Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire Kindlers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire Kindlers.
I, PETER SHUTTLEWORTH, of 9, Church Street, Bolton, in the County of
Lancaster, Gardener, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to fire kindlers and in certain improvements in the manu-
facture thereof. The parts forming the fire-lighter are cut out, or sawn in strips,
being fitted and held together in a crossed or frame like form by means of pitch,
resin, or other equivalents, thereby dispensing with nails, pegs, or string as here-
tofore employed. The fire-lighter can be stuffed with shavings, dried weed, or any
other substances suitable for the purpose soaked in melted resin, pitch, or the like,
or otherwise as desired. After the fire-lighter has been formed and framed together
it can be dipped at each end in melted resin, pitch, or the like to facilitate
ignition.
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EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire Kindlers.
I, PETER SHUTTLEWORTH, of 9, Church Street, Bolton, in the County of
Lancaster, Gardener, 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 fire kindlers and in certain improvements in the
manufacture thereof. The parts forming the fire-lighter are cut out, or sawn in
strips, being fitted and held together in a crossed or frame like form by means of
pitch, resin, or other equivalents, thereby dispensing with nails, pegs, or string as
heretofore employed. The fire-lighter can be stuffed with shavings, dried weed, or
any other substances suitable for the purpose soaked in melted resin, pitch, or the
like, or otherwise as desired. After the fire-lighter has been formed and framed
together it can be dipped at each end in melted resin, pitch, or the like to facilitate
ignition.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal elevation of my improved fire-kindler.
Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig. 3 an end view of same.
A are longitudinal strips of wood; B are crosspieces, and C the stuffing. The
strips A and crosspieces B are placed together in a crossed or frame like form in
the manner shown on the drawings, and are secured together by means of pitch,
resin, or other equivalents of an inflammable or other nature, thus dispensing with
nails, pegs, or string as a means for securing the form of the same. The inside of
the frame forming the fire-kindler can be stuffed with shavings of wood, dried weed,
or any other substance suitable for the purpose. The stuffing C can be in its
natural dry state, or can be soaked in melted resin, pitch, or the like as desired.
After the fire-kindler has been formed and stuffed the ends can be dipped in melted
resin, pitch, or the like, as shown in shaded lines in Fig. 1, to facilitate ignition.

page_text: 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 :-
The improved construction of fire-kindler consisting of the longitudinal strips A
and crosspieces B secured together by means of pitch, resin, or other equivalents in lieu
of nails, pegs, or string, and stuffed internally with shavings of wood, dried weed, or
other suitable substances in the natural state, or soaked with melted resin, pitch, or
the like to facilitate ignition, substantially as described.
Dated the 24th February 1891.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.