Benjamin Hellmann
1838
Gothersgade 4
Benjamin
Hellmann
,
was the first
in
Denmark to apply
for permission to
establish a
friction
match
stick
factory in
Denmark
the
22nd
of
November 1837
.
Initially
got
Hellmann
refused
because
the factory
inspector, who
was
responsible for
the approvals of the
new
factories
thought that this was
too dangerous
a production
.
Hellmann
searched
again
in 1838
,
this time for
company
B.
Hellmann
&
son
,
stating
that
he intended toplace the factory
on the
island of Amager.
On 23
April 1839
Hellmann
got a royal
license to operate
a
friction
match
stick
factory
, as he
can
get
the authorization when
he has given
and
received approval for
the exact
address.
Hellmann
never went
back
and the factory
was not
established.
Hellmanns signature on his application to
the Copenhagen underskrift på hans ansøgning
til Kjøbenhavns Magistrate
