AN IMPROVED CASE OR BAG FOR APPLYING POULTICES AND OTHER EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Broad, of Hornsey Risc, Islington, in the
County of Middlesex, Chemist, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED
CASE OR BAG FOR APPLYING POULTICES AND OTHER EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
Sealed thé 27th June 1873, and dated the 12th February 1873.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Broad at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
12th February 1873.
I, JOHN BROAD, of Hornsey Rise, Islington, in the County of
Middlesex, Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "AN IMPROVED CASE OR BAG FOR APPLYING POULTICES AND OTHER EXTERNAL
APPLICATIONS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY," to be as follows:-
The Invention consists of a case or bag composed of waterproof cloth
or other similar material on the one side or back, and a muslin, lawn, or
other similar fabric on the other or front side, the object being that a
poultice may be introduced into the bag or case and applied to the body,

page_text: the muslin or lawn being next thereto, the waterproof back preventing
any leakage or evaporation, it being cleanly and expeditious in applica-
tion and can be arranged to the exact size required.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said John Broad in the Great Seal Patent Office on t
the 21st July 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
BROAD, of Hornsey Rise, Islington, in the County of Middlesex, Chemist,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters 1
Patent, bearing date the Twelfth day of February, in the year of
our Lord One thousand cight hundred and seventy-three, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said John Broad, Her special licence
that I, the said John Broad, my executors, administrators, and 1
assigns, or such others as I, the said John Broad, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter, during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the 2
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED
CASE OR BAG FOR APPLYING POULTICES AND OTHER EXTERNAL APPLIANCES TO
VARIOUS PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY," upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said John Broad, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Broad, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—

page_text: This Invention consists of a case or bag composed of waterproof cloth
on the one side or back, and a muslin or lawn fabric on the other side or
front, the object being that a poultice or other wet applications may be
introduced and applied to various parts of the body, the muslin being
next thereto, the waterproof back retaining the moisture and warmth,
also lessening the weight, as only half the quantity of poultice is
necessary.
The advantages of the waterproof case are these:-It is complete in
itself, no muslin or oil'd silk being required, its readiness for use and
exactness in size; it will retain the warmth and moisture and can be
worn without staining the linen. Two or three strips of strapping
plaister will be found useful, answering the double purpose of closing
the end and fixing the case in the position required. Linseed, bread, or
mustard poultice should be put into the case, then placed on a hot plate
(waterproof upwards) and pressed with the hand to uniform thickness.
For wet applications of all kinds the lint or thick flannel should be
placed in the case first and then wetted; these cases can be used many
times and are made in all sizes.
Having thus described the nature and object of my said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, I declare
that what I claim and desire to be secured to me by the herein-before in
part recited Letters Patent is, the improved case or bag for applying
poultices and other external applications to various parts of the human
body, substantially as herein-before described, or any simple modification
thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Broad, have hereunto set