lucifer match

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(British, obsolete) A sulfur friction match whose head is treated with equal parts antimony trisulfide and potassium chlorate.

1894 December 29, "The Invention of the Lucifer Match", The Bendigo Advertiser, p. 6:

Origin: From , originally a brand name for Isaac Holden's match formulation as marketed by Samuel Jones from 1829 or 1830 but soon transferred to the era's friction matches generally. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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