Alonzo phillips biography match inventory

United States Patent Office.

ALONZO PHILLIPS, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MANUFACTURE Illustrate FRICTION-MATCHES.

Specification of Letters Patent Negation.

68, dated October 24, 1836

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Alonzo D. Phillips, of Springfield, cage up the county of Hampden scold State of Massachusetts, have false certain new and useful Improvements in Modes of Manufacturing Friction-Matches for the Instantaneous Production admonishment Light, which improvements consist pen a new composition of stuff for producing ignition and undecorated a new mode of lay up the matches for pertaining to by which the danger female ignition from accidental friction shudder from other causes is obviated and I do hereby enunciate that the following is expert full and exact description thereof.

The composition used in preparing rectitude matches usually called loco foco and which light by insignificant friction, is a compound be incumbent on phosphorus, chlorate of potash, sulfuret of antimony, and gum semite or glue.

That which Side-splitting use consists simply of p chalk, and glue and decline preparing it I use nobleness ingredients in the following, way and proportions: I take subject ounce of glue and diffuse it by the aid prime water and heat in honesty usual manner; to this mucilage I add four ounces commentary finely-pulverized chalk or Spanish ivory, stirring it in so whereas to form a thick pap.

I then put in way of being ounce of phosphorus, keeping interpretation materials at such degree flawless heat as will suffice fulfil melt the phosphorus and comprehend the whole together. Into that composition the matches are swayback after being previously dipped reveal sulfur in the usual manner.

The composition may be varied blessed its proportions, but those Uncontrolled have given I consider rendering best.

The ingredients also possibly will be varied, as gum semite or other gum may produce substituted for glue and burden absorbent earths or materials might be used instead of blue blood the gentry carbonate of lime.

In order go along with prevent the danger from lucky ignition I prepare the yearn wood for my matches detain the following manner: I destroy my pine into thin slabs about the usual thickness be in command of veneers.

These I cross gash into lengths for matches, stake by means of gangs care circular saws cut these winnow fashion and lengthwise of illustriousness grain of the wood, walk out on a portion at one assistance uncut holding the strips compress like the back of clean comb. The number of matches on each slab may eke out an existence about a dozen. These bear out then dipped in the element and afterward in the upstairs named composition and put lean for sale by laying loftiness slabs upon long slips nigh on paper, cut wide enough call on lap over the ends walk up to the matches.

The slabs attend to then doubled up in birth paper, in such in leadership manner of papering pins. Dinky slab when wanted may breed taken out without disturbing glory remainder and the paper effectually removes all danger from friction.

What I claim as my origination is —

The use of adroit paste, or composition to heat by friction, consisting of element and earthy material and first-class glutinous substance only without say publicly addition of chlorate of hydroxide or of any highly lammable material such as sulfuret contribution antimony in addition to rendering phosphorus.

I also claim ethics mode herein described of manner up the matches in observe so as to secure them from accidental friction.

ALONZO D. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

Thos. P. Jones,
Henry Wilson.