An Improved Match and Tinder Box Combined.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
An Improved Match and Tinder Box Combined.
I, JOHN HENRY KENDLE, 55, High Street, Bognor, Sussex, Tobacconist, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention relates to an improvement in match boxes and
cases for holding same by providing an extra compartment holding a fuse or
tinder which by being held close to the match on its being struck, will ignite
and burn in the wind, thereby providing a light for the pipe, cigar or cigarette,
when one wishes to obtain such out of doors or in a draught, and thereby causing
a great saving in the number of matches used. For the purpose of my invention
take a small box of any desired size or shape made of metal, cardboard, wood
or any other material, the said box to have two compartments, one to hold ordinary
wax or wooden matches the other to hold a chemically prepared fuse or tinder,
easily ignited, and that once alight will continue to burn however much exposed
to the wind; a spindle will be placed in the centre of this compartment the ends
of which will be passed through holes made either at the top, bottom or sides of
the box and will have a knob or handle fixed at one end to act as a handle
whereby the spindle may be made to revolve, one end of the fuse or tinder being
fastened to the spindle, the fuse or tinder can be wound up or unwound as desired,
the loose end of the fuse or tinder to be passed through a hole made in the side
or end of box, on the outside of box a piece of metal or other material of a con-
venient size is to be rivetted at one end to box, the other end to be loose and
pliable enough to permit the insertion of the lighted end of the fuse or tinder
between it and the box so as to extinguish the fire by a slight pressure on the
piece of metal. On either the top, bottom or sides of the box a rough or prepared
surface can be made or fixed for the purpose of striking matches thereon.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of January 1899.
is
I, JOHN HENRY KENDLE, 55, High Street, Bognor, Sussex, Tobacconist, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement:
The object of this invention relates to an improvement in match boxes and
cases for holding same, by providing an extra compartment containing a spindle,

page_text: around which a fuse or tinder is rolled; by holding a match close to the end
of the fuse when striking it, the fuse is ignited and will continue to burn in
the wind thereby providing a light for the pipe, cigar or cigarette when one wishes
to obtain such out of doors and causing a great saving in the number of matches
used. For the purpose of my invention I take a small box of any desired size
or shape, made of metal, cardboard, wood, or other material, the said box to have
two compartments, one to hold ordinary wood or wax matches, the other to hold
a chemically prepared fuse or tinder, easily ignited and that once alight will
continue to burn however much exposed to the wind; a spindle will be placed
in the centre of this compartment, the ends of the spindle being passed through
holes made either in the top, bottom or side of box; a knob or projection will
be fixed at one end to act as a handle whereby the spindle may be made to revolve,
one end of the fuse or tinder being fastened to the spindle the fuse can be wound
up or unwound as desired, the loose end of the fuse is passed through a hole in
side or end of box, another hole being made close to the former allows of the
charred end of the fuse being returned through it, so as to prevent it soiling the
pocket, on the outside of box a piece of metal, leather or other material of any
desired shape or size will be rivetted at one end the other end to be loose and
pliable enough to permit the insertion or the lighted end of fuse between it and
the box so as to extinguish it by a slight pressure on the piece of metal or other
material; or if desired the extinguisher when made of a pliable material may be
rivetted at both ends, forming a hollow tube in the centre, into which the end
of the fuse may be inserted; on either the top, bottom or sides of the box a
rough or prepared surface can be made or fixed for the purpose of striking matches.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawing Fig. 1 is a box as described
partly in section, of which A is the compartment for holding matches, B the
compartment for holding spindle and fuse, C is the spindle, D the hole from
which the fuse issues E the hole through which the end is returned. Fig. II
shows the outside of box, on the top of which is fixed the arrangement A to be
used for the purpose of extinguishing the lighted end of fuse or tinder.
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. A box constructed of any material and of any shape divided into two com-
partments by a partition, one for the purpose of holding matches the other pro-
vided with a spindle suitably fixed to revolve easily, round which is rolled a fuse
or tinder, and provided with two apertures one for the exit of the fuse and the
other for the return of the end of same.
2nd. A box with an arrangement as described attached to some portion of it,
for the purpose of extinguishing the lighted end of fuse or tinder.
3rd. A combined match and tinder box constructed substantially as described
with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 18th day of Watumom 1800