FIG. 29 Match igniter for starting gas or gasoline euglues.
A hand starting device, for starting engines of from 10 to 25
horsepower, is shown in Figure 29, the flywheels of the engine are
turned over until the piston is just past the dead center of the
explosion or power stroke, the combustion chamber is filled with an
explosive mixture by means of a hand pump, after a match has been
inserted in the cock shown to the left of the drawing. The plug of
the cock is closed, cutting off the match, the plunger is given a
smart blow with the hand, the match is then consequently fired, the
charge ignited and the piston started on its working or power
stroke.
-Practical Gas and Oil Engine Hand Book — Brookes
