Some kid I knew had a weird little matchbox-size box with something like a nail sticking out of it, which he called a permanent match. He would pull out the nail and it would be on fire - he might have struck it on the side of the box, I forget. Presumably the nail was coated with some flammable substance from the box. Seemed like the simplest thing in the world - no mechanics like a lighter. I don’t know why those didn’t catch on but I’ve never seen another one.
They were used on boats and in WW1 trenches where matches weren’t reliable due to water, wind or mud.
Some kid I knew had a weird little matchbox-size box with something like a nail sticking out of it, which he called a permanent match. He would pull out the nail and it would be on fire - he might have struck it on the side of the box, I forget. Presumably the nail was coated with some flammable substance from the box. Seemed like the simplest thing in the world - no mechanics like a lighter. I don’t know why those didn’t catch on but I’ve never seen another one.