Improvements in or relating to Matches.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 22nd June, 1899-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Matches.
I, CARL KASTNER, of 12, Haupstrasse, Vienna XVII, in the Empire of Austria,
Doctor of Laws, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to novel matches which are non-poisonous and free from
white or yellow phosphorous and which may be ignited upon any rubbing surface,
and to an igniting substance for the manufacture of the same, which matches are not
affected by moisture in the air nor are they capable of igniting by rubbing one
against the other and are therefore very readily transportable.
The igniting substance consists mainly of bichromate of potash, gum arabic,
amorphous phosphorous and chlorate of potassium, to which mixture is added any
suitable mineral colour or kermes and hyposulphite of lead, or in place of this either
oxide of copper alone or mixed with sulphur, together with the necessary quantity of
water.
An advantageous proportion for the mixture of the igniting paste is as given below
in which, as already stated, the hyposulphite of lead may be replaced either by oxide
of copper alone or in combination with sulphur.
The following process for the manufacture of the igniting substance may advan-
tageously be employed:
The bichromate of potash, the amorphous phosphorous, the hyposulphite of lead
and the mineral colouring and water are formed into a paste with the solution of gum
arabic, and thoroughly mixed whilst in a wet state.
When it has been intimately mixed, there is added to this pasty and still thoroughly
wet mass the chlorate of potassium, the whole being mixed in a moist condition until
the mixture becomes homogeneous. The sticks, which have previously been parafined,
are impregnated with this impregnating substance and then dried.
Dated thin 7th dan of Cantanha 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: improvements in or relating to Matches.
I, CARL KASTNER, of 12 Haupstrasse, Vienna XVII, in the Empire of Austria
Doctor of Laws, 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 :-
This invention relates to novel matches which are non-poisonous and free from
white or yellow phosphorous and which may be ignited upon any rubbing surface, and
to an igniting composition for the manufacture of the same, which matches are not
affected by moisture in the air nor are they capable of igniting by rubbing one against
the other and are therefore very readily transportable.
The igniting composition consists mainly of chromate or bichromate of potash, gum. 1
arabic, amorphous phosphorous and chlorate of potassium, to which mixture is
added any suitable thickening or body giving material or mineral colour or kertnes
and black oxide of copper, or in place of this, hyposulphite of lead, alone as also
mixed with sulphur, together with the necessary quantity of water.
An advantageous proportion for the mixture of the igniting paste is as given below 1
by way of seamala.
0.65 parts by weight of chromate of potash (red)
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0.15
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0.425
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oxide of copper
an aqueous solution of gum arabic (1): 2)
sulphur
amorphous phosphorous
powdered glass for giving body
flour for giving consistency
,, mineral colouring
(chestnut brown or valve brown) or kermes to give consistency,
1.15 parts by weight of brickdust to give consistency,
7.6
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chlorate of potassium.
The following process for the manufacture of the igniting composition may advan-
tageously be employed:
The chromate of potash, the amorphous phosphorous, the oxide of copper the body
giving substances and water are formed into a paste with the solution of
and thorougly mixed whilst in a wet state.
gum arabic,
When it has been intimately mixed, there is added to this pasty and still thoroughly
wet mass the chlorate of potassium, the whole being mixed in a most condition until
the mixture becomes homogeneous. The sticks, which have previously been parafined,
are dipped into this composition and then dried.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Matches capable of being ignited upon any rubbing surface and a non
poisonous igniting composition therefore which is free from white or yellow phos-
phorous, characterised by a mixture of chromate or bichromate of potash, gum arabic,
amorphous phosphorous, oxide of copper and suitable body giving substances, mineral
colouring or kermes in approximately the proportions given with chlorate of potassium,

page_text: in which the oxide of copper may be replaced either by hyposulphite of lead alone, or
in combination with sulphur.
2. A process for the manufacture of the igniting composition described in Claim 1,
characterised by the fact that, the whole of its constituent parts, with the exception
of the chlorate of potassium and with the addition of water, are intimately mixed
whereupon finely pulverised chlorate of potassium is added to the still moist mass
which is them mixed afresh.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.