestructible by means of immersion in water, and which ignite and burn without the use or agency of Sulphur and not only do they resist simple dampness and wet, but remain for a long time immersed in water without destroying their quality of ignition and combustion, and are therefore well adopted for transportation by sea, and for use in humid climates and situations. The absence of Sulphur from my matches is conceived to be an important desideratum, inasmuch as the fumes of that article while in combustion are well known to be disagreeable and deleterious, and particularly injurious to persons of weak lungs and delicate constitutions.
Claim:
he above-described process of making friction-matches without the use of Sulphur. |
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