IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MOTTLED SOAP
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Armorer Hedley of Mayfield, Gosforth in the County
of Northumberland, Scap Manufacturer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MOTTLED SOAP."
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Armorer Hedley at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st August 1882.
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ARMORER HEDLEY of Mayfield, Gosforth in the County of Northumberland,
Soap Manufacturer "JMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MOTTLED SOAP
My invention relates to the manufacture of mottled soap, which I effect in the
following manner. I prepare two mixtures, one of which I may term the
mottling mixture" and the other the "ground mixture." The mottling mixture
is that made by any known hot process for producing a soap that will freely
mottle, to which while it is still hot and liquid I add any coloring matter such
as is used for mottling in considerable quantity so that the mottling color and
the natural color of the soap appear in about equal proportions in the mixture.
The ground mixture is that made by any known cold-process which when solidified
will make a good soap. While the ground mixture is still liquid I pour the
mottling mixture also liquid into it gently stirring the mass until the two mixtures
are sufficiently mingled, and thereupon I pour the product into the moulds or
frames.
Instead of pouring the mottling mixture into the still liquid ground mixture, it
may be poured into a cold solution of common or other suitable salt in water, the
mottling mixture being thereby solidified into lamps which constitute mottled
portions of the final product, of which the lighter or ground color is formed or
inanufactured by what is known as the "cold process."

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed. by
the said Armorer Hedley in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 14th February
1883.
ARMORER HEDLEY of Mayfield, Gosforth in the county of Northumberland,
Soap Manufacturer " IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MOTTLED SOAP
"
My invention relates to the manufacture of mottled soap, which I effect in the
following manner. I prepare two mixtures, one which I may term the "mottling"
mixture and the other the "ground" mixture. The mottling mixture is that made
by any known hot process for producing a soap that will freely mottle, to which,
while it is still hot and liquid, I add any colouring matter such as is used
for mottling in considerable quantity, that is to say, about four times the
quantity of coloring matter usually employed in making mottled soap. When the
soap has mottled sufficiently to show the mottling colour and the natural colour of
the soap in about equal proportions, it is ready to be poured into the ground
mixture. The ground mixture is that made by any known cold process, which,
when solidified, will make a good soap. While the ground mixture is still liquid
I pour the mottling mixture also liquid into it, gently stirring the mass until the
two mixtures are sufficiently mingled, and thereupon I pour the product into the
moulds or frames.
The mottling mixture and the ground mixture may be combined in various
proportions. I find that a very good proportion is about one part by weight of the
mottling mixture to four parts of the ground mixture.
Instead of pouring the mottling mixture into the ground mixture, it may be.
poured into a cold aqueous solution of common or other suitable salt, the mottling
mixture being thus soldified into lumps. These lumps can then be mixed up
with soap manufactured by what is known as the cold process, so as to constitute
mottled portions of the product.
Having thus described the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, I claim,
The manufacture of mottled soap by mixing together two separately prepared
mixtures, the one being colored to act as a mottling mixture to the other, which
is the ground mixture, constituting the chief body of the soap, substantially as
herein described.
In Witness whereof, I the said Armorer Hedley have hereunto set my hand
and seal this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three