A New or Improved Ball-room Appliance.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1889-Accepted, 13th July, 1889
SONGTIGATION
A New or Improved Ball-room Appliance.
I, DONALD DAVID MACPHERSON, of Reddish Hall, Lymm, in the County of Chester,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is customary to prepare floors for dancing upon with wax to give them a polished
surface. The wax and polish, however wear off, as the dancing continues, and it is
inconvenient to renew it.
The object of my invention is to provide an appliance for use in ball or other
rooms, where dancing is carried on, by which the soles of the shoes of the dancers
may be polished or glossed, as an equivalent for, and to prevent the wearing off of the
polish on the floor.
It consists essentially of an appliance having a supply of white wax or other
suitable material, so fitted or filled into a receiver or bracket, which may be fitted or
placed in any convenient place in the room, that it will be readily accessible to the
dancers to rub the soles of their shoes upon, and gloss or polish the surface of
them.
The receiver or container may be made of cast iron or other suitable material,
with a cavity to contain a given quantity of white wax or other suitable material.
The wax or other material will be filled in so as to stand up above the edges for
a certain distance. When in use the dancers will successively rub the sole of the
shoe (while on the foot) over the projecting wax and thus give a gloss to the sole.
The appliance may be made in any suitable form either to attach to the floor or
to a wall or may be made with one or more projecting flanges upon which the
dancer treads with one foot to hold it steady while waxing the sole of the shoe on the
other. A small device such as a screw or lever may be added to the appliance
wherewith to raise the wax as it becomes worn off or used up, and a lid or cover
be fitted to it to protect the wax from dirt or grit when not in use.
By having one or more of these appliances suitably placed in a ball or other room.
where dancing is being carried on, the dancers may re-polish the soles of their shoes
at intervals during the continuance of the dance and so practically keep them always
well glossed.
Dated this 91th dox of Novemba 1080
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Ball-room Appliance.
1, DONALD DAVID MACPHERSON, of Reddish Hall, Lymm, in the County of Chester,
Manufacturer, 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:—
It is customary to prepare floors for dancing upon with wax, to give them a
polished surface. The wax and polish, however, wear off, as the dancing continues,
and it is inconvenient to renew it.
The object of my invention is to provide an appliance for use in ball or other
rooms where dancing is carried on, by which the soles of the shoes of the dancers
may be polished or glossed, as an equivalent for, or to maintain or prevent the loss of,
the polish on the floor.
It consists essentially of an appliance having a supply of wax or other suitable
material, so fitted or filled into a receiver or bracket as to be readily accessible to

page_text: the dancers to rub the soles of their shoes upon, and gloss or polish the surface of
them.
Referring to the annexed drawings:-
:-
Fig. 1, is a perspective view, showing my invention as constructed to be placed
on the floor.
Fig. 2, sectional elevation of same.
Fig. 3, sectional elevation showing it constructed in portable or pocket form.
A receptacle or container A, made of cast-iron, wood, or other suitable material, is
constructed with a cavity a, to contain a quantity of wax or other material B,
suitable to polish the floor of a room or the soles of boots or shoes.
The wax or
other material will be filled into receptacle A, so as to stand up above the edge for a
certain distance.
,
When in use in the form shown in fig. 1, and placed on the ball room floor, the
dancers may at intervals rub the sole of each boot or shoe while still on the foot
over the projecting wax and thus give a gloss or polish to the sole.
In the forin shown in fig. 3, the appliance is small and portable and may be
carried in the pocket. The receptacle A, is made with screw thread b, near the base,
over which a cover C, is screwed when it is not in use. It can be used at intervals
by the dancer to rub over the sole of the shoes.
.
The appliance may be made in any suitable form, either to attach to the floor (as
shown in fig. 1) or to a wall or may be made with one or more projecting flanges
upon which the dancer treads with one foot, to hold it steady while waxing the sole
of the shoe on the other, or as shown in fig. 3, to be carried in the pocket.
A small device, such as a screw or lever, may be added to the appliance, wherewith
to raise the wax as it becomes worn off or used up, and a lid or cover be fitted to it
to protect the wax from dirt or grit when not in use.
By having one or more of these appliances placed for the use of dancers on the
floor of a ball room or other room where dancing is being carried on, the dancers
may polish or gloss their shoes at intervals, which will maintain and improve the
polish on the floor.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
An appliance for use in ball-rooms and similar places for glossing or polishing the
soles of the shoes of the dancers thereby maintaining the polish on the floor,
consisting of the bracket or receptacle A, having a cavity a, and the wax B, with or
without the cover C, substantially as described and shown.
Datou This way of June 1889.
Patou u ua
COOK own TO
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.