Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Soap for Laundry and other Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Mar., 1895-Accepted, 18th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Soap for
Laundry and other Purposes.
I, JOHN PENFOLD FRIEND FIELD, of 11 Queen Victoria Street, in the City
of London E.C., Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved composition of matter, ingredients
or substances in the manufacture of soap for laundry and toilet purposes, and in
the manufacture of a saponaceous compound for cleaning and polishing metals,
precious and otherwise, and has for its object when compounded for, and used as,
a soap for laundry purposes, that the linen, flannels or other articles to be washed
may be quickly and thoroughly cleansed thereby in the process of boiling only,
without the need of scrubbing or rubbing as hitherto, and further, that the articles
cleansed thereby, may, by the process of washing ouly, become bleached or
whitened, or to use a laundry term, be brought to a better color than obtains with
the use of laundry soap as hitherto made and used, and I attain this without the
employment of any one ingredient calculated to injure the finest or most delicate
fabric. My invention when compounded for use as a cleansing and polishing
medium for metals, has for its object, that the surface of the metal polished thereby
will tarnish less quickly than obtains with any of the compounds hitherto employed
for that purpose.
The combination of substances constituting my present application for Letters
Patent consist of certain improvements upon, and modifications of the combination
of substances constituting the subject matter of my previous application for a
Patent No. 19475 dated October 17th 1893, and by which I am enabled to attain
certain advantages not attainable by the composition of matter therein set forth.
According to my present invention employ as a basis any suitable and
preferably colorless soap of commerce, or the ingredients constituting the same,
and taking this or these while in a liquid condition, or when brought to a liquid
condition, I add thereto, (when compounding a soap for laundry purposes) in the
proportions of three in twenty or thereabouts, laundry soda, soda ash, or potash,
or their equivalents, and to the resultant mixture I subsequently add, in the
proportions of one in ten or thereabouts, pipe clay, china clay, clay-marl or fullers
earth or any combination of these or equivalent earthy matter, and when these
ingredients are well and thoroughly mixed together, I add thereto in varying
proportions, but generally one in twenty or thereabouts, crude turpentine, or the
oil or spirit obtainable therefrom, or benzine, benzoline, benzole, paraffin, liquid
ammonia, or any combination of these or their, equivalents, and when these are
well and thoroughly mixed with the whole, to the resultant mass I add a sufficient
quantity of water until the desired consistency is reached, which may be any
degree of density readily soluble in water, and which may be subsequently moulded
into cakes or bars in the usual way or colored, perfumed and formed into tablets
for toilet use, and or packed in tins or other convenient packages, or pulverized
so as to be capable of being packed in paper or tin foil, or used as a dentifrice.
In using this compound for laundry purposes, the clothes or other linen to be
cleansed would be first soaked overnight in the usual way, ultimately being placed
in a copper of water, in which a certain quantity of the foregoing compound had
been deposited, and then heated to boiling point and allowed to boil for 10 or

page_text: 20 minutes or longer at the discretion of the laundress, after which the clothes or
linen may be removed and rinsed in blue water in the usual way. I may in
certain cases add to the compound during its manufacture a sufficient quantity
of ultramarine or other blue to obvinte the need of blue in the rinsing water.
In the preparation of a saponaceous compund according to my invention for
cleaning and polishing metals, I employ the same material as a base, and add
thereto, in suitable proportions varying nccording to the strength desired, or
necording to the nature of the metal or metallic surface to be treated, any of the
earthy matters previously mentioned or any desired combination thureof, with
which may be incorporated caustic soda, or caustic, potash or
nny suitable
equivalent therefor, with or without the addition of water, and the resultant mass
may be moulded into cakes, tablets or bars, or pulverized, and may be used in the
sume manner as such preparations generally.
I wish it understood that the proportions of the ingredients named are given
approximately and may be varied as circumstances may require.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1894.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1, Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, London. E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Soap for
Laundry and other Purposes.
1, Jons PENFOLD FRIEND FIELD of 11 Queen Victorin Street, in the City of
London E.C. Gentleman 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:-
My invention relates to a new or improved composition of matter, ingredients or
substances in the manufacture of soap for laundry purposes, and in the manufacture
of a anponaceous compound for cleaning and polishing metals, precious and
otherwise, and has for its object when compounded for, and used as a soap for
laundry purposes, that the linen, flannels or other articles to be washed may be
quickly and thoroughly cleansed thereby in the process of boiling only, without
the need of scrubbing or rubbing as hitherto, and further, that the articles cleansed
thereby, mny, by the process of washing only, become bleached or whitened, or to
use a laundry term, be brought to a better colour, than obtains with the use of
laundry soap as hitherto made and used, and I attain this without the employment
of any one ingredient calculated to injure the finest or most delicate fabric. My
invention when compounded for use as a cleansing and polishing medium for
metals, has for its object that the surface of the metal polished thereby, will
tarnish less quickly than obtains with, any of the compounds hitherto, employed
for that purpose.
The combination of substances constituting my present application for Letters
Patent consist of certain improvements upon and modifications of the combination
of the substances constituting the subject matter of my previous application for
a Patent No. 19475 dated October 17th 1893, and by which I, ain enabled to
attain certain advantages, not attainable by the composition, of matter therein
set forth.
According to my present invention I employ. nsn basis, any suitable and
preferably colorless soap of. commerce, or the ingredients constituting the same,
and taking this or these, while in a liquid condition, or, when brought to a liquid
condition, I add thereto, (when compounding a soap for laundry purposes) in the

