A New or Improved Furniture Polish.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1894-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Furniture Polish.
I, AUGUST PAUL HORN, of Admiralitätstrasse 23, Hamburg, in the Empire
of Germany, Chemical Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
In polishing furniture according to the ordinary method, it is first rough-polished
with one of the usual polishes and afterwards finished off by being polished with
spirit or alcohol. This final or finishing polishing with alcohol is a very laborious.
and tedious operation, since the alcohol does not absorb, or absorbs only very
slightly, the oils and fats left upon the furniture by the first or preliminary
polishing.
Now the new or improved furniture polish hereinafter described is intended to
be employed in place of alcohol for the final polishing operation. It is prepared
by mixing in about the proportions given the following substances in the manner
herein set forth.
240 kilogs. of alcohol are intimately mixed with 120 kilogs. of acetone, and
slightly heated. In this mixture 8 kilogs. of benzoin and 16 kilogs. of sandarak
are completely dissolved. After this solution has been carefully filtered, 440 kilogs.
of benzine are added and intimately mixed therewith by shaking.
In this manner there is produced a perfectly clear liquid which is ready for use
as a finishing polish. The high percentage of benzine which it contains absorbs
very quickly the fats remaining from the rough-polishing, so that by the use of
this polish a very high degree of polish is obtained in a very short time which is
very lasting and is not liable to become cracked or to assume a dull or blistered
appearance.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Furniture Polish.
I, AUGUST PAUL HORN, of Admiralitätstrasse 23, Hamburg, in the Empire
of Germany Chemical Manufacturer, 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 :-
In polishing furniture according to the ordinary method it is first rough-polished
with one of the usual polishes and afterwards finished off by being polished with
spirit or alcohol. This final polishing with spirit or alcohol is a very laborious and
tedious operation, since the spirit or alcohol does not dissolve or only very slightly,
the oils and fats left upon the furniture by the first or preliminary polishing.
Now the new or improved furniture polish hereinafter described is intended to
be employed in place of the spirit or alcohol for the final polishing operation. It
is prepared by mixing in or about the proportions given, the following substances
in the manner herein set forth.
240 kilogs. of alcohol such as methylated spirit, are intimately mixed with

page_text: 120 kilogs. of acetone, and slightly heated. In this mixture 8 kilogs. of benzoin and
16 kilogs. of sandarac are completely dissolved. After this solution has been
carefully filtered, 440 kilogs. of benzine are added and intimately mixed therewith
by shaking.
In this manner there is produced a perfectly clear liquid which is ready for use
as a finishing polish. The high percentage of benzine which it contains dissolves
very quickly the fats remaining from the rough-polishing, so that by the use of
this liquid a very highly polished surface on the article treated can be produced in
a very short time. The high degree of polish is very lasting and the polished
surface is not liable to become cracked or to nagtime a dull or blistered
appearance.
Flaving now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The herein described new or improved manufacture of a composition for use as
a furniture polish, consisting of alcohol, acetone, benzoin, sandarac, and benzine
substantially in or about the proportions mentioned.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1894
Dated this 3rd day of July 1894
For the Applicant,
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.