An Improved Blacking for Boots, Shoes, Leggings and like Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Blacking for Boots, Shoes, Leggings and like Wearing
Apparel.
We, METHUSELAH BROOKS, of Bridge End, Whalley, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, and ARTHUR BENTLEY HARGREAVES, of 1 and 3, New
Market Street, Chorley, in the said County, Merchant Tailor, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
-
This invention has reference to an improved blacking for boots, shoes, leggings,
and like wearing apparel.
The ingredients, which constitute our improved blacking, are given below,
in what we consider the best proportions, although these may be varied as desired.
Ivory black
Black treacle
Vaseline
Cotton Oil
Sulphuric acid
Crude glycerine
4
14
lbs.
7
lbs.
1
oz. or thereabouts.
1
lbs.
1
lbs.
1
oz. or thereabouts.
The method of mixing is as follows, but this also may be varied:--We mix
the first three ingredients, then add the acid diluted with sour beer or vinager
or acetic acid. Then stand it for from three to nine hours, after stirring well.
The other ingredients are now added, and made into a stiff paste with more beer
or vinager. This paste may if desired be made into bricks in the usual way by
simmering down, or put into tins covered with a piece of oily paper to keep out
moisture and preserve the blacking, previous to fixing the lid.
The addition of the vaseline and glycerine to the compound as described above
enables quite an enamel polish to be put upon boots and the like, very much
resembling patent leather in appearance. The blacking may be applied with a
rag or brush, and polished by a few strokes from a soft brush, and finally polished
to a brilliant lustre by a piece of cloth. After receiving a few coats from this
blacking, boots will remain blackened for days, and may be revived each morn-
ing by simply wiping them with a cloth. This is a quality possessed by no
other blacking, as a cloth will dull it and not brighten it.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1898.
RICHMOND & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 12, Standish Street, Burnley.

page_text: An Improved Blacking for Boots, Shoes, Leggings and like Wearing
Apparel.
We, METHUSELAH BROOKS, of Bridge End, Whalley, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, and ARTHUR BENTLEY HARGREAVES, formerly of 1 and 3, New
Market Street, Chorley, but now of the Firm of The Bentley's Blacking Company,
Limited, Commercial Mills, Blackburn, in the said County, Blacking Manu-
facturer, 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:-
This invention has reference to an improved blacking for boots, shoes, leggings,
and like wearing apparel.
The ingredients, which constitute our improved blacking, are given below,
in what we consider the best proportions, although these may be varied as desired.
Ivory black
Black treacle
Vaseline
Cotton Oil
Sulphuric acid
Crude glycerine
14 lbs.
7 lbs.
12 oz. or thereabouts.
1 lbs.
1 lbs.
1
oz. or thereabouts.
The method of mixing is as follows, but this may also be varied;-
We mix the first three ingredients, then add the acid diluted with sour beer
or vinager or acetic acid. Then stand it for from three to nine hours, after:
stirring well. The other ingredients are now added, and made into a stiff paste
with more beer or vinager.
This paste may, if desired, be made into bricks in the usual way by simmering
down, or put into tins covered with a piece of oily paper to keep out moisture
and preserve the blacking, previous to fixing the lid.
The addition of the vaseline and glycerine to the compound as described above
enables quite an enamel polish to be put upon the boots and the like, very much
resembling patent leather in appearance. The blacking may be applied with a
rag or brush, and polished by a few strokes from a soft brush, and finally polished
to a brilliant lustre by a piece of cloth.
After receiving a few coats from this blacking, boots will remain blackened
for days, and may be revived each morning by simply wiping with a cloth. This
is a quality possessed by no other blacking as a cloth will dull it and not
brighten it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we delare that what
we claim is:-
1. The improved blacking preparation substantially as described.
2. In a blacking preparation, the addition of vaseline and glycerine in the
proportions given, substantially as and for the purpose described.
Datod thic 22nd day of A mil 1900
RICHMOND & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 12, Standish Street, Burnley.