John Hynam
John Hynam of 7, Princes Square, Finsbury, London. Crucible works at Deptford.
1856 Patent on Instantaneous Lights
1862 Exhibitor of purified dried fullers' earth, for blanket and cloth manufacturers and silk dyers.
1869 Maker of crucibles for molten metal
1869 Patent to John Hynam, of Deptford, in the county of Kent, Crucible Manufacturer, for the invention of "improvements in apparatus for the manufacture of crucibles and other hollow articles from plastic materials."[1]
1870 Patent to John Hynam, of Wilson-street, Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, Manufacturer, and James Dixon, of Old Ford, in the same county, Manager, have given the like notice in respect of the invention of " improvements in the manufacture of friction lights."[2]. Became void in 1877.
Made perfumed fusee matches, advertised as being “magic”.
* Undated Trade Card:
J Hynam, 7, Princes-Square, Wilson-Street, Finsbury. Maker of Fusees & Congreves (Matches). 'Fusee boxes, of all descriptions, wholesale and for exportation'. (see image)
Fusee
A fusee is a large headed match (supposedly capable of staying lit in wind and rain) that was commonly used to light cigars and pipes. Fusees were first patented in 1832 and found a ready market due to the growing popularity of pipe and cigar smoking.