An Improved Composition for Cleaning and Polishing Brass, Steel, Plated Parts, Harness, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1890-Accepted 3rd May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Composition for Cleaning and Polishing Brass, Steel,
Plated Parts, Harness, and the like.
I HENRY SIMMONB, of 3 Hazlitt Mews, Kensington, London, W., Coachman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improved composition for cleaning and polishing brass,
steel, plated parts, harness, and the like, and has for object a composition that shall
thoroughly clean and polish metal and the like more efficiently than is effected at
present, without injuring "patent leather" and other substances with which it may
come in contact.
In carrying my invention into practice I take of "brilliantine" 1 parts; soft
soap 1 parts; paraffin oil 1 parts, and nitric acid 1 part, but I may vary these
proportions as desirable or convenient.
I mix the "brilliantine," soft soap and paraffin oil, well together, and let the
mixture simmer for ten minutes, whereupon I add the nitric acid.
The composition which assumes the form of a paste, is applied in the usual manner
to the article to be cleaned or polished.
L: 15th do of Tum 1880
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Composition for Cleaning and Polishing Brass, Steel,
Plated Parts, Harness, and the like.
I HENRY SIMMONS, of 3 Hazlitt Mews, Kensington, London, W., Coachman, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved composition for cleaning and polishing brass,
steel, plated parts, harness, and the like, and has for its object, a composition that
shall thoroughly clean and polish metal and the like, more efficiently than is effected
at present, without injuring"" patent leather," and other substances, with which it may
come in contact.
"
In carrying my invention into practice, I take of "brilliantine (composed of
oxide of iron, carbonate of calcium, alumina, and silica) 1% parts; of soft soap
1 parts of paraffin oil 1 parts; and of nitric acid 18 part, but I may vary these
proportions as desirable or convenient.
I mix the "brilliantine," soft soap, and paraffin oil, well together in a mass, and let
the mixture obtained from the combination of the three said ingredients, simmer for
ten minutes, whereupon I add the nitric acid thereto.
The composition which is made to assume the form of a paste, is applied in the
usual manner to the article to be cleaned or polished.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved composition, consisting of the various ingredients,
described and for the purpose set forth.
as herein before
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved composition, consisting of the various ingredients, as hereinbefore
described and for the nurnose set forth.
Dated this 11th day of March 1890.
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HUGHES & SON
s 11th day of March 1890.
HUGHES & SON
5, Chaucery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.