Improvements in the Manufacture of Matches.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Feb., 1891-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Matches.
I, CHARLES ROBERT EDWARD BELL, of Bromley-by-Bow, in the County
of London, Match Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to the manufacture of matches of the kind which, prior to
the application of the head, are dipped in melted paraffin. Owing to the fact that
the paraffin is practically colourless it frequently happens that through carelessness
all the matches in a frame do not get paraffined uniformly and that consequently
certain matches will not light.
According to my invention the melted paraffin is colored so that a glance is
sufficient to show whether or no the matches have been properly paraffined.
Dated the 7th dex of January 1801
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Matches.
I, CHARLES ROBERT EDWARD BELL, of Bromley-by-Bow, in the County of
London, Match 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 consists in a modification or improvement in the process of manu-
facturing matches of the kind which, prior to the application of the head, have their
ends dipped in melted paraffin to cause the wood splint to light when the match
is struck. Owing to the fact that the paraffin into which the matches are dipped
is practically colourless it frequently happens that through carelessness or
inadvertence some of the matches in a frame do not get paraffined.
As,
however, this is not perceptible to the eye these unparaffined matches are
tipped with striking composition and completed and boxed in the ordinary
manner, but when they are required for use it is found that, although the heads
will ignite, the splints will not burn. It will be obvious that the putting upon
the market of such imperfect matches brings discredit upon the manufacturer
and until now no practical means have been devised for enabling such matches
to be detected in the course of manufacture.
According to my invention I colour the melted paraffin into which the match
splints are dipped with suitable colouring matter of a tint sufficiently contrasting
with the colour of the splint, so that it will be at once apparent whether the
matches have been properly paraffined, or not, that is to say, if the ends of the
splints are not coloured it will be at once seen that they have not been paraffined
so that the "tippers' or "boxers," or both, will know that they should be
rejected.
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 hereinbefore described improvement in the ordinary process of manu-

page_text: facturing matches, having for its object to facilitate the detection of unparaffined
splints in the manner hereinbefore described.
2. In the manufacture of matches the use in the operation of paraffining and
prior to the subsequent operations of coloured paraffin, substantially in the manner
and for the purpose hereinbefore specified.
Dated the 3rd day of February 1891
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.