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small strip of wood or paper, tipped with
combustible material for producing fire.
Friction matches containing phosphorus were
first made 1816 in France by François
Derosne.
A safety match is one in which the oxidizing
agent and the combustible body are kept
apart, the former being incorporated into the
striking surface on the side of the box, the
latter into the match.
Book matches were invented in the US 1892 by
Joshua Pusey.