Imparting Brilliancy to Hats.
Year: 1884

page_text: Imparting Brilliancy to Hats.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "AN IMPROVED COMPOSITION OR SIZE CHIEFLY DESIGNED FOR
IMPARTING BRILLIANCY TO HATS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a composition or size chiefly designed for imparting
brilliancy and durability to the silk-plush fabrics of hats, or similar plush fabrics.
In order to prepare this composition or size about 2 kilograms 500 grams of gum
arabic or other suitable gum, and from 500 to 800 grams of sulphate of alumina
or other substance capable of counteracting the solubility of the gum are dissolved
in about 100 litres of water. To the solution is added a small quantity of carmine,
indigo, or any other colouring matter capable of reducing the brilliancy of the
preparation. The size can be prepared either cold or hot.
In order to size a hat with this preparation, the latter is applied cold with a'
sponge, brush, or in any other suitable manner and left to dry. If one layer is not
sufficient, a second is put on; the hat is thus enabled to resist the rain, and
moreover, the size imparts to the hat a great resistance which prevents any
deformation.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.

page_text: Imparting Brilliancy to Hats.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "AN IMPROVED COMPOSITION OR SIZE CHIEFLY DESIGNED FOR
IMPARTING BRILLIANCY TO HATS" and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to a composition or size chiefly designed for imparting
brilliancy and durability to silk-plush fabrics of hats or similar plush fabrics.
In order to prepare this composition or size, 2 kilograms.500 grams of arabic or
other suitable gum, and from 500 to 800 grams of sulphate of alumina or other
substance capable of counteracting the solubility of the gum are dissolved in about
100 liters of water. To the solution is added a small quantity of carmine, indigo,
or any other colouring matter capable of suppressing the brilliancy of the
preparation. The proportions may however be varied according to requirements.
The size can be prepared either with, or without, the application of heat.
In order to size a hat with this preparation, the latter is applied cold with a
sponge or brush, or in any other suitable manner, and left to dry. If one layer
is not sufficient, a second is put on; the hat is thus enabled to resist the rain,
and moreover the size. imparts to the hat great stiffness which, prevents any
deformations.
Having now particularly described and ascertained' the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be peformed, as communicated to ine
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is
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A composition or size for silk-plush hats, or for other silk-plush fabrics, which
composition or size is prepared and applied substantially as above described.
Doted this Oth dris of Sontember 1885