Historedia
Person

Samuel Jones

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1827–1829

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Samuel Jones, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John Walker begins selling the Lucifer friction match

    1827–1829

    Role: Competitor

    1. 1827–1829 · Stockton-on-TeesMarketing as Friction Lights

      Walker marketed his invention as 'friction lights' or 'attrition lights,' explicitly avoiding the term 'Lucifer' or 'match,' selling them for one shilling per tin.

    2. 7 April 1827 · Stockton-on-TeesFirst Recorded Sale

      The first documented sale of Walker's friction matches occurred on 7 April 1827, recorded in his sales book as 'sulphurata hyperoxygenata frict.'

Sources

  1. John Walker (inventor) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  2. Match Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29