Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 27th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1888
I, JOHN BAIRD of 18 & 20 East Howard Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark
North Britain, French Polisher and Shellac Merchant do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention which relates to improvements in polish and in the process of
working the same to be applied to wood, sandstone, or other material, has for its
object to produce a polish of smooth and glossy hard surface, retentive and durable in
its character.
According to this Invention the stone or wood or other material to be polished must
be thoroughly dry and prepared in the usual manner for receiving the Polish, after
this operation, the stone must be coated twice over with thick polish, after referred to,
allowing always, the first coat to dry, before the second is applied. It is then rubbed
down and polished in the usual manner, the use of oil being dispensed with.
The Polish to be adopted or used according to this Invention consists of Polish
made by well known methods, such as the ordinary French Polish, but to which is
added, and mixed together in a suitable receptacle a quantity of petroleum which
must be allowed to settle. This method produces a pure polish, distinct from the
ordinary polish, and is thereafter separated or drawn off.
It is well known that all shellac has a certain proportion of waxy matter, which
varies according to the quality of the shellac, but by this process all the soft waxy
matter contained in the composition is removed and a pure polish left.
A quarter gallon of Petroleum to three quarter gallons of ordinary French Polish,
produces according to my Invention the polish desired and which has been found to
work admirably, but these quantities of course will vary according to the quantity of
Polish required to be used but as a rule 3 to 1 seems to be the best proportions.
Dated this 26th day of March 1887.
D. DRYSDALE AUSTIN,
101, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Petitioner's Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Polish and in the Process Of Working ՆԱԵՒ ԻՐԱԿ
I, JOHN BAIRD of 18 and 20. East Howard Street, Glasgow, in the County of
Lanark, North Britain, French Polisher and Shellac Merchant, 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 which relates to improvements in Polish and in the process of
working the same to be applied to wood, sandstone, plaster, or other material, has for
its object to produce a polish of smooth hard glossy surface retentive and durable in
its character.
According to this Invention the stone or wood or other material to be polished must
bo thoroughly dry and prepared by well known means before applying the Polish,
that is to say the article to be operated upon must be made smooth by well known
means according to the nature of the article to be operated upon and whereby the
said article acquires a smooth surface. After this operation the stone or other material
must be coated over twice with thick polish hereinafter referred to care being taken
that the first coat is allowed to dry, before the second coat is applied. The second
coat being applied and allowed to dry is then rubbed down with Glass Paper or other
suitablo material, and polished in the usual manner-no sweating taking place-and
the use of oil being dispensed with, or if used at all it must be very sparingly, and
so producing a polish of a brilliant appearance and of a smooth, hard and glossy
surface.
The Polish to be adopted or used according to my Invention consists of Polish made
by well known methods, such as the ordinary French Polish, but to which is added,
and mixed together in a suitable vessel or receptacle a quantity of petroleum which
must be allowed to settle. This mixture produces a pure clear transparent polish,
distinct from the ordinary polish, and is thereafter separated or drawn off to another
vessel.
It is well known that all shellac has a certain proportion of waxy matter which
varies according to the quality of the shellac, but by this process all the soft waxy
matter contained in the composition is removed and a pure polish left.
A quarter gallon of petroleum to three quarter gallons of ordinary French Polish
produces according to my Invention the polish desired, and which has been found to
work admirably, but these quantities of course will vary according to the quantity
of Polish required to be used, but as a rule three to one seems to be the best
proportions.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
First. The polish made and produced by and from the admixture of ordinary Polish
-such as French Polish-with Petroleum, substantially in the manner and for the
purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Second. The process or method of applying and working the said Polish on stone,
plaster, wood or other material, substantially in the manner and for the purposes
hereinbefore set forth.