Improvements connected with Ironing Appliances.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 28th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Ironing Appliances.
We HENRY EASTHAM, Picture Framer, 69, Adelphi Street, Preston, Lanca-
shire, ELIZABETH EASTHAM, Laundress, 69, Adelphi Street, Preston, Lancashire,
and RICHARD EASTHAM, of 69 Adelphi Street, Preston, Picture Framer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention is designed to provide an appliance for laundresses' use for
preventing a smoothing iron from sticking to linen or other fabric whilst such fabric
is being ironed or smoothed. It consists of a composition preferably in cylindrical
form (to be rubbed on the face of the hot smoothing iron) which composition is
enclosed within a netting or cage of textile material the said netting being attached
to and holding up the composition against the base of a surmounting handle
preferably of wood. The said composition consists of a mixture of paraffin wax
(whilst heated)-say of a pound-with 1 oz. of tallow and 5 drops of the oil sold
by druggists under the name of "citronelia."
Dated this 27th day of February 1891.
HENRY EASTHAM.
ELIZABETH EASTHAM.
RICHARD EASTHAM.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Ironing Appliances.
We, HENRY EASTHAM, Picture Framer, ELIZABETH EASTHAM, Laundress,
and RICHARD EASTHAM, Picture Framer, all of 69, Adelphi Street, Preston, in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention is designed to provide an appliance for laundresses' use for
preventing a smoothing iron from sticking to linen or other fabric whilst such fabric
is being ironed or smoothed. It consists of a composition preferably in cylindrical
form (to be rubbed on the face of the hot smoothing iron) which composition is
enclosed within a netting or cage of textile material the said netting being attached
to and holding up the composition against the base of a surmounting handle
preferably of wood.
The said composition consists of a mixture of paraffin wax (whilst heated)-say
of a pound with 1 oz. of tallow and 5 drops of the oil sold by druggists under
the name of "citronella."
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a side view and
Fig. 2 a sectional elevation of an appliance embodying our said invention.
a is the composition moulded whilst hot into a cylindrical form enclosed within a
netting or cage of textile material 6 the said netting being attached to the lower
part of the surmounting handle d by means of a cord or wire binder c.
The part p
represents a portion of a gummed label with which we preferably surround the
appliance and upon this label are printed "directions for use and other printed
matter.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
In combination with a surmounting handle such as d and a netting or cage such
as 6 the use or employment of a composition consisting of a mixture of materials
hereinabove specified for the purpose set forth.
HENRY EASTHAM.
ELIZABETH EASTHAM.
RICHARD EASTHAM.