MATCH WORKS 



(D) IN MODERN MATCH WORKS, A. Roller's "Automaton" 

 performs, attended by four helpers, the various functions given 

 under "C." More than that: -The machine fills the matches into 

 matchboxes automatically. 



The raw matches are fed into the machine (illustrated at the 

 bottom of this page) at A; are taken up by an endless bed 1 (the 

 bed consisting of 26 strands) and heated at B; they are dipped in 

 parraffine at C, and receive the inflammable head at D; they are 

 dried by air at E and G, and by steamheat at F. They are finally 

 dropped into boxes, 26 boxes being filled simultaneously. 



The main driving pulley, requiring 2'/., horse-power, is at K. 



The machine is 6"920 meters (27 feet) long and 2"275 meters 

 (9 feet) high. Its weight is 7 tons and ^ 



its daily capacity is 50,000 boxes of T. 



safety matches. 



(E) THE RAW MATERIAL for 

 matches is derived from cotlonwoods, 

 linden, sapwood of yellow poplar, 

 white pine, spruce or cedar. A white, 

 soft and long fibre is required. 



The leading manufacturer for match 

 machinery is A. Roller, Berlin, Germany. 



An excellent description of match 

 manufacture is found in Indian Forest 

 Memoirs, Economic Ser.,Voi.ll, Parti. 



In California, a cheap grade of 

 matches is produced from Port Orford 

 Cedar by a process similar to the shoe- 

 peg process described in paragraph 

 XXVIll, under "D." 



Culling machine, dissecling- the veneers into square matches. 

 A. Roller, Berlin, Germany. 



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Side view of Ihe " Automaton " match machine. A. Roller, Berlin, Germany. 



