09-15-2009, 07:17 AM
Quote:It takes that phosphorus tip to start the ignition.
Yes, it appears (from the limited information I have found) that a sulphur match was not actually self-igniting: it needed a source of high-heat or sparks. I suppose that sulphur matches were akin to very good tinder - something used to get a flame going, but not actually the cause of the initial combustion.
David J. Cord
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