Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 14th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 20th Jan., 1888
I, HARRY GOLDING of 17 Ladbroke Gardens in the County of Middlesex late
of Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry retired Lieutenant Colonel do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Hitherto leather goods of different kinds have been treated with various substances
for the purpose of improving the appearance, durability, rendering the same soft or
hard or water repellent as the case may be.
The object of this invention is to so treat the leather as to increase its water
repellent properties and make it more durable than if left in its ordinary state and to
this end the invention consists of treating or impregnating the leather with a solution
of resinous gums linseed oil and turpentine. The leather soles of boots if so treated
will be found to be moisture proof and also to possess increased durability over those
not so treated it being understood that the leather is impregnated with the materials
and not simply coated therewith.
This impregnation may be effected by applying the dressing when in a warm state
to the leather which should also be in a warm and unpolished or unglazed condition
in order that a sufficient amount of the material may be absorbed into the leather.
Dated this 14th day of March 1887.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: I, HARRY GOLDING formerly of 17 Ladbroke Gardens but now of 30 Oxford
Gardens in the County of Middlesex Lieutenant Colonel (retired), do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Hitherto leather goods of different kinds have been treated with various substances
for the purpose of improving the appearance, durability, rendering the same soft or
hard or water repellent as the case may be.
The object of this invention is to so treat the leather as to increase its water
repellent properties and make it more durable than if left in its ordinary state and to
this end the invention consists in treating or impregnating the leather with a solution
of resinous gums, linseed oil and turpentine. The leather soles of boots if so treated
will be found to be moisture proof and also to possess increased durability over those
not so treated, it being understood that the leather is impregnated with the materials
and not simply coated therewith.
This impregnation may be effected by applying the dressing when in a warm
state to the leather which should also be in a warm and unpolished or unglazed
condition in order that a sufficient amount of the material may be absorbed into the
leather.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood let it be assumed that it is
to be employed upon boots or shoes as its application to leather in other forms will be
readily understood therefrom.
To eight pounds of second sorted gum animé or of ordinary powdered resin I add
about 3 gallons of linseed oil and pound each of litharge and sugar of lead as
"driers."
These materials are boiled together as in varnish making and while the mass is
still hot but not boiling I then stir in about 5 gallons of hot turpentine. The boots
to be treated are warmed as much as possible without scorching and as much of the
warm dressing is applied with a brush to the soles and seams as the leather will
absorb, care being taken that the dressing is not heated to the boiling point as if this
be done it will thicken and become comparatively useless. The boots are then
left for several days to dry preferably in a place where there is a good current of
dry air.
After the first drying and without again warming they may be again coated with
the warm dressing and again left to dry, say for five or six days, after which it will
be found that they are almost impervious to damp and will not get sodden when
in use.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The improvements in treating leather hereinbefore described consisting in coating
or impregnating it with a mixture of resinous gums, linseed oil, and turpentine, with
or without an admixture of suitable "driers" substantially as set forth.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Applicant's Agent.