Bengal matches

An igniter must be perfectly separated from the striker,i.e. the striker must be packed perfectly, e.g., with a piece of paraffin paper or placed in an isolated space so that the red phosphorus composition on the striker is perfectly separated from the prime composition. Actually about twenty years ago an accident occurred during the transportation of a packed case of toy fireworks called Bengal Match by a porter in a Yokohama warehouse. It may be that it was caused by an imperfect isolation of the striker. 

Bengal flame saltpeter 16 parts, sulfur 4, and antimony (sulfide) 2 parts. This mixture was to be lighted by quick-match and burned in small earthenware pots for general illumination.8... 

Bengal Lights,— Take nitre, one pound sulphur, five ounces sulphide of antimony, two and a half ounces mix well together on a plate or large dish with a paper knife and light in sm quantities with a match or fusee. If well mixed it should bum with a brilliant... 

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