Improved Fire Lighter.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
Improved Fire Lighter.
I, THOMAS SYKES BLAKEWAY of 100 Moss Lane West Manchester Fire
Lighter Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object to construct a firelighter which shall be ignited
without the aid of matches and shall be composed of four strips of wood of equal
length, and two pieces of wood sawn diamond shape the six pieces being combined
as follows:-
The two diamond shaped pieces are placed on their edges, parallel, the four
strips are then fixed, one on each edge of the diamond shaped ends to connect
them, the ends of the strips to project over the sides of the end pieces. The whole
is then boiled or saturated in fat, tallow, mineral or other oils, rosin, or tar, either
together or separate, I then bind round, or attach to the framework a piece of cord
or string saturated in rosin, tar, or wax, and dip the end into a similar composition
to that composing the tips of lucifer matches, or attach to the cord or string a
wax, paper, or wooden lucifer match.
Dated this 29th day of April 1896.
I, THOMAS SYKES BLAKEWAY of 100 Moss Lane West Manchester Fire
Lighter Manufacturer 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 :-
My invention has for its object a fire lighter which shall be ignited without the
aid of ordinary lucifer matches, and which shall light a fire without any other
combustible material.
The construction of the fire lighter may be readily understood by the following
description, and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fire lighter with the match attached.
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the fire lighter showing view of the open
ends, and also shape.
The fire lighter is composed of four strips of wood, A Figure 1, of equal
length, and two diamond shaped ends B Figure 2, of an equal size, the whole been
arranged in the manner to be described, and as shown in the accompanying
drawings.
The two diamond shaped pieces are placed on their edges, parallel, the four
strips are then nailed, one on each edge of the diamond shaped ends to connect

page_text: them, the ends of the strips to project over the sides of the diamond shaped ends C
Figure 1. These projecting strips form an open space at each end and prevents
the coals from being placed too near the fire lighter, and thus preventing a free
combustion of the most important parts.
The lighter is then bailed ar-saturated. in-fat, tallow,, mineral or other oils, rosin
-or tar, either together or separate..
I then bind round, or attach to the fire lighter a piece of cord or string F and D
Figure 1, saturated in rosin, tar, or wax, and dip the end into a similar composition
to that composing the tips of lucifer matches, or attach to the cord or string, a
wax, paper, or wooden lucifer match F Figure 1.
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-
1st. An open fire lighter constructed of four strips of wood A Figure 1, placed
across the two diamond shaped ends, the ends of the strips projecting, C Figure 1,
to form an open space.
2nd. A fire lighter to which is attached, or bound round a fuse to be-ignited by
friction without the aid of lucifer matches.
3rd. An open framework fire lighter which is entirely saturated and immersed
in inflammable composition.
Dated this 29th day of January 1897.
THOMAS SYKES BLAKEWAY.