Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 56
thetwo substances, and steel isusually preferred for theother. When steel and flintstrike each other, if a sparkfalls upon some vegetablematter a fire is soon kindled. Perhaps the most commonsubstance used to catch thespark was touchwood, a soft,decayed wood carefully broken into small fragments.… … TINDER BOX, FLINT, AND MATCHES, 54 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. flint set in tinder. After the discovery of gunpowder, flintand steel were used in guns. A hammer of flint struck ananvil of steel, and the spark produced fell into a pan of gun-powder, causing the flash which fired the gun.…
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