An Improved Treatment of Finished Patent Enamelled Leather Skins and the like, with an Improved Solution or Dressing for the same.
Year: 1899

page_text: An Improved Treatment of Finished Patent Enamelled Leather Skins
and the like, with an Improved Solution or Dressing for the same.
JOSEPH HENRY BATH, trading as J. H. Bath & Son, Blacking, Nug-All-Tine
Polish & Boot Dressing Manufacturers, Offices, 33, Cranmer Road, Brixton,
London, S.W., Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be.
follows:-
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The object of this invention is the production from pure washed caoutchouc,
rape seed oil, distilled solution of light carbonate of magnesium, and water, and
caustic potash, of an effective solution to impregnate the back side of finished
patent enamelled leather skins and the like, thereby preventing the enamel
cracking, and, greatly preserving the leather. Up to the present time patent
enamelled leather is sent to the market in a very dry state, which is the cause of
the rapid cracking of the same, the above solution will keep the leather moist
and supple for an indefinite time.
To make this solution, I mix 12 ounces of light carbonate of magnesium with
24 gallons of water, which I distill, I then add to this distilled solution 12 pounds
of caustic potash, I now disolve 3 pounds of caoutchouc in 48 gallons of hot rape:
seed oil, I mix this, with the above solution, which forms a thin white solution,
I now lay the enamelled skins flat on the bench back side upwards, and freely
work the solution in with the hand, or other means, till it reaches the enamel.
by this time the whole skin becomes very moist & supple, there are simular solu-
tions that would answer, but, the above is preferable. My object in distilling
12 ounces of carbonate of magnesia with every 24 gallons of water is to create a
slight claminess, this, the caustic potash, and rubber prévents the oil seperating
the enamel from the leather. To allow for evaporation of water, & to enable
me to obtain 24 galls. of the distilled solution. I am obliged to supply the boiler
with about 6 galls. of plain water in the course of distillation, the residue after
distillation is not employed, the boiler being cleaned out daily to keep the solution
free from grit.
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An Improved Treatment of Finished Patent Enamelled Leather Skins
and the like, with an Improved Solution or Dressing for the same.
JOSEPH HENRY BATH, Blacking & Boot Dressing Manufacturer 33, Cranmer
Roau, Brixton, London, S.W., Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this

page_text: invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
The object of this invention is the production from pure washed caoutchouc,
rape seed oil, distilled water with light carbonate of magnesium, and caustic
potash of an effective solution. to impregnate the back or flesh side of finished
patent enamelled leather skins and the like thereby preventing the enamell from
cracking and greatly preserving the leather, up to the present time patent
leather is sent to the market, in a very dry state which is the cause of the rapid
cracking of the same. To make this solution I mix 12 ounces of carbonate light,
magnesia with 24 gallons of water which I distill, I then add to this distilled
solution 12 pounds of caustic potash, I now disolve 3 pounds of caoutchouc in
48 gallons of hot rape oil, I mix this with the whole of the above which forms a
thin white solution, I now lay the skins flat on the bench flesh side upwards
and freely work the solution in with the hand or other means until it reaches
the back side of the enamel, the abov solution will keep the leather moist for an
indefinite time, there are similar solutions that would answer, but, the above is
preferable. My object of distilling 12 ounces of light carbonate of magnesia with
everv 24 gallons of water is to create a clamyness and toughness to the solution,
with this, the caustic potash, and the caoutchouc prevents the oil seperating the
enamel from the leather. To allow for the evaporation of water and to enable
me to obtain 24 gallons of the distilled solution, I am obliged to supply 'the boiler
with about 6 gallons more of plain water, the residue after distillation is not
imployed, the boiler being cleaned out daily to keep the solution free from grit.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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First an improved treatment for finished patent enamelled leather skins & the
like for the purpose specified.
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Second a solution that has been treated with the substances such as those
herein specified for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 4th day of January 1900