A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type
- Made:
- Bow
A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type, but the paper covering unrolled to show the glass vesicle enclosed in the chemical preparation. Circa 1828.
Lit when a small tube of Chlorate of Potash inside was broken.
Details
- Category:
- Firemaking
- Object Number:
- 1937-682/1291
- type:
- matches
- credit:
- Wilkinson Sword Ltd.