Year: 1886

page_text: I, HENRY HORNER, of 6 King Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
As hitherto practised the bluing of water for laundry purposes has been effected
by employing laundry-blue either in a solid or liquid form but these have both
been open to objection-The object of this invention is to facilitate the bluing of
water without dipping the hands into the water and without wasting the blue
and is effected by the employment of what is termed a paddle constructed by:
preference of wood and arranged with a hole formed in the handle for convenience
in hanging up to dry after use. The lower part or blade of this paddle is covered
with a thick deposit of by preference a soluble blue and affixed by means of
dextrine" "glucose" or similar substance quickly dissolved in water.
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The paddle so coated with blue is simply stirred in the water to be used for
laundry and other purposes until the desired depth of bluing color is obtained
when the paddle may be hung up to dry and is thus available for use over
and over again until all the coating is dissolved.
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and other Purposes.
I HENRY HORNER of 6 King Street Manchester in the County of Lancaster,
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 :-
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As hitherto practised the bluing of water for laundry purposes has been effected
by employing laundry blue either in a solid or liquid form but all the bluing
materials hitherto offered to the public have been more or less insoluble and much
loss of time and labor have been involved consequent upon the settling of the
insoluble bluing material in spots and streaks on the articles immersed. The
mode also hitherto adopted of applying the solid bluing material to the water lays
it open to many objections-there is the loss of time in having to first prepare a
bag or other enclosure for the blue, then the dipping of the hands of the user and
stirring of the bag round and round in the water indefinitely until the required
density has been obtained and which is frequently followed by. its being. thrown
aside to waste.
The object of this invention is to facilitate the bluing of water without dipping
the hands into the water and without wasting the blue and is effected by the
employment of what is termed a bluing paddle which I will now proceed to
describe.
This appliance consists of a piece of wood or other rigid material shaped to
resemble a canoe paddle and upon both sides of which paddle, the bluing material
is' deposited.
In the accompanying illustration Fig. 1. is an elevation or perspective view. of
the paddle shewing the upper or handle portion shaped for greater convenience in
holding it, and Fig. 2. is a section of the same. In both views A. is the paddle
constructed preferably of wood and arranged with a hole B. formed in the
handle C. for convenience in hanging it up to dry when not in use. The lower
part or blade of this paddle is covered with a thick deposit by preference of soluble
blue and is best effected by repeatedly. dipping it in a solution of bluing material
until the desired thickness of coating is obtained.
The bluing material used may be based upon Indigo, Prussiate, Aniline or any
other coloring matter (I do not limit myself to the use of any one of these
materials) and which is rendered soluble by the addition of Sulphuric, Oxalic, or
other acid.. To make the bluing material adhesive and firm so that it will not peel
off the blade when dry or fall too fast in the water, a glutinous or starchy
substance is added to the solution and I find that Dextrine or Farina answers best
for the purpose. The most satisfactory results may be obtained from the following
formula-I take 10 lbs Prussian Blue and 2+ lbs Oxalic Acid and grind the same
together in 2 gallons of water. I then dissolve 5 lbs of Dextrine or Farina in
1 gallon of water to which I add lb of liquid glucose and lb. glycerine.. I then
add the previous mixture and mix and grind all together until the solution is of
the desired consistency.

page_text: The paddles are then dipped in this solution once or oftener according to the
quantity of material required thereon taking care that the paddles must always
be dried before being dipped again. In use the paddle is simply stirred a few
seconds in the water until the necessary depth of shade is obtained and then it is
hung up to dry until required once more and is thus available for use over and
over again until all the coating is dissolved.
This invention besides supplying a bright clear and thoroughly dissolved blue,
presents it in a form which renders it almost instant in its action-which may be
manipulated without wetting or soiling the hands, and regulated so as to produce
any desired shade of color and this without waste or loss of material.
Although only described for laundry purposes it will be apparent that this
improved method of applying coloring material is applicable to other coloring or
dyeing purposes.
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Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion as communicated to me from abroad as aforesaid, and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
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1st. The improvements in and apparatus for bluing water for laundry and other
purposes substantially as herein before described.
2nd. The manufacture of a paddle or blade having a portion of its surface coated
with soluble bluing material and so constituting a "bluing paddle" substantially
as and for the purposes herein before described.
3rd. In bluing or coloring water for laundry or other purposes, the employment
of a paddle coated with soluble blue or coloring material substantially as herein-
before described.
4th. In the manufacture of "bluing paddles" the employment of a solution of
soluble blue affixed by means of dextrine, glucose, or similar substance for coating
the blades thereof substantially as hereinbefore.described.
LL 1000
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.