AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR TREATING OLD COTTON OR OTHER ROPES AND COTTON OR OTHER WASTE TO BE USED AS ENGINE CLEANING WASTE
Year: 1884

page_text: We HENRY MATTHEW SEMMONS, and VICTOR NATHAN, both of Allam Street
Mills, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, Engine Waste Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of said Invention for AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR TREATING OLD
COTTON OR OTHER ROPES AND COTTON OR OTHER WASTE TO BE USED AS ENGINE
CLEANING WASTE, to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in an improved process of treating old cotton or other
ropes and cotton or other waste, our object being to remove or neutralize the
grease contained in such old ropes or waste without perceptible loss of weight and
at the same time to improve the appearance and add to the value of the materials
as engine cleaning waste.
In performing our Invention we open the old ropes and other waste if required
by any of the usual methods and then dye the materials with aniline or other
suitable dyes; the dyed material is then dried and may be again opened if desired.
In some cases the waste materials may be dyed without being previously opened.
The process of dyeing removes or counteracts the grease in the materials and
leaves the waste in a better condition for absorbing oil when used for the purpose
of cleaning machinery and we thus obtain a cleaning waste of improved appearance
and of increased value for commercial and practical purposes.

page_text: We HENRY MATTHEW SEMMONS and VICTOR NATHAN, both of Allum Street
Mills, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, Engine Waste Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of said Invention for AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR TREATING OLD
COTTON OR OTHER ROPES AND COTTON OR OTHER WASTE TO BE USED AS ENGINE
CLEANING WASTE, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
Our invention consists in an improved process of treating old cotton or other
ropes and cotton or other waste, our object being to remove or neutralize the
grease contained in such old ropes or waste without perceptible loss of weight and
at the same time to improve the appearance and add to the value of the materials
as engine cleaning waste.
In performing our Invention we open the old ropes and other waste if required
by any of the usual methods and then dye the materials with aniline or other
suitable dyes, the dyed material is then dried and may be again opened if desired.
In some cases the waste materials may be dyed without being previously opened.
The process of dyeing removes or counteracts the grease in the materials and
leaves the waste in a better condition for absorbing oil when used for the purpose
of cleaning machinery and we thus obtain a cleaning waste of improved appearance
and of increased value for commercial and practical purposes.
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
The improved process of treating old cotton or other ropes and cotton or other
waste, substantially in the manner herein set forth, for the purposes specified.
Dated this 15th day of July 1885.
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent for Applicants,
4, Mansfield Chambers,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.