An Improved Plate-polishing Mixture
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Plate-polishing Mixture,
I WILFRID CAMPBELL LATHAM of 38 Rosemont Road, Richmond Hill,
Richmond in the County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The subject of the present application is intended for cleaning and polishing
table plate and other gold and silver articles, and is particularly suitable for house-
hold use, owing to its convenience in application, and efficiency and rapidity in
operation.
The mixture, which is of a creamy nature, is supplied to the public in fluid form,
bottled, and only requires to be applied to the plate to be cleaned in small quantity
with a piece of flannel or sponge. Afterwards the mixture is rubbed off with a
leather, leaving the plate finely cleaned and polished.
The mixture or cream, which may vary somewhat as regards proportions, is
prepared from, say :-
1 gallon of distilled water
8 ozs. ordinary soap
4
"
12
"
4
"
12
"
extract of soap (Hudson's)
prepared chalk
finest powdered silicon
spirit ammonia
4 drams finest rouge.
The rouge and the chalk are mixed well together, then is added the silicon and
mixed well, the distilled water being boiled; the ordinary soap is put into it, and
boiled for half an hour; then are added the extract of soap and the compound of
chalk, rouge, and silicon. The mixture having been well stirred, is allowed to
stand for 24 hours. A cream of soap will rise to the top of the vessel, and at the
bottom there will be about 1 pints of a brown liquor, which should be drawn off.
The ammonia is now added, and the creamy mixture is bottled and ready for use.
Dated this 24th day of May 1892.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Plate-polishing Mixture.
I, WILFRID CAMPBELL LATHAM, of 38 Rosemont Road, Richmond Hill,
Richmond in the County of Surrey, Gentleman, 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 :-
The subject of the present application is intended for cleaning and polishing
table plate and other gold and silver articles, and is particularly suitable for
household use, owing to its convenience in application and efficiency and rapidity
in operation.
The mixture, which is of a creamy nature, is supplied to the public in fluid form,
bottled, and only requires to be applied to the plate to be cleaned in small quantity,
with a piece of flannel or sponge. Afterwards the mixture is rubbed off with a
leather, leaving the plate finely cleaned and polished.

page_text: The mixture or cream, which may vary somewhat as regards proportions, is
prepared from, say :-
1 gallon of distilled water
8 ozs. ordinary soft soap
6 extract of soap
12
4
12
"
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"
prepared chalk
finest powdered silicon
spirit ammonia
4 drams finest rouge.
The rouge and the chalk are mixed well together; then is added the silicon, and
mixed well; the distilled water being boiled, the ordinary soap is put into it, and
boiled for half an hour; there are added the extract of soap and the compound of
chalk and rouge and silicon. The mixture having been well stirred, is allowed to
stand for 24 hours.
The ammonia is now added, and the creamy mixture is bottled and ready
for use.
As a slight variation of the above recipe, additional prepared chalk may be
substituted for the 4 oz. powdered silicon, and rectified spirit may take the place of
the spirit of ammonia.
The plate polishing mixture may be converted into a liquid scrubbing soap for
household purposes generally, by merely substituting for the fine rouge, a coarser
material, such as powdered pumice stone, say, about lb. powdered pumice stone in
the quantity of liquid above mentioned. The soap will then possess sufficient body
to scour any rough surface.
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 :-
The liquid cleaning and polishing soap prepared as hereinbefore described, for
the purposes set forth.
Dated this 24th day of February 1893.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.