page_text: proportions of three in twenty or thereabouts, laundry soda, soda ash, or..potash
or their chemical, equivalents, and to the resultant mixture subsequently add, in
the proportions of one in ten or thereabouts, pipe clay, china clay, clay-mail, or
fullers earth, or any combination of these or equivalent earthy matter, and, when
these ingredients are well and thoroughly mixed together. I add thereto in varying
proportions, but generally one in twenty or thereabouts crudo turpentine, or the
oil or spirit obtainable therefrom, or benzine, benzoline, benzole, paraffin, liquid
ammonia or ammonia salts in powder or any combination of these or their chemical
equivalents, and when these are well and thoroughly mixed with the whole, to the
resultant mass I add a sufficient quantity of water until the desired consistency is
reached, which may be any degree of density readily soluble in water, and which
may be subsequently moulded into.cakes or bars in the usual. way, or colored
perfumed and forined into tablets for toilet use, and, or packed in tins or other
convenient packages, or pulverized so as to be capable of being packed in paper or
tin foil, or used as a dentifrice.
In using this compound for laundry purposes the clothes or other linen to be
cleansed would be first soaked overnight in the usual way, ultimately being placed
in a copper of water, in which a certain quantity of the foregoing compound had
been deposited, and when heated to boiling point and allowed to boil for 10 or
20 minutes or longer at the discretion of the laundress, after which the clothes or
linen may be removed and rinsed in blue water in the usual way.
I may in certain
cases add to the compound during its manufacture a sufficient quantity of indigo,
ultra-marine or other blue, to obviate the need of blue in the rinsing water.
In the preparation of a saponaceous compound according to my invention for
cleaning and polishing metals. I employ the same material as a base, and add
thereto, in suitable proportions varying according to the strength desired, or
according to the nature of the metal or metallic surface to be treated but generally
in the proportion of three in twenty or thereabouts any of the earthy matters
previously mentioned or any desired combination thereof, with which mass may be
incorporated in about the same proportions caustic soda, or caustic potash, or any
suitable chemical equivalent therefor, with or without the addition of water, and
the resultant mass may be moulded into cakes, tablets or bars, or pulverized, and
may be used in the same manner as such preparations generally.
I wish it understood that the proportions of the ingredients named are given
approximately and may be varied as circumstances may require.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. In the manufacture of soap and soap powder for laundry purposes generally,
or for toilet use, or as a scouring and polishing medium for all kinds of metal
goods, the employment of the herein described materials in or about the pro-
portions stated, connected, combined and used substantially as and for the purposes
herein set forth.
2nd. In the manufacture of soap for laundry and other like purposes, the
combination of any suitable soap of commerce (or the ingredients of which such
soap may be made) and laundry soda or soda ash or potash or any desired
combination of these or their chemical equivalents, and pipe-clay, or china-
clay, or clay-marl, or fullers earth, or any desired combination of these or
equivalent earthy matter, and crude turpentine, or the oil or spirit obtained from
turpentine, or benzine, or benzole or paraffin or liquid ammouia, or ammonia salts
in powder, or any desired combination of these or their chemical equivalents, and
water, in the proportions stated or thereabouts, with or without the addition of
indigo, ultramarine or other coloring matter, prepared packed and used substantially
as and for the purposes herein described.
3rd. In the manufacture of soap powder for laundry use or for cleansing and
polishing purposes, the combination of any suitable soap of commerce or the

page_text: ingredients of which such soap may be made, and either of the earthy substances
set forth in the preceding cinim, or any desired combination thereof, and caustic
soda or caustic potash, or both, or any suitable chemical equivalent therefor, with
or without the addition of water, in the proportions stated or thereabouts, prepared
packed and used substantially as and for the purposes herein described.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1895.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1, Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.