Improvements in or relating to Adhesive Pastes for use in Posting Bills, Hanging Wall Papers, and other purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Adhesive Pastes for use in Posting
Bills, Hanging Wall Papers, and other purposes.
We, WALTER BELL of 41 Grange Road, Birkenhead in the County of Chester,
Manager of Bill Posting Co., and MARTHA ANN SCOTT of 7 Belmont, Birkenhead
aforesaid, THOMAS AUGUSTINE Fox of St. Helens in the County of Lancaster,
Chemist and ABEL E. RICHARDSON of 107 Derby Road, Bootle, in the County of
Lancaster, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object an adhesive paste and a method of manufacturing
the same. It is designed to take the place of the ordinary flour paste so much used
for posting bills and wall papers, for which purpose the present invention is in every
way superior.
The method of manufacturing is as follows:-
We form a paste by mixing together a suitable quantity of wheaten flour and
water and when combination has taken place, adding thereto the following sub-
stances in suitable proportions, namely:-caustic soda, also starch or a portion of
flour paste. These substances are mixed together in proper sequence. One or
more of them may be omitted or others added, according to the purpose for which
paste is required. A fine glutinous paste of superior adhesive tenacity is thus
produced, which when applied for the purpose of bill posters' paste will give a clean,
bright, somewhat glazed surface to the bills posted on walls and wooden hoardings,
and drying quickly the dirt does not adhere.
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By this invention the paste is made more expeditiously and it will not deteriorate
or mould so quickly as the ordinary paste does; it is cleaner in use and does not
leave a smeared surface when dry and is more adhesive than ordinary flour paste.
Caustic soda being a powerful disinfectant and cleanser, it acts as a preservative,
prevents the paste from decomposing, and destroys insects and germs so common in
wall papers.
Dated this 15th day of Sentember 1899
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Adhesive Pastes for use in Posting
Bills, Hanging Wall Papers, and other purposes.
We, WALTER BELL of 41 Grange Road, Birkenhead, in the County of Chester,
Manager of Billposting Co., MARTHA ANN SCOTT of 7, Belmont, Birkenhead
aforesaid, THOMAS AUGUSTINE Fox of St. Helens, in the County of Lancaster,
Chemist, and ABEL E. RICHARDSON of 107 Derby Road, Bootle, in the County of
Lancaster, Manager 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 invention has for its object an adhesive paste. It is designed to take the
place of the ordinary flour paste so much used for posting bills and wall papers, for
which purpose the present invention is in every way superior.
The invention consists in making the adhesive paste of wheaten flour, flour paste,
caustic soda, and a suitable quantity of water. This combination may be varied to
some extent; thus, in place of wheaten flour, rye flour or other kinds of ground
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page_text: corn or grain may be used, and, instead of flour paste, starch may be employed.
The whole is mixed together in proper proportions. A fine glutinous paste of
superior adhesive tenacity is thus produced, which, when applied for the purpose of
bill posters' paste, will give a clean, bright, somewhat glazed surface to the bills
posted on walls and wooden hoardings, and, drying quickly, the dirt does not readily
adhere.
As regards quantities; these depend considerably on circumstances and the
purpose for which the paste is required.
The following receipt has been used by us for posting bills, but we do not confine
ourselves to the proportions stated :-
3 pounds of flour and 5 quarts of cold water, thoroughly mixed or beaten into a.
batter:
pound powdered caustic soda (say 98 per cent. pure) mixed with 5 quarts of
cold water, stirring occasionally until the former is thoroughly dissolved.
To make the paste, it is only necessary to mix the batter with the caustic soda
solution, and stir quickly, at the same time adding gradually 22 quarts of cold
water. Boiled flour paste is then added in the proportion of one part of the paste
to two or three parts of the above mixture, or, instead of boiled flour paste, starch
and boiling water, as commonly made for laundry purposes, may be used. Instead
of water, other suitable solvent may be employed.
By this invention, the paste is made more expeditiously, and it will not deteriorate
nor mould so quickly as the ordinary paste does; it is cleaner in use, and does not
leave a smeared surface when dry, and is more adhesive than ordinary flour paste.
Caustic soda being a powerful disinfectant and cleanser, it acts as a preservative,
prevents the paste from decomposing much longer than the ordinary flour paste,
and destroys insects and germs so common in wall papers, and prevents their coming
into existence.
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:-
1. An adhesive paste consisting mainly or entirely of flour, caustic soda, boiled
flour paste and water or other suitable solvent, substantially as described.
2. The manufacture of an adhesive paste for posting bills, wall papers or for
other purposes, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 15th day of June 1893.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.