Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire Lighters and Artificial Fuel.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 3.d Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire Lighters and Artificial
Fuel.
We, FREDERICK ADRIAN TAGLIAFERRO of 16 Great Saint Helens in the
City of London Merchant AUGUSTUS ALEXANDER MOORE of 1 Vicarage Road
Stratford in the County of Middlesex Master Mariner, and ROBERT CAMPION of
25 Fairfield Road Bow also in the County of Middlesex Chemical Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of fire lighters and
artificial fuel, and has for its objects to utilize certain waste materials and to
obtain an efficient fire lighter or fuel which will emit very little smoke when
burning.
For this purpose we take about fifty pounds by weight of "seal dressing" that is
to say oak sawdust which has been used to take up the fatty matter from the outer
surface and hair of seal skins in the process of dressing the same, or we may employ
cocoa nut fibre or paper in lieu thereof or in combination therewith.
We next take about ten pounds by weight of "acidified bottoms" that is to say
the material resulting from the refining of stearine in the manufacture of candles
and which is practically in a dry state.
We next take about forty pounds by weight of the waste dust or siftings from
gum kawric" or resin dust or waste from wood chopping or other source.
These ingredients we place together in any suitable mixing machine and
thoroughly mix them whilst in their dry state and we then transfer the compound
to a pan or boiler and heat it to a temperature of about 212° Fahrenheit, so as to
soften the acidified bottoms and gum or resin.
After this softening operation the compound is transferred to suitable moulds of
the required shape for fire lighters or block fuel as the case may be, and it is there
submitted to hydraulic or other pressure and allowed to cool.
The blocks thus produced are very clean to handle and whilst burning with a
vigorous flame emit very little smoke.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1892
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire Lighters and Artificial
Fuel.
We, FREDERICK ADRIAN TAGLIAFERRO of 16 Great Saint Helens in the
City of London Merchant, AUGUSTUS ALEXANDER MOORE of 1 Vicarage Road
Stratford in the County of Middlesex Master Mariner, and ROBERT CAMPION of
25 Fairfield Road Bow, also in the County of Middlesex Chemical Engineer, 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:-
The invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of fire lighters and
artificial fuel and has for its objects to utilize certain waste materials and to
obtain an efficient fire lighter or fuel which will emit very little smoke when
burning.
For this purpose we take about fifty pounds by weight of "seal dressing," that is

page_text: to say oak sawdust which has been used to take up the fatty matter from the outer
surface and hair of seal skins in the process of dressing the same, or we may employ
cocoa nut fibre or paper in lieu thereof, or in combination therewith.
We next take about ten pounds by weight of "acidified bottoms" that is to say,
the material resulting from the refining of stearine in the manufacture of candles,
and which is practically in a dry state.
We next take about forty pounds by weight of the waste dust or siftings from
"gum kawrie" or resin dust or waste from wood chopping or other source.
These ingredients we place together in any suitable mixing machine and
thoroughly mix whilst in their dry state, and we then transfer the compound to a
pan or boiler and heat it to a temperature of about 212° Fahrenheit so as to soften
the acidified bottoms and gum or resin.
After this softening operation the compound is transferred to suitable moulds of
the required shape for fire lighters or block fuel as the case may be, and it is there
submitted to hydraulic or other pressure and allowed to cool.
The blocks thus produced are very clean to handle, and whilst burning with a
vigorous flame emit very little smoke."
We would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the precise
proportions of the ingredients herein given, as it will be evident that the same may
be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
1. In the manufacture of fire lighters or artificial fuel, the employment of the
ingredients hereinbefore described in the manner stated.
2. A fire lighter or a block of fuel formed of the combined ingredients herein-
before described.
1
ROBERT CAMPION.
White & Woodington,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.