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A match is a tool for starting a fire, typically made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper with one end coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. The first commercially successful friction match was invented by John Walker, a chemist and pharmacist in Stockton-on-Tees, England, during experiments in 1826, with sales first recorded in 1827.
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YearSourced to the subject's own accountSource gives 1826 as the likely experimentation date and 7 April 1827 as the first recorded sale. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Match (Wikipedia)
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A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface.
1. Match (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory section (Walker)Quote, History section (Walker)
The first commercially successful friction match was invented by John Walker, an chemist and pharmacist in Stockton-on-Tees, England. This may have occurred during experiments in 1826 but his sulphurata hyperoxygenata frict. were first recorded in a note on a sale upon credit on 7 April 1827.
1. Match (Wikipedia)
WikipediaInvented By: John Walker, History section (inventor attribution)Quote, Invented By: John Walker, History section (inventor attribution)
The first commercially successful friction match was invented by John Walker, an chemist and pharmacist in Stockton-on-Tees, England.
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