An Improved Polishing Paste, applicable also for Disinfecting and other Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 13th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 6th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Polishing Paste, applicable also for Disinfecting and
other Purposes.
SARAH SALTER PEARCE No. 1 Cordova Road Grove Road Mile End, Bow
London, E. assisting my sister in general business do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
To disinfect, purify cleanse and destroy insects, such as bugs moths &c. &c.
Also to polish windows pictures furniture oil cloth &c. and by its use the tormenting
flys will not remain in the dwellings.
Camphor 2 oz., grey soap lb. turpentine pint onion juice about gill or best
tea rose oil purefied with rectifier one qrt. salt about 1 oz. beat together in a
cream.
Dated this 10th day of October 1892.
SARAH SALTER PEARCE,
No. 1, Cordova Road, Grove Road, Mile End.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Polishing Paste, applicable also for Disinfecting and
other Purposes.
SARAH SALTER PEARCE No. 1 Cordova Road Grove Road Mile End Bow
London E., assisting my sister in general business 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 relates to an improved polishing paste, which whilst being of
great value for use in cleaning various articles of furniture, oil or floor cloth, and
other household articles, and in cleaning and polishing windows, mirrors, and glass
generally, is further of particular applicability as a disinfectant, and as a destructive
agent against insects. Bugs, fleas, moths, and flies, are destroyed by its means, and
all articles to which it is applied are cleansed, polished, and purified.
The polishing and disinfecting paste, formed in accordance with this invention,
consists of a mixture in proper proportions of the several ingredients hereunder
mentioned, worked into a cream.
The ingredients and their proportions are as follow :-
In making the aforesaid paste I take to one quart of best parrafin oil (rectified
and rendered scentless with camphor) 1 ounce of salt, a quarter of a pound of soft
grey or like soap, and half a pint of turpentine, and I well beat these ingredients
together until a paste or cream is formed. This I allow to stand for a short time
to settle, and then I add half a pint of onion juice, well stirring and mixing
the whole together. It is then ready for use. The rectification or purification
of the paraffin oil to be employed I effect by steeping camphor in the propor-
tion of oz. to 1 quart of paraffin oil in the oil for a period of about half an
hour. The camphor is held in a muslin bag & is removed from the oil when the
rectification is complete.

page_text: For polishing or cleaning first wipe off all dust found accumulated upon the
article to be cleaned, and well rub a portion of the paste over same, and then
thoroughly remove by rubbing with a soft linen duster. The furniture or glass
will then be left clean and bright; and the effects of the polish will further be to
drive away all insects from the parts to which the paste has been applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
:―
A polishing paste applicable for cleaning, disinfecting, and other purposes, con-
sisting of a mixture, in about the proportions specified, of the ingredients herein- 1
before set forth.
Dated this 13th day of December 1899
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.