matches [Theme]

In Russia, matches have been around for a long time. A match was generally called a small ray. To make it burn better, the end of it was lubricated with resin or sulfur. At the end of the XVIII century, a kind of lighters (aluminette) appeared in Russia, something like closed metal or glass lamps, in which a light was warmed where matches were shoved through special holes. The best way to have a constant fire in the house is a burning lamp.

As you know, the world's first matches (phosphoric) were invented in France in 1831. For lack of funds, their inventor Charles Soria could not take a patent, and two years later his invention was rediscovered by the German chemist Camerer. This invention was acquired by the Viennese manufacturers Roemer and Prechel; they first began to manufacture matches in a factory way and distribute them in Europe. Initially, factory matches were sold in Russia at a fabulous price - 1 ruble in silver per box (100 pieces). The common people could not afford them.