A COMPOSITION OR ADHESIVE MATERIAL FOR SECURING IN POSITION PARQUET FLOORING, APPLICABLE ALSO TO SIMILAR PURPOSES."
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Eberhard, of 8, Edward Street, Hampstead Road, in
the County of Middlesex, Parquet Flooring Manufacturer, for the Invention
of "A COMPOSITION OR ADHESIVE MATERIAL FOR SECURING IN POSITION
PARQUET FLOORING, APPLICABLE ALSO TO SIMILAR PURPOSES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Eberhard at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th September 1879.
JOHN EBERHARD, of 8, Edward Street, Hampstead Road, in the County of
Middlesex, Parquet Flooring Manufacturer. "A COMPOSITION OR ADHESIVE
MATERIAL FOR SECURING IN POSITION PARQUET FLOORING, APPLICABLE ALSO TO
SIMILAR PURPOSES."
The object of this Invention is the manufacture of a composition or adhesive
material of such substance and consistence that it can be readily applied to floors
of any kind, whether level or uneven,. and in such manner that a sufficiently level
surface shall by the aid of this Invention be obtained, and also sufficient power of
adhesiveness to effectually secure the parquets in position direct to the floor with-
out "backing" or "lining." The same is a resistant of damp or wet. The compo-..
sition or adhesive material consists, by preference, of common glue or other suitable
adhesive mucilage mixed with boiled linseed oil, rosin, or suitable resinous material,
red lead or white lead, vermillion, or other coloring material. These to be well
mixed and agglomerated together so as to form a plastic and adhesive material
which can be easily worked to a smooth surface, and will set hard and cause
powerful adherence to ensue between the actual flooring and the parquet. The
mixture is made ready for use by heating same similarly to glue.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Eberhard in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 11th March
1880.
JOHN EBERHARD, of 8, Edward Street, Hampstead Road, in the County of
Middlesex, Parquet Flooring Manufacturer. "A COMPOSITION OR ADHESIVE
MATERIAL FOR SECURING IN POSITION PARQUET FLOORING, APPLICABLE ALSO TO
SIMILAR PURPOSES."
The object of this Invention is the manufacture of a composition or adhesive
material of such substance and consistence that it can be readily applied to floors of
any kind, whether level or uneven, and in such manner that a sufficiently level
surface shall by the aid of this Invention be obtained, and also sufficient power of
adhesiveness to effectually secure the parquet flooring in position direct to the main
floor, whether of wood, stone, or other substance, without "backing" or "lining,"
the same being a resistant of damp or wet. The composition or adhesive material
consists, by preference, of common glue or other suitable adhesive mucilage, mixed
with boiled linseed oil, rosin, or suitable resinous material, red lead or white
lead, vermillion, or other colouring material. These to be well mixed and
agglomerated together so as to form a plastic and adhesive material which can be
easily worked to a smooth surface, and will set hard, and cause powerful adherence
to ensue between the actual or main flooring and the parquet.
The mixture is made ready for use by heating same similarly to glue.
The proportions preferred are, say, for one hundredweight of the composition
50 lbs. glue, 20 lbs. rosin, 2 lbs. oil, 2 lbs. red lead, white lead, or other coloring
material, and a suitable proportion of water to make up the hundredweight.
These proportions can however be varied according to circumstances at the judgement
of the operator, but those above stated are correct proportions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed or put in practice, I hereby
declare that I claim the Invention of "A Composition or Adhesive Material for
Securing in Position Parquet Flooring, Applicable also to Similar Purposes," sub-
stantially as hereinbefore set forth and described, by which Invention parquet
flooring can be laid and secured with facility, whether to level or uneven surfaces.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Eberhard, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty
Witness,
HENRY REED,
140, Wardour St.,
W.
J. EBERHARD. (L.S.)