Year: 1897

page_text: We, ARTHUR FRANCIS DUNN, and ARTHUR WAITHMAN, Merchants, both of 34 Regent
Street, in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to the manufacture of an improved dry antiseptic and
disinfectant soap powder for human use; it may be produced in various degrees of
fineness adapted for example for ladies' use, for medical and hospital purposes and so
forth.
In carrying out our invention we use a base of manufactured hard soap material
which is preferably stove-dried and then pulverised, and with such product are
combined in suitable proportions wood saw-dust, preferably sterilised, and antiseptic
material. For a fine quality powder the sawdust may be fine" veneer sawdust from
Oak, Teak, Ash or Sandal Eucalyptus or other naturally scented woods.
"
For a coarse quality of powder the dust of Pine, Spruce, Larch and such like forest
trees may be used.
For a coarser quality of powder the sawdust of Deal, Baltic white wood and so forth
may be substituted.
We do not confine ourselves to any special kind of wood, but
whichever saw-dust is selected it is mechanically mixed with the pulverised hard soap
base above referred to in suitable proportions. The antiseptic may be Beta-Naphthol
or any efficient kind of deodorising and disinfecting material, fluid or powder, and it
may be added either to the soap base or to the saw-dust, or to both so as to thoroughly
permeate and sanitize the powder. Such a dry soap powder produces with water a
good lather and it is innocuous, sanitary, and owing to the frictional properties is
most efficient in its cleansing action..
J. C. CHAPMAN,
Agent.
We, ARTHUR FRANCIS DUNN, and ARTHUR WAITHMAN, Merchants, both of 217
Piccadilly, and late of 34 Regent Street, in the County of London, 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 relates to the manufacture of an improved dry antiseptic and
disinfectant soap powder; it may be produced in various degrees of fineness adapted
for example for ladies' use, for medical and hospital purposes and so forth.

page_text: In carrying out our invention we use a base of manufactured hard soap material,
which is preferably stove-dried and then pulverised, and with such product are
combined in suitable proportions wood saw-dust, preferably sterilized, and antiseptic
material. The proportions used may be varied within limits but those we have
found to be well suited to our purpose are as follows:-
For a fine quality powder the sawdust may be fine "veneer" sawdust from Oak,
Teak, Ash or Sandal Eucalyptus or other naturally scented woods.
For a coarse quality of powder the dust of Pine, Spruce, Larch and such like
forest trees may be used.
For a coarser quality of powder the sawdust of Deal, Baltic white wood and so
forth may be substituted. We do not confine ourselves to any special kind of wood,
but whichever sawdust is selected it is mechanically mixed with the pulverised hard
soap base above referred to and in proportions such as above stated. The antiseptic
may be Beta-Naphthol or any efficient kind of deodorising and disinfecting material
fluid or powder, and it may be added either to the soap base or to the saw-dust, or
to both so as to thoroughly permeate and sanitize the powder. Such a dry soap
powder produces with water a good lather and it is innocuous, sanitary, and owing
to the frictional properties is most efficient in its cleansing action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
1. The herein described composition of ingredients to be used in the manufacture
of an antiseptic soap powder, consisting of a hard soap base, wood saw-dust and
antiseptic material substantially in the proportions stated.
2. The improved antiseptic and disinfectant soap powder manufactured as above
set forth
Dated the 4th day of December 1897.
For the Applicants,
J. C. CHAPMAN,
Chartered Patent Agent, 70 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.