Which invented first Lighters or Match?

Share this post!

Vote this!

There are several sites out there that say the match came first.  However, by definition of the “match”,  they are incorrect.  The match they are referring to, the one they say came before the lighter, was nothing more than sticks (not tooth-pick size, but actual sticks, they found laying around) soaked with a flammable chemical for easy lighting later with tinder.  The sticks then burst into flame when you provided sparks or fire by some other means. More...