Year: 1896

page_text: I, SARAH RUSSELL of 17 Howarth Street, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Married Woman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved fire-lighter and is designed to dispense
with the burning of wood to ignite the fuel or coal. This I accomplish by means of
one or more porous terra-cotta or similar blocks attached in any convenient manner to
a metallic handle of any required form and length. The porous terra-cotta or similar
blocks are placed in a vessel containing oil or other liquid of an inflammable nature to
saturate the same ready for placing under the fuel or coal to form the fire, the same
being lighted by any well known means. After the fuel or coal has ignited sufficiently
the fire-lighter is withdrawn and allowed to coi after which it is replaced in the
before mentioned vessel for re-saturation.
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EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.
то
A New or Improved Fire-lighter.
I, SARAH RUSSELL late of 17 Howarth Street, and now of 3 Sylvester Street,
School Hill, both in Bolton in the County of Lancastor, Married Woman, do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to a new or improved fire-lighter and is designed to dispense
with the burning of wood to ignite the fuel or coal. This I accomplish by means of
one or more porous terra-cotta or similar blocks attached in any convenient manner to
a metallic handle of any required form and length. The porous terra-cotta or similar
blocks are placed in a vessel containing oil or other liquid of an inflammable nature to
saturate the same ready for placing under the fuel or coal to form the fire, the same
being lighted by any well known means. After the fuel or coal has ignited sufficiently
the fire-lighter is withdrawn and allowed to cool after which it is replaced in the before
mentioned vessel for re-saturation.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my new or improved fire-lighter, and Fig. 2 is a
sectional elevation at right angles to Fig. 1.
A is a tinned iron, metallic, or other vessel; B block composed of porous terra-
cotta or other analogous substance; C metallic handle, and D the cover.

page_text: The tinned iron, metallic, or other vessel A may be either round, oval, square, or
other polygonal form as desired provided with the bottom E secured in any convenient
manner by solder or other means to make a tight joint. The block B composed of
porous terra-cotta or other analogous substance is attached to the metallic handle C
composed of twisted wire or its equivalent, and may be of any required form and
length. On the metallic handle C is disposed the cover D composed of cork or other
analogous substance. The cover D is loosely mounted on the handle to allow of the
same being moved near the outer end of the latter when the block B is placed in
position to be fired. The porous terra-cotta or other analogous block B is placed in
the vessel A containing oil or other liquid of an inflammable nature to saturate the
same ready for placing under the fuel or coal to form the fire, the block B being
lighted by any well known means, such as, matches, gas-jet, and the like. After the
fuel or coal has been ignited sufficiently the fire-lighter or block B is withdrawn and
allowed to cool after which it is replaced in the vessel A to be re-saturated ready for
the next operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The new or improved fire-lighter consisting of the vessel A, block B, handle C and
cover D, substantially as described and as illustrated in the drawings.
Dated the 28th December 1896.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.