History, Discovery Matches

History of Discovery Matches

In the 1800s, steel, flint, and the belt is still used to make fire. The first matches that have been put on phosphorus was made in the 1830s. Lighters are stored and secured in a special box so as not to burn because lighters can burn on any surface.

In 1844, Professor Gustaf Erik Pasch replace the poisonous yellow phosphorus with red phosphorus is not poisonous. He also separates the concoction of chemicals to end a match and put phosphorus on the surface to be swiped on the outer box. Safe lighters have been created. This is a result of meaningful and important discovery, which made ​​sweden famous in the world. Unfortunately, production was difficult and expensive.

Professor Gustaf Erik Pasch

In 1864, engineer of the older 28 years, Alexander Lagerman design matches the first automatic machine. At that time, production by hand or manually changed into mass production, lighters lighters safe jonkoping (sweden) exported throughout the world and became famous in the world.

Alexander Lagerman

In 1868, the company matches found in tidaholm vulcan ab, sweden. Now, Tidaholm company, owned by swedish macth, which is considered the most technological production line has the most developed in the lighters in the world. Thoughts about the environment is a very important part in the process of generating production and chemicals have been replaced, matchboxes are made ​​from recycled paper.

There are also some other opinions about matches

A match is a tool to start a fire in a controlled manner. Lighters sold freely in shops in the form pack box of matches. A match consists of a wooden stick which one end is covered with a material that is generally phosphorus that will produce flame due to friction when the surfaces rub against one special. Although existing a match type that can be switched on any rough surface. Matches that use liquids such as naphtha or butane lighters called.

Chinese nation since 577 have developed a simple lighters made ​​of wooden rods that contain sulfur. Modern matches first discovered in 1805 by K. Chancel, assistant to Professor L.J. Thenard in paris. Match head is a mixture of potassium chlorate, sulfur, sugar and rubber. A match is lit by including into a bottle containing asbestos sulfuric acid. This matches quite expensive at that time and its use dangerous, so do not get the popularity.

Professor L. J. Thénard

Matches, which ignited with swiped first discovered by english chemist John Walker in 1827. The discovery was preceded by Robert Boyle in 1680's with a mixture of phosphorus and sulfur, but his efforts at that time not yet reached a satisfactory outcome. Walker discovered a mixture of antimony (III) sulfide, potassium chlorate, natural gum, and starch can be ignited by rubbing on rough surfaces.

John Walker

John Walker's creation matches