A NEW MATCH.
1 An inventor, who is said to have once won a largo prize from the Belgian Government for inventing a non-phos-pliorus safety match, has recently dei voloped a match, which, he says; is waterproof, winclproof, and also fool-' proof. After tests made by United I states authorities, orders have been placed, for a quantity of these matches, which will be especially serviceable in lighting signal rockets, certain types of bombs, and on shipboard in bad weather. AVater does not harm them, and in the. face of a strong wind they will burn for five seconds at least. As soon as the blaze is extinguished the ash is cool, and the burned match can be thrown anywhere without danger of starting a fire. Because of this feature the new article is called foolproof. a.
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Otaki Mail, 17 February 1919, Page 3
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136A NEW MATCH. Otaki Mail, 17 February 1919, Page 3
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