Ix. PROVED MACHINERY FOR CLEANING BOOTS AND SHOES, KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS, AND OTHER ARTICLES, AND FOR SHARPENING KNIVES AND OTHER CUTTING INSTRUMENTS
Year: 1869

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel George Archibald,, of Edinburgh, in the
County of Edinburgh, North Britain, for the Invention of "Ix.
PROVED MACHINERY FOR CLEANING BOOTS AND SHOES, KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS,
AND OTHER ARTICLES, AND FOR SHARPENING KNIVES AND OTHER CUTTING
INSTRUMENTS."
Sealed the 16th July 1860, and dated the 19th January 1860.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION let by the said Samuel Goorgo
Archibald at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 19th January 1869.
I, SAMUEL GEORGE ARCHIBALD, of Edinburgh, in the County of
Edinburgh, North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVED MACHINERY OF CLEANING BOOTS AND SHOES, KNIVES,
FORKS, SPOONS, AND OTHER ARTICLES, AND FOR SHARPENING KNIVES AND OTHER
CUTTING INSTRUMENTS," to be as follows:-
I construct a frame having bearings in which I mount a spindle or
axle provided with treadle motior or crank handle arrangement in
order that movement may be thereto given as arranged. On this

page_text: spindle or axle I fit brushes for cleaning boots, shoes, and other articles
requiring brushing; I also provide for cleaning knives, forks, spoons,
and other articles by fitting on to the said axle or spindle suitably
formed rolls or pieces covered with chamois or buff leather, or other
suitable material, and for sharpening I provide such axle or spindle with
a sharpening roller or stone.
The brushing arrangement may be in the form of an endless brush
mounted on an endless band travelling over rollers, and I can if
desirable, as for boots and shoes, use four circular brushes, one of whale-
bone for cleaning the soles, the second a common hard brush for
the uppers, and third a blacking brush which can have one part of
larger diameter to which the blacking may be supplied, and the fourth
a polishing brush; or I can use radiating brushes instead of the circular
brushes above mentioned. Or the brushes might be circular brushes
worked horizontally and driven by wheel and pinion. Or circular
brushes instead of rotating might be worked forwards and backwards in
a segment of about three parts of the circumference brushing both
ways. Or flat brushes might be used, working in the same manner as
last described, giving a motion similar to hand motion forwards and
backwards. The stand or framing in which the axle or spindle is
mounted I sometimes arrange so that instead of running on centres it
may have journals with the axle or spindle extending some distance
beyond the journals (as six inches for instance), and at one extremity
(say the left-hand one) I have a circular sharpening stone for
sharpening knives, and at the other extremity I have two or three
shifting rolls or collars of india-rubber or other suitable material, which
will be found useful for cleaning the insides of ladles, egg spoons, and
such like articles.
If desired the maching non ho fitted un ne before described for boot

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters l'atent, bearing date the Nineteenth day of January, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, in the
thirty-second year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said Samuel George Archibald,
Her special licence that I, the said Samuel George Archibald, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
Samuel George Archibald, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and
lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands. and Isle
of Man, an Iuvention for "IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR CLEANING BOOTS AND
SHOES, KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS, AND OTHER ARTICLES, AND FOR SHARPENING
KNIVES AND OTHER CUTTING INSTRUMENTS," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Samuel George Archibald, my executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or
one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was
to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Samuel George Archibald, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
I construct a frame having bearings in which I mount a spindle or
axle provided with treadle motion or crank handle or other arrangements
in order that movement may be thereto given as may be required. On
this spindle or axle I fit brushes for cleaning boots, shoes, and other
articles requiring brushing; I also provide for cleaning knives, forks,
spoons, and other articles by fitting on to the said axle or spindle
suitably formed rolls or pieces covered with chamois or buff leather or
other suitable material, and for sharpening I sometimes provide such
axle or spindle with a sharpening roller or stone; and in order to provide
for portability and compactness I sometimes use pieces of chamois
leather or other material attached to spindles, which are turned by direct
action of the hand as occasion may require.

