for. Cleaning, Staining, and Polishing Boots, Shoes, Harness, and other Leather in Brown, Black, Blue, and Red.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Preparation for. Cleaning, Staining, and Polishing Boots, Shoes,
Harness, and other Leather in Brown, Black, Blue, and Red.
I THOMAS COULSON, Cravenhurst Grange Road Eastbourne Butler do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Beeswax, turpentine, ochre & lemon juice & Lucca oil for the staining, extract of
walnut peel, alkanet root, indigo blue & ivory black.
It has a tendency to preserve & soften the leather & not of a sticky nature.
Dated this 5th day of December 1893,
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Preparation for Cleaning, Staining, and Polishing Boots, Shoes,
Harness, and other Leather in Brown, Black, Blue, and Red.
I THOMAS COULSON Cravenhurst Grange Road Eastbourne Butler 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:-
Beeswax, turpentine, ochre, lemon juice, Lucca oil, for the staining, extract of
walnut peel, alkanet root, indigo blue and ivory black. Quantities for the
preparation-To a half pound of beeswax add three tea spoons full of Lucca oil,
one pint, one gill, and a half of turpentine (for the black) two and a half ounces
of ivory black (for the blue) three quarters of an ounce of indigo bluc, (for the
red) one ounce of alkanet root, for the brown half a gill of extract of walnut peel,
one ounce and a half of ochre, one gill and a quarter of lemon juice.
To prepare
for the process you require a copper or metal pan partly filled with water then
place an earthenware vessel which should stand a little higher than the pan so that
the water cannot boil over into the inner vessel. Hot process-Place the pan on
the fire or stove put in the beeswax. oil, and half the turpentine and let it melt
gently, when melted if for black add your ivory black with the remainder of the
turpentine while it is hot then take it off to cool and stir till it begins to set ;
the same with the blue and red; the red must be drawn from the alkanet root
with half the turpentine and add it while the wax is hot. Cold process-The
ochre and lemon juice should be added after the beeswax and turpentine has got
cold also the walnut extract for the brown; and well stirred so that the lemon
juice may mix with the other ingredients this quantity of beeswax will bear
thining by adding two and a half ounces more of ivory black two gills and half
of turpentine one tea spoonfull of oil, and one gill of lemon juice the other colours
can be thinned in the same way one and a half ounce of ochre one gill of lemon
juice and one teaspoonfull of oil or made thicker by reducing the quantity of
turpentine by one gill, the blue, black and other colours for fine leathers is better
not to contain more than one teaspoonfull of ochre to the half pound of beeswax
the quantities bere given for staining purposes is a good stain but more or less
may be used according to the stain desired the stains may be mixed to make
all most any colour. To use the preparation-Spread a small quantity on a piece
of flannel and apply it to the leather rub lightly as it does not require hard
rubbing turn your flannel often as the dirt leaves the boot or leather it will go
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page_text: into the flannel polish with a soft brush finish with a leather or soft cloth the black
and blue can be applied in the same way or with a small brush.
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
Claim 1. The process substantially as above described.
2. The cleaning as above described.
3. Staining in the various colours substantially as above described.
Dated thin 9th do
1001
THOMAS COULSON.