A NEW OR IMPROVED FIRE-LIGHTER
Year: 1884

page_text: We, RICHARD AARON EDWARD DAY and ROLAND HORATIO WARD both of
33, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London, Gentlemen do hereby declare the
nature of our.invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED FIRE-LIGHTER to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce a cheap, safe, and highly effective
fire-lighter.
This we effect
1stly By mixing together in suitable proportions, rosin, rosin oil, sawdust,-
tannors' dust,-German moss litter,-tan,-coal dust,-cocoa fibre,-peat,-and
paper granules, which last named material may either be blended with the others;
or form an outer coating or film.
2ndly We put this compound in a copper or other suitable receptacle and heat it
sufficiently to render it plastic:-after which we subject it to pressure and cut it
into cakes of any convenient size; each cake forming a fire-lighter.
It possesses many advantages among which are the following:-
1° It is impermeable to damp.
2° It ignites instantaneously;-burns continuously for over 30 minutes,-and
throws out great heat.
3° It can be packed and stored in a small compass-and in any locality without
injury or risk; as it is impermeable to damp, and is not liable to spontaneous
combustion.
4º-It is extremely cheap and clean as it produces hardly any dust.

page_text: Having well mixed these materials together we put the composition into a copper
or other suitable receptacle and subject it to a sufficient degree of heat to render it
plastic. We then subject it to pressure and cut it into cakes of any convenient
sizo each cake forming a fire lighter.
Our improved fire lighter possesses the following essential advantagos.
1° It is extremely cheap and clean as it makes hardly any dirt.
2° It is impermeable to damp.
3° It ignites instantaneously and burns continuously without emitting sparks,
for over 30 minutes.
4° It throws out great heat.
5° It can be packed and stored in a small compass and in any locality without
injury or risk as it is unaffected by damp and is not liable to spontaneous
combustion.
The materials composing our improved fire lighter may be classed into essentials
and non essentials-Those constituting the essentials are rosin-rosin oil-German
moss-coal dust-and peat-The remainder are non-essentials that is to say other
suitable equivalents may be substituted therefor.
With regard to the materials constituting essentials we wish it to be understood
that we do not claim the use of any one of such materials separately but only in
combination with each other in the proportions hereinbefore specified or in any
other suitable proportions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
Making a fire lighter composed of the materials hereinbefore referred to as
essentials, used in combination with each other in the proportions hereinbefore

page_text: mentioned; or in any other suitable proportions; and combined with the non
essential materials herein before specified in the proportions hereinbefore mentioned;
or in any other suitable proportions; or with any other suitable equivalent or
equivalents for such non essentials, used in similar, or any other suitable proportions.
Dated this Fifth day of December One thousand eight hundred and eighty four.