AN IMPROVED COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITION TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CIGAR LIGHTS OR FUSEES to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I, GEORGE ALBERT SWEETSER, of 35, Kennington Park Road, in the County of
Surrey, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN
IMPROVED COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITION TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
CIGAR LIGHTS OR FUSEES to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to the manufacture of an improved combustible composition
to be employed in the manufacture of cigar lights, fusees or vesuvians.
In order to light a cigar with the ordinary vesuvian or flamer light it is
necessary to make use of the light at the commencement of ignition thereof because
as soon as the combustible material of the light has burnt down, the cinder or lava
formed begins to cool and will not then properly light a cigar. On the other hand
the rapidity and violence of the combustion and the smoke or fumes given off
nake it inconvenient and unpleasant to use the light during combustion.
The object of this invention is to provide a light that shall bo quiet in burning
down and which shall continue to glow or smoulder for some time after it has
burnt down, thus giving more time for it to be used in lighting a cigar, and
as the light burns without sputtering it can be held near the face without
inconvenience.
For this purpose I form my combustible composition for cigar lights, fusees or
vesuvians by mixing and combining about two parts by weight of powdered
charcoal and one part of chlorate of potash, a sufficient quantity of gum water or
other suitable known adhesive liquid being added to form a paste-I sometimes
add to the above ingredients a small quantity of whiting for the purpose of
increasing the cohesiveness of the ingredients.
The composition thus formed is specially applicable for use in manufacturing
cigar. lights, fusees or vesuvians in the manner described in my former Provisional
Specification No 12,551, dated the eighteenth day of September, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty four, but is also applicable for manufacturing cigar lights,
fusees, or vesuvians in the ordinary manner.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I GEORGE ALBERT SWEETSER, of 35, Kennington Park Road, in the county of
Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN
IMPROVED COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITION TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
CIGAR LIGHTS OR FUSEES," 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 the manufacture of an improved combustible composition
to be employed in the manufacture of cigar lights, fusces or vesuvians.
In order to light a cigar with the ordinary vesuvian or flamer-light, it is
necessary to make use of the light at the commencement of ignition thereof,
because as soon as the combustible material of the light has burned down, the
cinder or lava formed begins to cool, and will not then properly light a cigar. On.
the other hand, the rapidity and violence of the combustion, and the smoke or fumes
given off make it inconvenient and unpleasant to use the light during combustion.
The object of this invention is to provide a light that shall be quiet in burning
down, and which shall continue to glow or smoulder for some time after it
has burned down, thus giving more time for it to be used in lighting a cigar,
and as the light burns without sputtering, it can be held near the face without
inconvenience.
For this purpose I form my combustible composition for cigar lights, fusees or
vesuvians by mixing and combining about two parts by weight of powdered
charcoal and one part of chlorate of potash, a sufficient quantity of gum water or
other suitable known adhesive liquid being added to form a paste. I sometimes
add to the above ingredients a small quantity of whiting for the purpose of
increasing the cohesiveness of the ingredients. Upon this combustible composition
is placed, by an ordinary dipping process or in other suitable manner, any suitable
igniting composition such as is commonly used for igniting fusees or matches.
The composition thus formed is specially applicable for use in manufacturing
cigar lights, fusees or vesuvians in the manner described in my former Specification;
No 12,551, dated the eighteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred
and eighty four, but is also applicable for manufacturing cigar lights, fusees, or
vesuvians in the ordinary manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The use of the improved combustible composition for the manufacture of
cigar lights or fusces, formed by mixing and combining the ingredients above
named, in substantially the proportions mentioned.
2. The manufacture of cigar lights or fusees by combining, with any suitable
stem and igniting composition, the combustible compound made as herein described.