Wortman, Ignatz (1842-1857)

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match manufacturer
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WORTMAN (WORTMANN), IGNATZ and ADOLPHUS (fl.1842-1857), match manufacturers and exporters, came from the northern Hungarian town of Nyitra (now Nitra in Czechoslovakia), where Adolphus was born in 1825. Ignatz arrived in Sydney in November 1842 and in April 1843 announced in the press that he had 'commenced manufacturing lucifer matches and cigar lights of every description'. The advertisement added 'matches packed with care for any part of the world', a reference to the export activities of the firm which was to be emphasized during fifteen years of business. The first match factory was in Pitt Street South, whence it was moved to King Street and later to York Street. In March 1847 Adolphus arrived from Hungary, bringing from London phosphorus, nitric acid and matchwood. Ignatz handed over the factory to Adolphus, and probably left the colony. Adolphus moved the factory to Campbell Street, where he manufactured matches for ten years and then sold his business to A. Blitz, under whom the establishment prospered for several decades.

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