lucifer match

noun

Origin of lucifer match

First recorded in 1825–35

Let us now look somewhat closely and practically into the manufacture of a lucifer match.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 | Various
The lucifer match is a similar example of division of labor, and the skill of long, practice.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 | Various
The demand for the lucifer match is always continuous, for it is a perishable article.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 | Various

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