Improvements in the Manufacture of Sweetmeat Toys.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Sweetmeat Toys.
I, EMILE HÉRISSÉ, of Broad Street Avenue, London, E.C. Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to the production of flexible toys from sweetmeat material,
that will emit a sound on being compressed in a similar way to in lia rubber toys.
In the carrying out of this invention I first prepare a sweetmeat composition as
follows:-
Gelatine is first soaked in water until it becomes soft throughout, when it is
melted with some glycerine, then boil some liquorice with treacle, molasses or
moist sugar, to the consistency of boiled sugar, when the melted gelatine and
glycerine is slowly stirred in, the mass to remain some time to enable the
different ingredients to thoroughly combine and cool: then remelt again and
add a few drops of diluted acid of vinegar, then to cast hollow toys from this
material, I first provide a suitable mould which may be of any known kind, and
pour the melted composition into the mould, after a short time the composition
begins to cool on the outside next the sides of the mould. I then pour out the
remaining liquid composition, when a skin of the composition will remain in the
mould, and of the shape of the mould. To close up the opening of the skin of
composition at the top of the mould, I proceed as follows:-I first pour some
melted composition on a slab of oiled marble, and when this is partially set,
turn the mould over upon this composition which adheres to the edges of the
skin within the mould closing up the opening and forming a pedestal or foot
for the article to stand upon, the shape of the foot being cut out by the upper
surface of the mould being suitably recessed, the other portion of mould cutting
through the material. After the toy is properly set a hole may be made in the
foot, the toy dipped in a solution of permanganate of potash and after which an
ordinary whistle is inserted in the hole.
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To make an elastic sweetmeat ball or solid toy I proceed as follows:-I melt a
portion of the composition above described, and boil it until it becomes thick, and
knead in bicarbonate of soda by working the mass on a marble slab. When cool
the composition is cut into pieces put in a suitable mould and subjected to a slight
heat, when the soda causes it to become aerated and spongy, and so elastic. When
the toy is cooled I dip it in a solution of permanganate of potash.
Dated this 3rd day of April 1894.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Sweetmeat Toys.
I, EMILE HÉRISSÉ, of Broad Street Avenue, London, E.C., Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
O be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to the production of flexible toys from sweetmeat material,
that will emit a sound on being compressed in a similar way to india-rubber toys.

page_text: In carrying out this invention I first prepare a sweetmeat composition as
follows:-
Gelatine is soaked in water until it becomes soft, when it is melted by heat with
glycerine. Liquorice is boiled with treacle, molasses, or moist sugar to the con-
sistency of boiled sugar, when the melted gelatine and glycerine is slowly stirred
in, the mass is then left for some time, say, an hour, to enable the different
ingredients to thoroughly combine and cool. The whole is then remelted and a
few drops of diluted acetic acid are added. The toys are then cast from the
composition in the following way :-
I first provide a suitable mould, preferably of metal and pour the melted material
in; after a short time the composition begins to cool on the outside next the sides
of the mould, I then pour out the remaining unset liquid composition, when a skin
of the composition will remain in the mould and of the shape of the mould.
To close up the opening of the skin of the composition at the top of the mould,
I proceed as follows:-1 first pour some melted composition on a slab of oiled
marble and when this is partially set I turn the mould over upon this composition,
which adheres to the edges of the skin within the mould, closing up the opening
and forming a pedestal or foot for the article to stand upon, the shape of the foot
being cut out by the upper surface of the mould being suitably recessed, the other
portion of the mould cutting through the material and so cutting out the foot.
After the toy is properly set it is removed from the mould, a hole may be made in
the foot or other suitable part and the toy dipped in a solution of permanganate of
potash, after which an ordinary whistle may be inserted in said hole.
To make an elastic sweetmeat ball or solid toy I proceed as follows:-I melt the
composition above described and boil it until it becomes thick and then knead in
bicarbonate of soda by working the mass on a marble slab. When cool the com-
position is cut into pieces and put in a mould of a suitable shape according to the
shape of the toy to be made, and the mould with the composition in it is then
baked in an oven in a moderate heat for about ten minutes, when the composition
takes the form of the mould and becomes aerated and spongy by the action of the
gas given off by the soda. When the toy is cool I dip it in a solution of
permanganate of potash.
The proportions of the above ingredients may be varied, but I have found the
following give good results, namely:-For the hollow and flexible toys. One
pound of dry gelatine, two ounces of glycerine, four ounces of liquorice and four
pounds of treacle.
For the solid and elastic toys: One pound of composition and one ounce of
bicarbonate of soda; and for the solution of permanganate of potash, one ounce of
permanganate of potash to two quarts of water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. The composition for the production of hollow and flexible sweetmeat toys,
prepared as herein before described.
2. The composition for the production of solid and elastic toys, prepared as
hereinbefore described.
3. The manufacture of flexible sweetmeat toys as hereinbefore described.
4. In the manufacture of sweetmeat toys of a gelatine composition, dipping the
toys in a solution of permanganate of potash.
Dated this 8th day of September 1894.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37, Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for Applicant.