Improved Apparatus for Brushing and Polishing Boots and Shoes and other Articles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Brushing and Polishing Boots and Shoes
and other Articles.
I, WEMYSS CAMPBELL SMITH of Meadowbank Terrace, Beith, Ayrshire,
Cabinetmaker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improved apparatus constituting this invention, and which whilst specially
designed for brushing and polishing boots and shoes is also applicable for cleaning
silver-plate, fire-irons and other household articles, consists of a stand or framing
similar to that of a sewing machine having a table top on which are fitted one, two
or more rotating spindles carrying brushes, One, two or more of the brushes are
of cylindrical form and may be fitted to project partly through the table top and
others fitted at the ends of the spindles are of circular or spheroidal form and over-
hang the table. The spindles carrying the brushes are fitted in bearings secured
to the table or framing and are driven by belt pulleys from a driving wheel situated
under the table and actuated from a foot treadle. One of the overhanging brushes
serves to brush off mud and dust which falls into a bag or other receptacle attached
underneath or to the side of the table. The blacking operation may either be
effected by hand or by another brush in contact with a roller or other device for
supplying blacking and the polishing is effected by pressing the boot or shoe into
contact with another or others of the overhanging brushes, the mud cleaning and
polishing brushes being by preference made in the form of hollow hoops attached
to the ends of the spindles so as to permit of brushing all parts of boots or
shoes.
Blocks covered with chamois and stuffed with hair or soft material may be
substituted for some of the brushes or may be made interchangeable with the
brushes to permit of the use of the apparatus for cleaning silver plate and like
articles.
Dhund this Ninth day of February 1891
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Brushing and Polishing Boots and Shoes
and other Articles.
WEMYSS CAMPBELL SMITH Meadowbank Terrace Beith N B. Cabinetmaker
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 :-
The improved apparatus constituting this invention, and which whilst specially
designed for brushing and polishing boots and shoes is also applicable for cleaning
silver plate, fire-irons, and other articles, consists of a stand or framing similar to
that of a sewing-machine, baving a table top on which are fitted one, two, or more
rotating spindles carrying brushes. One, two, or more of the brushes are of
cylindrical form, and may be fitted to project partly through the table top and
others fitted at the ends of the spindles are of circular or spheroidal form and
overhang the table.
The spindles carrying the brushes are fitted in bearings secured to the table or
framing, and are driven by plain or chain belt pulleys from a driving wheel situate

page_text: under the table, and actuated by a foot-treadle or other means. One of the over-
hanging brushes serves to brush off mud and dust, which falls into a bag or other
receptacle attached underneath or to the side of the table, or the mud and polishing
brushes may be combined in one brush. The blacking operation may either be
effected by hand or by another brush in contact with a roller or other device for
supplying blacking, and the polishing is effected by pressing the boot or shoe into
contact with another or others of the overhanging brushes or a combination brush,
the mud cleaning and polishing brushes being, by preference, made in the form of
hollow loops attached to the ends of the spindles so as to permit of brushing all
parts of the boots or shoes.
Blocks covered with chamois leather and stuffed with hair or other suitable
material may be substituted for some of the brushes, or may be made inter-
changeable with the brushes to permit of the use of the apparatus for cleaning
silver plate or other articles.
Fig. 1 is a section of one form of my machine, fitted with a blacking brush C,
and combined mud and polishing brush D. The blacking brush is kept supplied
with blacking from a dish underneath and supported from the framing in any
suitable manner. The combined mud and polishing brush D is forined of a hollow
circular bead moulding attached to a circular disc. The outer surfaces of the bead
moulding are filled with fibre E, and the front or top and the inner surfaces with
hair F thus forming a circular fibre brush on the outside for brushing off mud and
a circular hair brush on the front and inside for polishing purposes.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the machine, with mud brush A. and polishing brush B,
on separate spindles. In this case the blacking will be done by hand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination of mud, blacking, and polishing brushes described and
illustrated for the purposes of boot and shoe cleaning.
2. The combination mud and polishing brush composed of an outer circle.
of fibre and a front or top and inner circle of hair, as described and illustrated.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891.
WEMYSS CAMPBELL SMITH.