IMPROVED COMBINATIONS OF INGREDIENTS FOR CLEANSING AND BLEACHING WOOLS AND OTHER SUITABLE ‣ FIBRES AND FABRICS, PAINT WORK, FLOORS, CASES, AND OTHER ARTICLES AND UTENSILS
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Alfred White, of London Street, in the
City of London, for the Invention of "IMPROVED COMBINATIONS OF
INGREDIENTS FOR CLEANSING AND BLEACHING WOOLS AND OTHER SUITABLE ‣
FIBRES AND FABRICS, PAINT WORK, FLOORS, CASES, AND OTHER ARTICLES AND
UTENSILS." A communication from abroad by Arthur Lloyd, of
Paris, France.
Sealed the 16th December 1873, and dated the 11th October 1873.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Alfred White
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 11th October 1873.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED WHITE, of London Street, in the City of
London, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "Im-
PROVED COMBINATIONS OF INGREDIENTS FOR CLEANSING AND BLEACHING WOOLS AND
OTHER SUITABLE FIBRES AND FABRICS, PAINT WORK, FLOORS, CASES, AND OTHER
ARTICLES AND UTENSILS," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to certain combinations of ingredients for the
cleansing and bleaching of wools, woollen goods, cotton waste, and.

page_text: other suitable fibres and fabrics, also paint work, floors, casks, and other
articles and utensils, and consists,-
Firstly. In fusing in a Hessian crucible 22 parts dry carbonate of
potash, 30 parts sand free from alumina and iron, and 2 parts charcoal.
The mass is then allowed to cool down and water is added to form a
paste or a bath of the proper consistency for the steeping of the article
or material therein, the length of time which the material is acted upon
being dependent upon its nature and character.
The second combination is composed of 22 parts dry carbonate of
sodium, 70 parts dry carbonate of potassium, 20 parts silicate, and one
part charcoal; these being fused together in a similar manner to the first
described combination and water is added to make a paste or a bath as
before.
The third combination is formed of one part silica and two parts
chloride of sodium, these being fused together in a Hessian crucible and
afterwards treated in a similar manner as the first and second com-
binations.
If the goods have to be washed it is preferable to use water which is
charged with a large proportion of lime to which fresh lime and a
quantity of soda is added.
The above quantities or parts of the several ingredients mentioned
can be varied to suit the fabric under treatment whether for yarn hank,
made up goods, paint work, casks or other utensils, laundry work, or
general cleansing and domestic purposes.

page_text: of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the thirty-
seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said William Alfred White, Her special
licence, that I, the said William Alfred White, my executors, administra-
tors, and assigns, or such others as I, the said William Alfred White, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during
the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"IMPROVED COMBINATION OF INGREDIENTS FOR- CLEANSING AND BLEACHING WOOLS,
AND OTHER SUITABLE FIBRES AND FABRICS, PAINT WORK, FLOORS, CASKS, AND OTHER
ARTICLES AND, UTENSILS," communicated to me from abroad by Arthur
Lloyd, of Paris, France, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the
said William Alfred White, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same tó be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within
'six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Alfred White, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement thereof, that is to say :—
This Invention relates to certain combinations in which silica is the
chief constituent for the cleansing and bleaching of wools, woollen
goods, cotton waste, and other fibres and fabrics, also paint work, floors,
casks, and other articles and utensils, as well as for the washing of
sheep and consists,―
Firstly. In fusing in a Hessian crucible 22 parts dry carbonate of
potash, 30 parts sand free from alumina and iron, and 2 parts charcoal.
The mass is then allowed to cool down and water is added to form a
paste or a bath of the proper consistency for the steeping of the article
or material therein, the length of time during which the material is
acted upon being dependent upon its nature and character.
The second combination is composed of 22 parts dry carbonate of
sodium, 70 parts dry carbonate of potassium, 20 parts silicate, and one

page_text: comomation, and water is added to make a paste or a bath as
before.
The third combination is formed of one part silica and two parts
chloride of sodium; these being fused together in a Hessian crucible |
and afterwards treated in a similar manner to the first and second com-
binations.
When the water contains large portions of lime it is necessary to pre-
cipitate with an additional quantity of lime and soda mixed in the water
to be used.
The above given proportions or parts of the several constituents men-
tioned can be varied to suit the fabric under treatment, whether for
yarn hank, made up goods, paint work, casks or other utensils, laundry
work, or general cleansing and domestic purposes, as well as for washing
sheep.
I claim, firstly, the combination in or about the proportions and in
the manner set forth under the first head of this Invention, and the
application of the compound which I term neutral soap, No. 1, to the
purposes described.
Secondly, I claim the combination in or about the proportions and in 2
the manner set forth under the second head of this Invention, and the
application of the compound which I term neutral soap, No. 2, to the
purposes described.
Thirdly, I claim the combination as set forth under the third head of
this Invention and its application to the purposes described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Alfred White, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Tenth day of April, One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
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