Preparation for Cleaning Red Coats and other Cloth, Wool, Cotton, Straw Hats, Leathers, and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 16th Feb.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Preparation for Cleaning Red Coats and other Cloth, Wool, Cotton,
Straw Hats, Leathers, and other Articles.
I THOMAS COULSON Cravenhurst Grange Road Eastbourne Butler do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Lemon juice and gin.
Preparation for Cleaning Red Coats and other Cloth, Wool, Cotton,
Straw Hats, Leathers, and other Articles.
I THOMAS COULSON, of 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:-
This invention for a preparation for cleaning red coats and other cloth wool
cotton straw hats leathers and other articles, has for its object to provide a
reviver or cleaner that can he readily applied and shall be thoroughly efficacious,
and consists essentially in a mixture of lemon juice and gin preferably in the
proportion of four measures of lemon juice to one measure of gin.
In preparing the mixture according to this invention lemons in good condition
are first halved then the pips are removed and the halves pressed or squashed
in an earthenware, glass, wooden or other similar vessel; the juice is then strained.
through a fine hair sieve or cloth and poured into a glass or other transparent
barrel or vessel provided with a wooden or earthenware tap a short distance from
its bottom and allowed to stand until perfectly clear. It is then run off into
bottles, the gin is added and the bottles corked perfectly tight, the corks being
previously dipped in methylated spirits.
If the lemons are not in good condition or too old they lose their clear colour
and cleaning qualities. The pips should be kept as much as possible from the
juice during the pressing process. No steel iron zinc or other similar metal
should be allowed to come in contact with the mixture during preparation or
afterwards. Preferably the pressed juice is strained three or four times.
Although I have stated the quantities to be four measures of lemon juice to
one measure of gin I would have it understood that these proportions may be
varied very considerably without departing from the nature of this invention.
Also although gin is preferable spirit or any other alcohol may be used in place of
the gin. If necessary any perfume may be added to the mixture such as
eau de Cologne.
To use the preparation or mixture a soft cloth sponge brush or other article is
saturated with the mixture and rubbed gently on the article till the dirt comes off.
The article if a cloth or similar material is preferably rubbed across the knap, not
against it.
When require to remove oak or tan stains, the stained part is saturated
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page_text: with the mixture and left for several hours and afterwards rubbed as above
described. If the stains do not then come out, the operation is repeated. After
cleaning the parts should be sponged with cold or lukewarm water.
The mixture
may also be used for cleaning brass and other metal articles or generally for
cleaning purposes.
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 :
A reviver or cleaner consisting of a mixture of lemon juice and gin substantially
as described.
Dated 11: 9th T
100-
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.