page_text: The brushing arrangement may be in the form of an endless brush
mounted on an endless band travelling over rollers, and I can if desirable,
as for boots and shoes, use four circular brushes, one of whalebone for
cleaning the soles, the second a common hard brush for the uppers,
and third a blacking brush which can have one part of larger diameter
to which the blacking may be supplied, and the fourth a polishing
brush; or I can use radiating brushes instead of the circular brushes
above mentioned. Or the brushes might be circular brushes worked
horizontally and driven by wheel and pinion. Or circular brushes
instead of rotating might be worked forwards and backwards in a
segment of about three parts of the circumference brushing both ways.
Or flat brushes might be used working in the same manner as last
described, giving a motion similar to hand motion forwards and
backwards. The stand or framing in which the axle or spindle is
mounted I sometimes arrange so that instead of running on centres it
may have journals with the axle or spindle extending some distance
beyond the journals (as benches for instance), and at one extremity (say
the left-hand one) I have a circular sharpening stone for sharpening
knives, and at the other extremity I have two or three shifting rolls or
collars of india-rubber or other suitable material, which will be found
useful for cleaning the insides of ladles, egg spoons, and such like
articles.
If desired, the machine can be fitted up as before described for boot
and shoe cleaning only, or for cleaning knives, forks, spoons, and such
like articles only.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention, I now proceed
to more particularly describe and ascertain in what manner the same
may be put in practice, by referring to the accompanying Drawings, as
follows:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, front view of a boot and shoe cleaning machine constructed in
accordance with my Invention; Fig. 2, end view of same showing also
the extra arrangement for working the endless brush; Fig. 3, extra head
with the arrangement for working endless polishing brush.
The following letters of reference refer to the above Figs. 1, 2, and 3,
where the parts referred to by them are shown in the said Figures:-
a, framing; b, treadle; c, crank; d, connecting rod; e, fly wheel;

page_text: f, driving strap or band; 9, pulley communicating motion to shaft
carrying brushes; h, shaft, carrying brushes; i, brushes for cleaning.
blacking, and polishing; j, endless brush for polishing.
Fig. 4, knife, fork, and plate cleaning machine, made to fit the boot
and shoe cleaning stand, but which can be mounted on a separate
stand.
The following letters of reference refer to Fig. 4:-a, pulley commu-
nicating motion to the shaft for carrying brushes and plate and knife
cleaning arrangements; b, the shaft; c, wheel covered with leather,
which with the application of emery cleans steel knives; d, brushes of
different degrees of hardness mounted on india-rubber rings for cleaning
the prongs of forks; e, soft india-rubber rings to be covered with chamois
leather, which give under pressure, for cleaning "plate," silver or plated
knives, and other like articles.
Figs. 5 and 6 shew respectively plan and side views of another
arrangement for cleaning between the prongs of forks, and which may
be mounted with the above-described arrangements, but is well adapted
as a portable and compact apparatus to be used independently thereof
by being mounted on a separate stand, as shewn. This consists of strips
or pieces covered with chamois or other leather or suitable material, the
tension on which can be adjusted, and the prongs of the forks to be
cleaned are inserted between these strips and rubbed backwards and
forwards until polished. The arrangement can be used with any suitable
cleaning powder or material or mixture.
The following letters refer to Figs. 5 and 6:-a, stand; b, leather
pieces, the ends (c) of which are recured to an upright spindle (d), with
pall (e) and ratchet (f) arrangement for tightening said pieces (b);
g, india-rubber loops, at other end of pieces 6 are secured to uprights
(A), and allow the pieces to give to pressure; i, fork inserted for
cleaning.
Figs. 7 and 8 respectively end view and front view of another arrange-
ment of boot cleaning machine constructed in accordance with my
Invention. The framing and driving gear is similar to that shewn in

page_text: brush, the raised portion 6 being used for putting on the blacking;
P, polishing brush.
Fig. 9, front view of a boot and shoe cleaning apparatus constructed
in accordance with my Invention, adapted for streets, driven by hand
crank and wheel and pinion.
Figs. 10 and 11 respectively, front and end views of apparatus similar
to that shewn by Fig. 9, also adapted for street use.
The following letters refer to Figs. 10 and 11:- h, b, p, respectively
hard, blacking, and polishing brushes; t, t, t, treadles on which the boot
is placed to press the foot against the brushes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I
hereby declare that I claim, the "Improved Machinery for Cleaning
Boots and Shoes, Knives, Forks, Spoons, and other Articles, and for
Sharpening Knives and other Cutting Instruments," as the same is
herein-before described, and which is illustrated by the accompanying
Drawings; but I do not claim the mere details of construction, as
illustrated by the said Drawings herein described, except when adopted
in the manner and used for the objects herein set forth, nor do I limit
myself to the use of precisely the same details of construction.
In witness whereof, I, the said Samuel George Archibald, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Thirteenth day of July,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-
nine.
Witness,
GEORGE HAY,
18, Broughton Street,
DAVID GRUM,
Edin
3, Antigua Street,
Edin
S. G. ARCHIBALD. (L.S.)