On Oct 31, 8:59*am, Bob Villa wrote:
At the front middle of hte oven was a 3/4" hole where one held a match

after turning the burner on. * Somehow the match flame was sucked down
the hole, and I mean that literally. * This the really "green" way to
do it. *No expensive igniter that has to be replaced periodically and
no gas wasted on a pilot light. * Just one match to light the broiler
or oven. * This was the primary purpose of "kitchen matches".

*(The burner was above the broiler and below the oven as I think it is
now.)

I remember the same type (I think we had a Caloric) "sucking" the
flame off the match.

bob_v

When I was a wee child I remember gram-ma using the stove-top
burners. There was a button for a flame-thrower-like device you lit
with a match...it would light the burner so your hand would not be
close to the flare-up of the burner. (We've all had similar
experiences manually lighting or LP grills)

bob_v