Improvements in the Manufacture of Soap and Detergents.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th May, 1889-Accepted, 29th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Soap and Detergents.
I, JOSEPH JOHN BOWLEY of Wellington Works, Battersea Bridge in the county
of Surrey, manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of this invention is to render soap and other detergents-such as
washing fluids more cleansing than those at present in use and to render the
same non-corrosive to the fabric or material washed. When manufactured for
toilet use it is invaluable, as it renders the skin and complexion soft and clear.
My invention may be briefly described as follows:-
In the manufacture of soap I add kerosene, petroleum, shale oil or any products
thereof, or the kerosene, petroleum, shale oil or any products thereof shall be added,
if desired, when re-melted. The fabrics washed with above soap (when properly
manufactured) do not require to be rubbed hard on a washing board or other prepared
surface nor does a dolly require to be used, all of which cause the clothes to be rapidly
worn away.
The result of using my improved soap for washing fabrics is that the fabrics
are perfectly cleansed without the employment of soda or other deleterious
chemicals.
: : da of Lu.1.. 1000
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Agent on behalf of the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in the Manufacture of Soap and Detergents.
1. JOSEPH JOHN BOWLEY, of Wellington Works, Battersea Bridge, in the county
of Surrey, Manufacturer, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to render soap and other detergents such as washing
fluids more cleansing than those at present in use and to render the same non-corrosive
to the fabric or material washed. As a detergent it is used in medicine and
pharmacy and as a cleansing fluid for plants. When manufactured for toilet
use it is invaluable as it renders the skin and complexion soft and clear.
My invention may be described as follows:-
In the manufacture of soap from any kind of grease, tallow, or vegetable or
animal oils, resin, or any combinations of such substances as may be capable of
saponification by any known alkali I add any sufficient quantity of kerosene, petroleum,
shale oil, paraffin or any mineral oil or product thereof in their crude or refined state
or in a state of saponification.
The fabrics washed with above soap (when properly manufactured) do not require
to be rubbed hard on a washing board or other prepared surface nor does a dolly
require to be used, all of which cause the clothes to be rapidly worn away.
The result of using my improved soap for washing fabrics is that the fabrics
are perfectly cleansed without the employment of soda or other deleterious
chemicals.
The proportions of kerosene, etc. which I prefer are as follows:-For laundry
purposes: After making soap in the usual way from any kind of tallow, oil, or
grease, resin and alkali twenty-five per cent. of kerosene is added and crutched into
the soap so made. For toilet purposes :-twenty-five per cent. or less is added.

page_text: For horticultural purposes :-twenty-five per cent. or more according to the nature
of the requirement. For medical purposes :-twenty-five per cent. more or less
according to requirements.
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 :-
The improvements in the manufacture of soap and detergents substantially as and
for the purposes herein before set forth and described.
of Mo 1000
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Agent on behalf of the Applicant.