I would emphasise to her, however, that the safety match is not necessarily more dangerous than an automatic lighter.
The safety match patent included the combination of using red phosphorus and separating it from the stick.
The safety match used the non-poisonous red phosphorus that was placed on the striking surface, not the match itself.
Today the safety match is the most widely used match in the world.
Pasch was granted a patent on the safety match in 1844.
Also, there are timber depots and raw material suppliers exclusively for the safety match and firework sectors in this area.
It is like arguing that it is all right to strike matches alongside a tank of petrol as long as one uses safety matches.
There is no evidence to suggest that phosphorus matches present any greater hazard than matches sold as safety matches.
