Improvements in Connection with Receptacles or Boxes for Boot Blacking and other Paste,
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb.. 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Connection with Receptacles or Boxes for Boot
Blacking and other Paste,
I MARY ROSENNA LATHAM of 7 Ithaca Terrace, Felpham, in the County of
Sussex, Married Woman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The present invention more particularly has reference to receptacles.containing
paste for blacking boots, the object being to prevent the application of the blacking
to the brush in an improper and wasteful manner.
When the paste is contained in a box in the usual manner, and the brush is dabbed.
or pressed down upon it, it often happens that the brush takes up more paste than
is desirable at one time.
If this excess of paste is allowed to remain on the brush, it is liable to accumulate
at the roots of the bristles, thereby clogging and spoiling the brush, and if it is
scraped off, a disagreeable mess results.
According to the present invention, I lay over the blacking or other paste, a
sheet of perforated metal or other suitable material, or wire gauze, through the
holes in which the bristles of the brush may be pressed, to get a supply of
the paste.
In this way the brush takes up only a proper amount, and an excessive or
wasteful application of paste to the brush is avoided.
The metallic sheet rests upon the paste, and remains in close contact with it, as
the layer beneath is gradually removed through the perforations by the brush.
It will be obvious that the perforated metal sheet or plate may be used not only
in connection with receptacles for boot blacking, but also with receptacles containing
paste for other purposes, such, for instance, as tooth paste.
If desired, in connection with the box containing the blacking, covered as
described, a wet pad or moistener may be arranged for damping the brush when
required.
Did this 19th dow of May 1894.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Connection with Receptacles or Boxes for Boot
Blacking and other Paste.
I MARY ROSENNA LATHAM of 7. Ithaca Terrace, Felpham in the County of
Sussex, Married Woman, 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 present invention has reference more particularly to receptacles for past

page_text: blacking for boots, but it is applicable also to hoxes or pots for other substances
of pasty consistency for other purposes, such as metal paste, tooth paste, vaseline,
and pomade.
brush, it is
In using blacking or other paste which is applied by means of
usual to rub or press the brush upon the paste contained in a shallow tin or pot.
In this way it is often difficult to avoid smearing the paste over the sides or edges
of the tin, in an untidy and wasteful manner, and getting an excess of paste upon
the brush,
According to the present invention, I get over the difficulty by covering the
paste with a sheet of perforated metal or other suitable material, or wire gauze,
through the holes in which a supply of paste in sufficient quantity may be
obtained.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1 shows in plan view an open box with my invention adapted thereto.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the box on the line xx of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows the perforated plate detached; and
Fig. 4 shows, in cross section, a pot suitable for tooth paste, vaseline, or pomade,
covered with a perforated plate of suitable dimensions.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, A is the blacking box, divided by a partitiou into two
compartments, a and a'. a contains the paste blacking, upon which is laid the
perforated sheet 6, of a size fitting easily the compartment a. The compartment.a¹
is occupied by a damping pad c, of felt, or other porous material, for wetting the
brush, if required.
The cover of the box is by preference perforated (see Fig. 1), to admit air to
the compartment a', when the box is closed, and prevent the pad from becoming
mouldy.
In using the blacking box, the brush is first slightly damped upon the damper c,
and then gently pressed and rubbed upon the perforated sheet 6 which rests on the
blacking paste. It will be found that thus the blacking finds its way to the brush
in a very satisfactory and evenly distributed manner, without clogging the bristles,
or unduly soiling the sides of the box. As the blacking is consumed, so the
plate b recedes with the retreating surface, until all the blacking is consumed.
This form of box is also suitable for metal cleaning paste, saddle soap, &c., the
damper being moistened with a liquid other than water, if desired, and a cloth or
sponge taking the place of the brush for applying the paste.
The tooth paste, vaseline, or pomade pot, A, shown at Fig. 4, may be used with
a brush, like the blacking box, or the contents may be removed by the finger
pressing and rubbing gently on the plate b, so as to force the paste beneath, up
through the holes in the said plate, whence it is transferred to the finger in a
cleanly and convenient manner.
It is not necessary to have all the perforations of the plate b of the same size;
on the contrary, it is sometimes convenient to have larger holes around the
edges, where it is to some extent protected by the edges of the box, than in the
middle.
In this manner, an even consumption of the paste throughout the whole surface
can be induced.
The economy of paste which results from the employment of the perforated
cover is considerable, and the convenience arising from its use, especially in
connection with blacking boots, is very great.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is
1. In receptacles or boxes for blacking and other paste, covering the said paste
with a sheet of perforated metal, or its equivalent, substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying drawing.

page_text: 2. The box for boot paste hereinbefore described with reference to Figs. 1.
and 2 of the drawing, containing damping pad and paste covering plate, substantially
as set forth.
Dated this 18th dov of February 1895
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.