Recent improvements in arts, manufactures, and mines : being a supplement to his Dictionary (1844)
Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857, Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857. Dictionary of arts, manufactures, and mines · London : Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans · leaf 176
arately in the above viscid paste. When dry, they will kindle readily by friction. For the rapid manufacture of the wooden splints for lucifer matches, a patent was granted to Mr. Reuben Partridge^ in March, 1842. He employs a perforated metallic plate, having a steel face, strengthened by a bell… … 93 tween them, otherwise the plate would afford too great resistance to the passage of the wood. Ry this construction, the whole area of the block of wood may be com- pressed laterally into the countersunk openings, and forced through the holes, which are slightly countersunk to favour the entrance…
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