Improvements in the Means for Imparting to Shirts, Collars, and similar objects a Glossy Surface.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1898-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1898
Improvements in the Means for Imparting to Shirts, Collars, and
similar objects a Glossy Surface.
I, LEO VINCENZ GUSSONE, Manufacturer, of Charlottenstrasse, Dusseldorf, in the
German Empire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The usual process of glossing starched linen has the drawback, that the material
is weakened by prolonged rubbing with the sharp edge of the glossing iron, and.
that the work requires considerable exertion on the part of the laundry women.
To avoid these drawbacks, I apply to the starched surface a glossing material
prepared as follows:
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4 parts of white wax are treated with one part of purified potash (potassium
carbonate) and the mixture is dissolved in hot water, so as to produce a white soapy
mass. For better distributing the wax, an alcoholic solution of pure white soap
is added to the wax mixture, and the mixture boiled until the two solutions form
a uniform mass, which hardens on cooling, has a white colour and can be easily
distributed in the water. This mass is applied by passing over it with a wet
sponge, so as to impregnate the latter, and then rubbing with the sponge the pre-
viously starched shirt front, collar or other object, until a thin film has been de-
posited on the same. Previous to the application of the sponge, the linen front
or other object to be glossed is gently ironed on a soft base, and after treatment
with the wax composition, an ordinary smoothing iron is passed over the linen
once or twice, thereby imparting to it a velvety gloss, which gives it the appear-
ance of being new and could not be obtained by the means hitherto generally
known.
Dated this 17th dow of Santambor 1897
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Means for Imparting to Shirts, Collars, and
similar objects a Glossy Surface.
I, LEO VINCENZ GUSSONE, Manufacturer, of Charlottenstrasse 10-12, Dusseldorf,
in the German Empire, 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: —
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The usual process of glossing starched body linen, such as shirts, collars and
cuffs, has the drawback, that the material (linen or cotton) is weakened by pro-

page_text: longed rubbing with the sharp edge of the glossing iron, and that the work requires
considerable exertion on the part of the laundry women, in consequence of which
such linen is unnecessarily expensive.
To avoid these drawbacks, I apply to the starched surface a special glossing
material in the manner hereafter described:-
4 parts of white wax are treated with one part of purified potash (potassium
carbonate), and the mixture is dissolved or an emulsion made with it in hot water,
so as to produce a white milky mass. For better distributing the wax, a super-
saturated alcoholic solution of pure white tallow soap is added to the wax mixture,
and the mixture boiled while constantly stirring, until a drop of the mixture when
poured on glass, hardens to a solid mass. The alcoholic soap solution mentioned
above is supersaturated, because the dissolution takes place in a water bath, there-
fore at 100° Centigrade. Supersaturation is necessary, in order that the product
may form a paste of the desired consistency. The proportions are about half a kilo.
of pure white tallow soap to a quarter of a litre of spirit.
The mixture now forms a uniform mass, which hardens on cooling, has a white
colour and can be easily distributed in water. This mass is applied by passing
over it a wet sponge, so as to impregnate the latter, and then rubbing with the
sponge the previously starched shirt front, collar or other object, until a thin film
has been deposited on the same. Previous to the application of the sponge, the
linen front or other object to be glossed is gently ironed, while lying on a soft base,
and after treatment with wax composition an ordinary smoothing iron is passed
over the linen still lying on the soft base, once or twice, thereby imparting to it
a velvety gloss, which gives it the appearance of being new and could not be
obtained by the means hitherto generally known.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The process for glossing starched body linen, which consists in forming on
it a thin film of a soap-like mixture composed of wax, potassium carbonate, and
an alcoholic solution of pure white tallow soap, and then ironing the same, sub-
stantially as described.
2. The process for glossing starched body linen, which consists in rubbing it
over with a wet sponge, which has been impregnated with a soap-like emulsion
composed of wax, potash, and alcoholic solution of pure white tallow soap, and then
ironing the same, substantially as described.
3. The process for the manufacture of a glossing material, which consists in
mixing four parts of white wax with one part of purified potash, forming an emul-
sion of the mixture with hot water, adding an alcoholic solution of pure white
soap, and boiling the mixture, substantially as described.
4. A soap-like glossing mixture composed of an aqueous emulsion of wax pre-
pared with potash and an alcoholic solution of pure white tallow soap, substan-
tially as described.
Doted this 2nd dow of Wohnu
1000
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents, 37 and 39,- Essex Street, Strand, London.