US1363419A - Furniture-polish - Google Patents

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JOHN F. JAMES, 015 HOUSTON, TEXAS.

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7'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. JAMns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Houston, Harris county, Texas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Furniture-Polish, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in polishing compounds for use in cleaning and polishing furniture vehicles, woodwork and other similarly coated or enameled sur faces.

The object of my invention is to provide a liquid compound of the character described which will be economical to manufacture and which will serve to clean tarnished surfaces and restore their original luster and finish and which will quickly dry, leaving a clean smooth surface. I have found by experiment that it is desirable in a good furniture or vehicle polish to combine a cleansing agent, a renewing agent and a drying agent. The cleansing agent must be such as will remove grease or stain from the polished surface but which will not injure the finish thereof or counteract the beneficial effects of the other ingredients. The renewing agent should have the qualities of a wax or light varnish without any viscous or sticky quality, while the drying agent should be such as to cause the surface to dry almost immediately after application.

The larger portion-about of the compoundis necessarily a light grade of light mineral or vegetable oil, preferably a petroleum distillate of parafiin base. Some good grade of castor oil might serve as an equivalent of my preferred oil, but this oil is entirely too expensive and is at best simply a substitute for the preferred ingredient.

I mix with the oil about half as much good cleansing agent adapted to remove grease and brlghten the tarnished surface.

I prefer to use for such agent a good quality of acid vinegar. This has been found to be most eificient. Ammonia will also act in the same capacity, but not with the same efficiency.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 11920.

Application filed November 7, 1919. Serial No. 336,328.

I then supply a small quantityabout 0.1 of the volume of oilof turpentine. This acts with the oil to smooth and reenamel the surface, and also assists in drying the mixture. To this compound I then add a small quantity of camphor to act as a further drymg agent. I find that the quantities by weight of the separate ingredients necessary to produce the greatest efficiency are as follows:

Light paraifin oil 62.5% Acid vinegar 31 Turpentine 6 Camphor 0.5%

The exact proportions of these ingredients might be varied slightly, but in the proportions above stated the most efiicient compound is produced. The separate ingredients when properly mixed do not easily separate and serve to form'a composition easily applied and very effective in both cleansing and polishing. It dries quickly and will gather no dust, thus leaving a clean luster closely like the original finish. It may be applied with a soft cloth or sponge and need only be rubbed smooth with a dry cloth or chamois and the finish will be restored.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. A furniture polish composed of 62.5% light parafiin oil. 31% of acid vinegar, 6% turpentine. and about of 1% of camphor.

2. A furniture polish composed of 62.5% of a light grade of oil, 31% of acid vinegar, 6% of turpentine and of 1% of camphor.

3. A furniture polish composed of about by weight of light parafiin oil, of slightly less than 9,- by weight of acid vinegar, about by weight of turpentine and a fraction of 1% of a drying agent.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature this the 3rd day of November, A. D. 1919.

JOHN F. JAMES.