Improvements relating to Toilet and Cleansing Soaps.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Apr., 1890-Accepted, 17th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Toilet and Cleansing Soaps.
I JOHN SNOWDON the younger of 38 Old Church Road, Stepney, London, E.
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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My Invention consists in the use of asbestos as an ingredient in the production
of soaps of various kinds both such as are used for toilet purposes-known as
"toilet soaps
'-as also soaps used for domestic and industrial purposes as
detergents."
In carrying out my Invention no departure is made from or interference with
the compositions usually adopted as forming the saponaceous basic ingredients of
soap, but, at a convenient stage in the process of manufacture I introduce into and
amongst and intimately commingle with the saponaceous ingredients, a proportion
of asbestos which may either be the more delicate varieties (as would apply in the
case of toilet soap) known by the Greek term "Amianthine" in its normal fine silk-
like form of filaments or fibres; or, in a pulverulent state. Whilst, on the other
band in the production of soaps for general industrial and domestic purposes the
common or coarser kinds of asbestos may be used.-I may also in some cases both
for toilet and common soap use a mixture of fibrous and powdered asbestos. In
each of the preceding cases above referred to the efficiency of the completed soap
will in accordance with my Invention be increased. The proportionate quantity of
asbestos introduced will be determined by the particular class and intended uso of
the soap to be produced and which I propose to designate "Amianthine soap."
Dated this 2nd dow of Tunn 1880
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Toilet and Cleansing Soaps.
I, JOHN SNOWDON the younger, of 38 Old Church Road, Stepney, London, E.
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 stateinent
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My Invention consists in the use of asbestos as an ingredient in the production of
soaps of various kinds both such as are used for toilet purposes-known as "toilet
soaps "as also soaps used for domestic and industrial purposes, as "detergents."
In carrying out my Invention no departure is made from or interference with the
compositions usually adopted as forming the saponaceous basic ingredients of soap,
but, at a convenient stage of the process of manufacture I introduce into and amongst
and intimately commingle with the saponaceous ingredients, a proportion of asbestos
which may either be the more delicate varieties (as would apply in the case of toilet
soap) known by the Greek term "Amianthine" in its normal fine silk-like form of
filaments or fibres; or, in a pulverulent state. Whilst, on the other hand in the
production of soaps for general industrial and domestic purposes the common or
coarser kinds of asbestos may be used. I may also in some cases both for toilet and
common soaps use a mixture of fibrous and powdered asbestos. In each of the two
preceding cases above referred to the efficiency of the completed soap will in
accordance with my Invention be increased. The proportionate quantity of asbestos
introduced will be determined by the particular class and intended use of the soap to
be produced and which I propose to designate "Amianthine soap ;" thus, in the case

page_text: of toilet soaps, from 10 to 20 per cent. of the more delicate variety of asbestos might
with a good result be adopted; whilst, in the soaps for general industrial and domestic
use, from 20 to 25 per cent. of the coarser kinds of asbestos may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is
The use of asbestos as an ingredient in the manufacture or production of soaps and
saponaceous compounds.
Dated this 2nd dow of An: 1900
JAMES STEVENSON.