An Improved Firelighter.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 19th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1895
An Improved Firelighter.
I, SIGISMUND SCHRÖDER, of 93d Plan Ufer, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany. Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
The present invention relates to a fire lighter by means of which a fire may be
lighted conveniently without employing wood or paper and without danger of
explosion and the like.
The invention consists in the employment of a small block or cake of suitable
porous material capable of absorbing a suitable quantity of easily inflammable
Huid. The block or cake is attached to a strip of wire and then dipped into the
said fluid, ignited and inserted in the fire.
The block may be made of any suitable porous material which will not burn,
such as stone mass, clinker or any chemical composition having the desired
properties, asbestos may also be employed. The fluid with which the said block is
saturated may be paraffin, spirits, benzine or the like.
When the fire has been lighted the block may be extinguished and subsequently
used again.
Dated this 17th day of June 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
I, SIGISMUND SCHRÖDER, of 93d Plan Ufer, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The present invention relates to a firelighter and consists of a device by means
of which fires may be lighted if desired without employing wood or paper, by
means of paraffin, spirits, or other easily inflammable fluid, without any danger of
explosions taking place.
And in order to render the present Specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawing which shows a firelighter constructed according
to my invention, and in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation,
Figure 2 is a similar elevation partly in section and
Figure 3 is a side and an end elevation of an asbestos head for the firelighter.
Similar letters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views:
To the end of the handle is suitably attached a block or head b of some suitable
porous rigid material such as clinker, stalactite, or any chemical mass possessing
the desired properties.
As shown in Figure 3 asbestos may be employed in which case it is advantageously
wound round the end of the handle a and secured by means of wire c.

page_text: As will be seen at Figure 2 when a rigid porous mass is employed the handle a
may be screwed into the same.
In use the firelighter is dipped into some easily inflammable fluid and inserted
into the grate then ignited when it will set fire to the contents of the grate and may
then be taken out and extinguished, until again required.
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 :-
:-
A firelighter consisting of a 'b'ead or block of suitable porous material to which
is attached a handle said head being adapted to absorb a suitable easily inflammable
material substantially as described.
Dated this 19th day of September 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.