lucifer match

It was here that in 1829 he invented a lucifer match by adopting sulphur as the medium between the explosive material and the wood, but he refused to patent the invention.

The Lucifer Match is a similar example of division of labor, and the skill of long, practice.

There are about ten Lucifer Match manufactories in London.

Then comes the Lucifer Match to supply the want; to light the candle to look in the dark cupboard—to light the afternoon fire to boil the kettle.

The demand for the Lucifer Match is always continuous, for it is a perishable article.