Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Feb., 1898-Accepted, 2nd Apr., 1898
(A communication from LA SOCIÉTÉ MEURICE-SAVE-SIMON," of 201, Quai des
Usines, Lacken, Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium, Manufacturers).
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The product forming the object of the present invention. which is called
Miroitine" in consequence of its quality of embellishing to an extraordinary
degree linen and other fabrics is chiefly destined to obviate the drawbacks inherent
to the use of borax in laundry work and at the same time to replace the latter for
domestic purposes.
It is in fact well known that borax gives only a moderate/gloss or brilliancy
and is a difficult product to be used by ironers because it entails great efforts to
obtain result at all satisfactory and to avoid it sticking to the flat-iron thus
rendering their work very slow.
The present applicants in their attempts to manufacture a better product have
discovered that sulphate of magnesium combines in the highest degree the qualities
required for beautifying linen etc. and for this reason call it
"
Miroitine."
Sulphate of magnesium has the property of imparting to the oldest linen a new
appearance and perfect brilliancy without the ironer having to use any greater efforts
than in ordinary ironing. The work is on the contrary easier because the iron has
no tendency to stick and rather passes over the work with so little friction that
ironing does not take more than half the time usually required so that instead of
spoiling the linen it constitutes a very efficient preservative and is beside. cheaper
than all the other products hitherto employed for the same purpose.
The magnesium sulphate does not require any special step in using it as it has
simply to be dissolved in a little boiling water and added to the starch in very
small quantities. Thus a table-spoon dissolved in a little boiling water is sufficient
for a quarter of a litre of preparation of starch usually employed for collars, cuffs,
shirts etc. which will receive a brilliancy superior to that of new linen obtained in
the usual way.
It is the same for table-linen petticoats blouses and fabrics and articles generally
treated with boiled starch and in these cases the use of magnesium sulphate is still
more-economical for it is only necessary to use a table-spoon-ful for say half a litre
of boiled starch.
Surprising effects become apparent in rinsing white as well as coloured linen
which receives a new appearance by using for instance in 20 litres of water 3 spoon-
fuls of magnesium sulphate the use of which is also advantageous in washing silk
cotton gloves and other fabrics of the kind on which it is absolutely harmless
making them rather supple than stiff at the same time rendering them brilliant

page_text: and beautifying them and having a preservative effect unlike that produced by
other substances.
Datad this 92nd day of Tul 1907
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
(A communication from THE COMPANY "MEURICE-SAVE-SIMON," of 201,- Quai des
Usines, Lacken, Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium, Manufacturers).
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent 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:-
"
The product forming the object of the present invention, which is called
Miroitine," in consequence of its quality of imparting an extreme brilliancy to
linen and other fabrics is chicfly destined to obviate the drawbacks inherent to
the use of borax in laundry work and at the same time to replace the latter for
domestic purposes..
•
It is, in fact, well known that borax gives only a moderate gloss or brilliancy
and is a difficult substance for ironers to use, because it entails great efforts to
obtain at all satisfactory results and to avoid its sticking to the flat-iron, thus
rendering the work of ironing very slow and unsatisfactory.
My foreign correspondents in their attempts to discover a more suitable material
have found that sulphate of magnesium combines in the highest degree the qualities
required for beautifying or imparting a high finish to linen etc., and for this reason
call it "Miroitine."
Sulphate of magnesium has the property of imparting to linen etc. a new
appearance and perfect brilliancy without the ironer having to use any greater
efforts than in ordinary ironing. The work on the contrary is easier because the
iron has no tendency to stick and passes over the work with so little friction that
ironing does not take more than half the time usually required, and instead of
spoiling the linen the material acts rather as a preservative and is besides cheaper
than all other products, hitherto employed for the same purpose.
The magnesium sulphate does not require any special steps in using it, as it
has simply to be dissolved in a little boiling water and added to the starch in very
small quantities. Thus a table-spoonful dissolved in a little boiling water is
sufficient for a quarter of a litre of preparation of starch usually employed for
collars, cuffs, shirts etc., which will receive a brilliancy superior to that of new linen
obtained in the usual way.
It is the same for table-linen, petticoats, blouses and fabrics and articles
generally treated with boiled starch, and in these cases the use of magnesium
sulphate is still more economical for it is only necessary to use a table-spoonful for,
say, half a litre of boiled starch.
Surprising effects become apparent in rinsing white as well as coloured linen, etc.,
which receives a new appearance by using for instance in 20 litres of water three
spoonfuls of magnesium sulphate, with or without blue, its use being also
advantageous in washing silk, cotton gloves and other fabrics of the kind on which
it is absolutely harmless, making them rather supple than stiff, at the same time

page_text: rendering them brilliant and beautifying them and having a preservative effect
unlike that produced by other substances.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is: —
For laundry purposes a mixture of magnesium sulphate and starch or starch
solution, or a solution of magnesium sulphate, with or without blue, for rinsing
purposes substantially as and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1898.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.