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Early, 2.25in long, red colored paper time fuse

$ 15.57

Availability: 94 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: Used
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Before production was standardized, paper time fuzes were made in different colors that signified the burn time per inch. Then they would be cut to the desired burn length. Both Gibbon's 1860 Manual and Roberts' 1860 Handbook have descriptions of the of the 2 1/4 inch fuzes.
    Black 2 sec per inch
    Red 3 sec per inch
    Green 4 sec per inch
    Yellow 5 sec per inch
    This a a 2.25" fuze -- the later, more common ones are just 2" long.