lucifer match
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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.
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The Lucifer Match is a similar example of division of labor, and the skill of long, practice.
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There are about ten Lucifer Match manufactories in London.
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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.
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The demand for the Lucifer Match is always continuous, for it is a perishable article.
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