Improvements in Soles and Heels for Boots and Shoes and in the Method of Manufacturing the same.
Year: 1898

page_text: Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1899
Improvements in Soles and Heels for Boots and Shoes and in the
Method of Manufacturing the same.
A communication to me from FRANZ GATZSCHE, of Freiberg, Saxony, in the
Empire of Germany, Manager.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards & Co., Chartered Patent Agents
and Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The present invention has for its object a new or improved material for the
soles and heels of boots and shoes, and a method of manufacturing the same, by
which such soles and heels are much more elastic than ordinary soles, and are
completely water-proof.
The improved soles and heels are made of the waste of paper manufacturies,
which is placed in a mixture of asphaltum, resin, turpentine-oil, peroxyde of iron
and tallow (the proportions of which may be varied) at a temperature of about
80° Centigrade, and is left therein, until it is entirely impregnated with the mixture.
It is then pressed by passing it between rollers, and formed into sheets or plates
of suitable thickness, from which soles and heels for boots and shoes can be cut.
Dated this 6th day of December 1898.
Improvements in Soles and Heels for Boots and Shoes and in the
Method of Manufacturing the same.
A communication to me from FRANZ GATZSCHE, of Freiberg, Saxony, in the
Empire of Germany, Manager.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards & Co., Chartered Patent Agents
and Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, 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 follow-
ing statement, that is to say:
The present invention has for its object a new or improved material or com-
position to be used as a substitute for leather for the soles and heels of boots and

page_text: shoes, and a method of manufacturing the same, by which such soles and heels
are much more elastic than ordinary soles, and are completely waterproof.
The composition which I use for making the improved soles and heels is made
of the waste of paper manufacturies, which is placed in a mixture of asphaltum,
resin, turpentine-oil, peroxyde of iron, and tallow (the proportions of which may
be varied) at a temperature of about 80° Centigrade, and is left therein, until it
is entirely impregnated with the mixture. The entire mixture is then pressed
by passing it between suitable rollers, and formed into sheets or plates of suitable
thickness, from which soles and heels for boots and shoes are made.
The following proportions of the ingredients named give good results, viz.:-
4 to 5 pounds.
1 pound.
Waste of paper manufacturies,
Asphaltum,
Resin,
Turpentine Oil,
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Peroxyde of iron,
ounces.
Tallow,
pound,
Soles and heels for boots and shoes made from the mixture specified make an
excellent substitute for the leather ordinarily used for the purpose, and they
are cheap, easily manufactured, durable, elastic, and completely waterproof.
I am aware that some of the ingredients named have been used for a similar
purpose, but I am not aware that all the ingredients in my composition, in the
proportions stated, have been used together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The improved composition to be used for the soles and heels of boots and
shoes consisting of waste from paper manufacturies, asphaltum, resin, turpen-
tine oil, peroxyde of iron, and tallow, in the proportions specified, and substan-
tially as described.
2.The method of manufacturing soles and heels for boots and shoes from the
ingredients named in the first claim, by placing the paper waste in a mixture of
all the other ingredients at a temperature of about 80° Centigrade until it is
entirely impregnated, then pressing the entire mixture between rollers so as to
form sheets of suitable thickness from which soles and heels for boots and shoes
are made, substantially as described..
Dated this 24th day of August 1900
EDWARDS AND CO.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.