A NEW OR IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR VARNISHING PRESERVING AND WATERPROOFING, AND IN TOUGHENING CERTAIN ARTICLES AND MATERIALS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
We HENRY WALLEY, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
and THOMAS GARE, of Stockport, in the same County, do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR VARNISHING
PRESERVING AND WATERPROOFING, AND IN
TOUGHENING CERTAIN ARTICLES AND MATERIALS," to be as follows:-
SOME CASES HARDENING AND
Our invention consists in protecting from damp moisture or decay, and in
varnishing and enamelling, and in some cases hardening or toughening stone,
brick, tile, earthenware, cements lime, and gypsum plasters metals, wood fibrous
materials paper, yarns, threads, cords ropes and woven knitted and braided
fibrous fabrics, by applying to or combining therewith, a certain composition
hereinafter described, which, is or may be made use of in reference to the said
substances and materials, by applying the same as a varnish either alone or
combined with ordinary paint or pigment.
It is or may also be made to act when required as an enamel either alone, or in
combination with other known or suitable substances, when several coats of it are
applied to the surfaces of the said substances or materials, after the pores or
interstices in such have become filled or saturated with it; and the said com-
position is or may also be made to harden or toughen more or less the said
substances or materials (except metals) when they are soaked in or combined
therewith.
It is or may be applied to or combined with stone, brick, tiles, cement, lime or
mortar, plaster, or gypsum or plaster of Paris, either before or after being built or
formed into walls structures or articles.
When applied as a varnish or enamel to metals, it protects against damp,
moisture, or atmospheric effects, and prevents rust and decay.
When applied as a varnish to walls inside or outside it will prevent damp or
moisture froin passing either into or out of the wall, plaster or coment.
It will varnish, enainel, waterproof, and ponetrate and harden or toughen paper,
ibrous materials and articles or manufactures made from the same.
It will act as a substitute for paint alone or combined with paint or pigment and
Iso as a substitute for varnish and enamel,
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page_text: The composition above referred to consists of resin, gum-thus, and spirit of
Petroleum, benzoline or bi-sulphide of carbon and also boiled linseed oil, and
sometimes a little India rubber or caoutchouc.
The resin, and gum-thus, is first dissolved by heat, then the spirit of
Petroleum or benzoline or bi-sulphide of carbon is added and afterwards the boiled
linseed oil.
The proportions of the resin and gum-thus, are sometimes used in equal parts
by weight (according to the purpose required) in other cases more of the resin is
used; and the boiled linseed oil is also varied in quantity accordingly as an harder
or softer effect is required; more oil giving greater flexibility, and sometimes a
little india rubber is added previously dissolved in boiled linseed oil, to give more
elasticity; the proportions of the materials of the composition being thus varied
according to the purpose and result to be effected and the substance or materials
to which it is to be applied.

page_text: We HENRY WALLEY of the City of Manchester in the County of Lancaster,
and THOMAS GARE of Stockport in the same County do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR VARNISHING
PRESERVING AND WATERPROOFING, AND IN SOME CASES, HARDENING AND
TOUGHENING CERTAIN ARTICLES AND MATERIALS," and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:—
Our invention consists in protecting from damp moisture or decay, and in
varnishing and enamelling, and in some cases hardening or toughening stone, brick,
tile, earthenware, cements, lime and gypsum plasters, metals, wood, fibrous
materials, paper, yarns, threads, cords, ropes, and woven, knitted and braided
fibrous fabrics by applying to or combining therewith a certain composition
hereinafter described, which is or may be made use of in reference to the said
substances and materials by applying the same as a varnish either alone or
combined with ordinary paint or pigment.
It is or may also be made to act when required as an enamel either alone, or in
combination with other known or suitable substances, when several coats of it are
applied to the surfaces of the said substances or materials after the pores or
interstices in such have become filled or saturated with it, and the said composition
is or may also be made to harden or toughen more or less the said substances or
materials (except metals) when they are soaked in or combined therewith. It is or
may be applied to or combined with stone, brick, tiles, cement, lime or mortor,
plaster or gypsum or plaster of Paris, either before or after being built or formed
into walls structures or articles.
When applied as a varnish or enamel to metals it protects against damp, moisture,
or atmospheric effects, and prevents rust and decay. When applied as a varnish
to walls inside or outside it will prevent damp or moisture from passing either
into or out of the wall, plaster or cement.
It will varnish, enamel, waterproof and penetrate and harden or toughen paper,
fibrous materials and articles or manufactures made from the same.
It will act as a substitute for paint alone or combined with paint or pigment and
also as a substitute for varnish and enamel. The composition above referred to
consists of resin-gum-thus, and spirit of Petroleum, benzoline or bi-sulphide of
carbon and also boiled linseed oil, and sometimes a little India rubber or
caoutchouc.
The resin and gum-thus, is first dissolved by heat then the spirit of Petroleum
or benzoline or bi-sulphide of carbon is added and afterwards the boiled
linseed oil.
The proportions of the resin and gum-thus are sometimes used in equal parts by
weight (according to the purpose required) in other cases more of the resin is used,
and the boiled linseed oil is also varied in quantity accordingly as an harder or
softer effect is required; more oil giving greater flexibility and sometimes a little
india rubber is added previously dissolved in boiled linseed oil to give more
elasticity the proportions of the materials of the composition being thus varied
according to the purpose and result to be effected and the substance or materials to
which it is to be applied.
As examples of the proportions of the ingredients of the composition for various
purposes we give the following

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Number 1. Mix 200 (lbs) pounds of Petroleum Spirit or Benzoline and 42 (lbs)
pounds of Boiled linseed oil, and then dissolve and mix 112 (lbs) pounds of Resin
and 38 (lbs) pounds of gum-thus and mix them with the mixed spirit and boiled
linseed oil.
Number 2-Mix equal parts by weight of Resin and gum-thus and add the
boiled linseed oil and india rubber or caoutchouc dissolved in boiled linseed oil in
such proportions as desired to obtain the amount of flexibility required. Where
greater flexibility is required Castor oil is or may be used in placo of boiled
linseed oil.
The materials above mentioned are those known to commerco.
In preparing the solutions we prefer to first mix the oil and Spirit together→
then dissolve and mix the Resin and Gum-thus and mix. them with the mixed oil
and spirit but the ingredients of the composition may be added separately.
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Number 1 composition is applicable for Stone, Brick, Tile, Earthenware, Cement,
Lime and Gypsuni plaster, and Metals.
It acts as an excellent protection to bright and other metals applied as a varnish
against rust.
Number 2 composition is applicable for Fibrous materials, Paper, Thread, Cords,
Ropes and Woven, Knitted and braided fibrous fabrics. For, Ropes or Belting for
preserving, softening and Waterproofing we use with Number 2 composition more
oil and less spirit.
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With these examples, the proportions of the composition may be varied according
to the result required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed We declare that what
we claim is,
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The composition or compositions formed by Resin and Gum-thus and Boiled
linseed or other suitable oil and. sometimes caoutchouc and spirit of Petroleum,
Benzoline or bi-sulphide of Carbon, or other suitable spirit substantially as specified
when applied to the substances and materials and used for the purposes hereinbefore
mentioned.
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