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Old August 19, 2013, 08:15 AM   #6
David Bachelder
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A long arduous task and the reward is small. But it was interesting and thank you for posting.

I think the white part of the modern match is Potassium Chlorate and Sulfur? I know the accelerant is Potassium Chlorate, not sure what the fuel is.

The older matches used phosphorus.
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