A New and Improved Method of Manufacturing Glazing, Antiseptic and Washing Compounde
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1889-Accepted, 26th Oct.,
1889
A New and Improved Method of Manufacturing Glazing, Antiseptic
and Washing Compounde,
I JUSSE ASCоUGH of Handsworth in the County of Stafford Agent do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This improved method consists in manufacturing these compounds by friction, heat,
fusing or fluxing the equivalent or component parts of such compounds together until
they become intimately mixed and combined.
My invention is primarily associated with boron and sodium compounds but it can
be applied to the manufacture of many other chemicals.
To manufacture a boron or borax compound according to my invention I take
boracic acid & crystal sodium carbonate; or in another way boracic acid and dry
sodium carbonate. I mix these ingredients in a suitable place or vessel in which
friction can be used, or to which heat can be applied, and I frictionize by grinding
rubbing or other means, or I make use of heat by fusing or fluxing these ingredients
together until they become intimately mixed and combined I then transfer the mass
(by preference) into shallow vessels, and I insert prongs, points, cutting edges of metal,
or other substances so as to divide the mass into convenient shapes or pieces, by which
process more atmosphere being admitted into the mass crystalization is hastened.
This manufactured compound containing as it does the full equivalent of boron and
all the other component parts of sodium borate or borax is suitable for using alone or
mixing with the usual substances employed for imparting gloss, glaze, or enamel like
surfaces to starched linen and other fabrics, for glazing earthenware, tiles, bricks
metallic and other surfaces as well as for using in other processes where sodium borate
or borax has hitherto been used.
I can also make use of its antiseptic qualities in combination with washing powders
soaps, paraffin, resin or other substances useful for washing polishing or cleaning.
I can manufacture boron compounds of less purity by frictionizing, heating, fusing,
or fluxing any native compound containing boron such as calcium borate, crude
tincal or boracite with sufficient sodium carbonate or other chemical to combine with
and develop its antiseptic boron quality. Boron compounds thus made cannot be free
from extraneous substances but they will be valuable, in proportion to the quantity of
boron they contain, for use in glazing and for improving antiseptic and washing pre-
parations. For making crystal sodium carbonate, or washing soda, I take its equivalent
parts and proceed to amalgamate as already described with boracic acid and sodium
carbonate.
For imparting color that may be useful in boron compounds, I can add metallic
oxides, per mangonate cobalt anilines or other coloring substances.
Any of the compounds described I can mould, press, stamp or otherwise form into
compact masses of any required shape for convenience of use or sale.
Dated this 25th day of January 1889.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New and Improved Method of Manufacturing Glazing, Antiseptic,
and Washing Compounds.
I, JESSE ASCOUGH, of Handsworth, in the county of Stafford, Agent, 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:-
This improved method consists of manufacturing these compounds by friction, heat,
fusing, or fluxing the equivalents or approximate component parts of such compounds
together, until they become intimately mixed and combined.
My invention is primarily associated with boron and sodium compounds, but it can
be applied to the manufacture of many other chemicals.
To manufacture boron or borax compounds according to my invention, I take boracic
or boric acid 62 lbs. and chrystal sodium carbonate 71 lbs. or in another way boracic
or boric acid 62 lbs. and dry sodium carbonate 27 lbs.; or I can combine these formula
as may in practice prove most satisfactory.
I then mix these ingredients in any suitable place or vessel in which friction
can be used; and I frictionize by grinding, rubbing, or other means: or I make
use of heat sufficiently powerful to fuse or flux these ingredients together, until
they become intimately mixed and combined. I then transfer the mass (by preference)
into shallow vessels, and I insert prongs, points, cutting-edges of metal or other
substance, so as to move about, separate or divide the cooling mass into convenient
groups, shapes, or peices, by which process, more atmosphere being admitted into
the mass, crystallization is hastened.
This manufactured compounds containing, as it does the approximate equivalent
of boron and all the other component parts of sodium borate or borax, is suitable
for using alone, or mixing with the usual substances employed for imparting gloss,
glaze, or enamel-like surfaces to starched linen and other fabrics: for glazing earthen-
ware, tiles, bricks, metallic, and other surfaces, as well as for using in other processes
where sodium borate, or borax has hitherto been used.
I can also make use of this boron or borax compound in combination with washing
powders, soaps, paraffin, resin, petroleum products, silicate, chalk, ground flint,
ground glass, or other substances useful for washing, polishing, or cleaning.
I can manufacture boron compounds of less purity by frictionizing, heating, fusing,
or fluxing any native compound containing boron, such as calcium borate, crude
tincal, or boracite, with sufficient sodium carbonate or other chemical to combine with
and develope its antiseptic boron quality. Boron compounds thus made cannot be free
from extraneous substances, but they will be valuable in proportion to the quantity of
boron they contain, for use in glazing and for improving antiseptic polishing, cleaning
and washing preparations.
For imparting color or other quality that may be useful in boron compounds I can
add metallic oxides or other salts, such as potassium permanganate, or other manganese
salt, cobalt, ultramarine, indigo, antimony, copper, iron, anilines, or other metallic or
vegetable coloring substances.
For making washing soda, I take its approximate equivalent parts-for instance dry
sodium carbonate, or refined alkali 100 lbs. water 250 lbs. and I proceed to bring about
mixing and amalgamation in the manner already described for the production of boron
or borax compounds. If desirable to produce mild sodium borate, I add about ten
pounds of any boron or borax compound during the frictionizing, beating, fusing,
fluxing or crystallization process. I can also manufacture any other antiseptic, washing,
polishing, or cleaning compound by taking the approximate constituents of any
chemical suitable for my purpose and combining boron or borax compound therewith
in similar manner.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details herein
set forth in this description of my new method.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. The manufacture of boron or borax compounds by frictionizing, heating, fusing,
or fluxing the equivalent or approximate component parts of such compounds
together until they become intimately mixed or combined substantially as herein
set forth.
2nd. The manufacture of boron or borax glazing compounds which compounds I can
also employ in combination with saponaceous and other washing, polishing, and cleaning
substances substantially as herein described.
3rd. The manufacture of boron or borax antiseptics in combination with disinfectants
metallic salts, and colouring substances substantially as described.
4th. The manufacture of washing soda, and mild sodium carbonate, or other chemical
compound substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 31st day of August 1880
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.