A New or Improved Match.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 25th Nov.,
1899
A New or Improved Match.
We, WILLIAM PERCY JONES, of Manaccan Board School, St. Martins R.S.O., in the
County of Cornwall, School Master, and HENRY MONTAGUE BATES, of 329, Clapham
Road, in the County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
Our invention relates to a new or improved match the chief feature of which
consists in providing a match without employing phosphorous of any kind in its
composition and which will at the same time strike anywhere, there being also no
fumes in the process of manufacture and no danger of explosion while mixing the
ingredients.
In carrying out our invention we employ all or any of the following substances or
materials as ingredients for the composition of our improved match.
1. An oxidizing substance such as chlorate of potash, nitrate of potash, oxide of
lead, oxide of mercury, potassium dichromate, potassium permanganate or the like.
2. A combustible or easily decomposed substance such as sulphide of antimony,
the hyposulphites of the heavy metals, sulphur, the compound of hyposulphurous
acid with soda and ammonia and oxide and suboxide of copper, picric acid, the
pierates, charcoal or the like.
3. A substance used as a carrier of oxygen such as binoxide of manganese, oxide of
copper or the like.
4. Bichromate of potash or the like which is employed as a preservative.
5. A binding material such as gelatine, glue or gum.
6. Any colouring substances such as pounded glass, whiting, plaster of Paris, china
clay or the like.
The preparation of the various substances or ingredients as above are determined
by measure and not weight, for example :-
Potassium chlorate
Sulphide antimony (niger)
Hyposulphite lead-
Oxide manganese (black)
Bichromate potash
Pounded glass
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Gelatine or best pale glue
Water
3 to 4 parts.
to part.
1 part.
to part.
* to } part.
In the desired quantities.
The chemicals should all be ground separately to the finest powder. Add them to
the water one at a time, and well mix after each addition. The result should be a
stiff paste.
Dissolve the gelatine in smallest quantity of water; add the paste and well mix.
After which, the paste must not be allowed to get either too hot which will decompose
the ingredients, or too cold which will set the glue. The temperature should be just
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page_text: sufficient to keep composition in a workable condition, and should be kept constant.
About that of new milk will be found correct.
It is also important that the atmosphere of the workroom should not be allowed to
get hot and dry, as that would cause the composition to set.
Machinery or apparatus such as is employed for the manufacture of what are known
as "Safety Matches" will be suitable for the manufacture of our improved match.
Dated this Thirteenth day of December 1898.
We, WILLIAM PERCY JONES, of Manaccan Board School, St. Martins R.S.O., in the
County of Cornwall, School Master, and HENRY MONTAGUE BATES, of 329, Clapham
Road, in the County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly 1
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to a new or improved match which is a non-phosphorous,
non-poisonous and a "strike-anywhere" inatch. There are no noxious fumes in
the process of manufacture of our match and no danger of explosion while mixing
the ingredients.
In carrying out our invention we employ all or any of the following substances or
materials as ingredients for the composition of our match:-
1. An oxidizing substance such as chlorate of potash, nitrate of potash, oxide of
lead, oxide of mercury, potassium dichromate, potassium permanganate, or the
like.
2. A combustible or easily decomposed substances such as sulphide of antimony,
the thiosulphates (hyposulphites) of the heavy metals, sulphur, the compound of
hyposulphurous (thiosulphuric) acid with soda and ammonia and oxide and suboxide
of copper, picric acid, the pierates, charcoal or the like.
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3. A substance used as a carrier of oxygen such as binoxide of manganese, oxide of 3
copper or the like.
4. Bichromate of potash or the like which is employed as a preservative.
5. A binding material such as gelatine, glue or gum.
6. Any inert substance, such as pounded glass, whiting, plaster of Paris, china
clay, or the like.
The proportions of the various substances or ingredients as above are determined
by measure and not weight, for example: :-
Chlorate of potash
Sulphide antimony
Thiosulphate of tin (copper bismuth or
other heavy metal)
Oxide manganese
Bichromate potash
Glass powder
3
(ground) 3 parts by measure.
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The chemicals should all be ground separately to the finest powder and should be 4
mixed by being put two or three times through a sieve.
For every hundred parts by weight of this mixture take half a part by weight of
red prussiate of potash and add it to the mixture, which is then to be made into a stiff

page_text: paste with water; it is then added to the requisite quantity of melted gelatine in the
usual way, after which the paste must not be allowed to get either too hot which
will decompose the ingredients, or too cold which will set the glue. The temperature
should be just sufficient to keep the composition in a workable condition and should
be kept constant. About that of new milk will be found correct.
Should the gelatine or other ingredients become acid, as is sometimes the case,
this acidity must be neutralised by means of dilute ammonia. A good plan to ensure
the composition being free of acid is to soak the glue in very dilute ammonia before
melting it.
We are aware that so called non-phosphorous matches have been patented before, also
matches that strike anywhere; but so far as we are aware there has not been any
match which has no phosphorous of any kind whatever in its ingredients, is
absolutely non-poisonous, and which will strike anywhere.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a non-phosphorous-non-poisonous " strike-anywhere" match the combination
of chlorate of potash, sulphide antimony, thiosulphates of heavy metals, oxide man-
ganese, bichromate potash, glass powder or the like, red prussiate of potash, gelatine,
glue or the like, substantially in the proportions herein set forth.
2. A paste for the manufacture of non-phosphorous-non-poisonous matches capable
of being struck and ignited on any ordinary striking surface, substantially as set
forth.
Dated this 13th day of October 1899.
JOHN P. O'DONNELL, Fel. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
Agent for Applicants, 70 & 71, Palace Chambers, Westminster, S.W.