AN IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR BLACKING LEATHER
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Harris Lake, of the Firm of Hasoltine, Lake,
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for an Invention of
"AN IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR BLACKING LEATHER." A communication
from abroad by Jules Nicolet, of Lyons, France.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Harris Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd December 1881.
HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "AN IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR BLACKING
LEATHER." [A communication from abroad by Jules Nicolet, of Lyons, France.]
This Invention relates to an improved composition or blacking for polishing and
protecting leather, and is composed of the following substances in the proportions
named, that is to say :-

page_text: hour; then I add the wax and tallow, which are allowed to melt whilst the mass
is kept in agitation; then I add the molasses, and keep this bath or mixture at a
temperature of from 110° to 120° centigrade until the water contained in the
molasses is completely evaporated; I then add the lamp-black or any other
suitable colouring material and mix it with the other ingredients by agitation;
the mixture so made is allowed to cool and is then pulverized or ground, and the
spirits of turpentine is added so as to render the mixture more flexible; the gum-
lac and violet aniline, which have been already dissolved in the alcohol, are then
poured into the mixture, the grinding or pulverizing not being interrupted.
Any desirable aromatic essence inay be added to the alcoholic solution.
This improved b'acking or composition renders the leather to which it is applied
flexible, waterproof, and durable, and when used for boots need only be applied
every 8 or 10 days; the brilliancy of the polish increases with time.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Harris Lake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 2nd June
1882.
HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "AN IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR BLACKING
LEATHER" A communication from abroad by Jules Nicolet, of Lyons, France.
This Invention relates to an improved composition for blacking, polishing, and
protecting leather, and composed of the following substances in the proportions
named that is to cou
1,000.
The composition or blacking is made in the following manner, that is to any :-
The litharge is dissolved in the linseed oil, and this mixture is kept boiling for
one hour; then I add the wax and tallow, which are allowed to melt whilst tho
mass is kept in agitation; then I add the molasses, and keep this bath or mixture
at a temperature of from 110° to 120° Centrigale until the water contained in tho
molasses is completely evaporated; I then add the lamp-black or any other
suitable colouring material, and mix it with the other ingredients by agitation.
The mixture so made is allowed to cool and is then pulverized or ground, and the
spirits of turpentine is added so as to render the mixture more flexible; the gum-
lac and violet aniline, which have been previously dissolved in the alcohol are
then poured into the mixture, the grinding or pulverizing not being interrupted.
Any desirable aromatic essence may be added to the alcoholic solution.
The mixture is applied in the following manner, that is to say:-A thin coating
of the blacking or composition is placed upon the leather by means of a small
woollen pad without the addition of water or other liquid; the blacking is then
spread over the leather by light friction with a brush so as to produce a smooth
and uniform surface; it is then allowed to remain for five minutes at least to dry,
and the polish is then obtained by rubbing with a dry brush.
This improved blacking or composition renders the leather to which it is applied
flexible, waterproof, and durable, and when used for boots need only be applied
every 8 or 10 days; the brilliancy of the polish increases with time.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim,
The above described improved composition for blacking leather, rendering the

page_text: same waterproof, flexible, and durable, and imparting to it a brilliant polish not
requiring frequent renewal.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Harris Lako, have hereunto set my
hand and scal, this Second day of June, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.
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LAKE, (L5)
HENRY