IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOTH OILS' USED IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING WOOLLEN OR OTHER WOVEN OR FELTED FABRICS
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joshua Swallow, of Leeds, in the County of York, for
$
an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOTH OILS' USED IN THE PROCESS
OF MANUFACTURING WOOLLEN OR OTHER WOVEN OR FELTED FABRICS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joshua Swallow at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th October 1880.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
JOSHUA SWALLOW, of Leeds, in the County of York.
'CLOTH OILS' USED IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING WOOLLEN OR OTHER
WOVEN OR FELTED FABRICS."
The composition of which my Invention consists is used in the blending the
wool, mungo, and other fibrous materials or mixtures of the same, and consists of
the following ingredients, which may be varied in quantities as required :—
For one ton of the composition I take,―
Olive oil
Lard
-
Irish moss
Crystal borax
Hay safron
Sulphate of potassium
forty five gallons.
twelve pounds.
thirty five pounds.
forty pounds.
one ounce.
half a pound.
-
The moss, borax, safron, and sulphate of potassium are all boiled together in an
ordinary pan for about one hour and a half; then the lard after being melted and
mixed with the olive oil is added to the above and well mixed therewith. The
above composition is as effective as the best known oil employed for the above
purpose, and much less costly.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Joshua Swallow in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 14th April
1881.
JOSHUA SWALLOW, of Leeds, in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
'CLOTH OILS' USED IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING WOOLLEN OR OTHER 5
WOVEN OR FELTED FABRICS."
The composition of which my Invention consists is used in blending the wool,
mungo, and other fibrous materials or mixtures of the same, and consists of the
following ingredients, which may be varied in quantities as required:-
For one ton of the composition I take,-
Olive oil -
Lard
Irish moss
Crystal borax
Hay safron
Sulphate of potassium
forty five gallons.
twelve pounds.
thirty five pounds.
forty pounds.
one ounce.
half a pound.
The moss, borax, safron, and sulphate of potassium are all boiled together in an
ordinary pan for about an hour and a half; then the lard after being melted and
mixed with the olive oil is added to the above and well mixed therewith.
For some classes of goods I find it preferable to use only thirty pounds of Irish
moss instead of thirty five pounds, and make up the remaining quantity with
linseed, but the combination of the aforesaid ingredients work well in practice ;
also in some cases I dispense with the use of potassium.
The above composition is as effective as the best known oil employed for the
above purpose, and much less costly, and is applied in the manner usually adopted
for ordinary oil in scribbling.
I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact proportions
given, which are taken as an approximate, and the quantity of each ingredient
may be varied in accordance with the nature or quality of the material or the
purpose for which it is required, but what I do claim and desire to be secured to
me by Letters Patent is,-
The manufacture of "cloth oils," substantially as and for purposes herein set
forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joshua Swallow, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twelfth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
JOSHUA SWALLOW. (L.S.)