UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GUSTAVE DOSSELMAN AND JAMES S. MOTTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO ADAMS AND ELTING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

3. ONE-COA SURFACE-FNS3s. No. 890,504. Speciestion of Letters Patent. Applicationaleá January 27, 1905, serial No. 242,963, Patented June 8, 1208. To all whom it may concern: in practice that excellent results may be 55 Beit known that we, GUSTAVE DossELMAN obtained by using 32 gallons of toluol, 5 and JAMEs S. MoTTER, citizens of the United gallons of Mississippi or other , 6 States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, pounds of carnauba , and coloring mat 5 State of Illinois, have invented a certain new ter of such quantity as to produce the de and useful Improvément in One-Coat Sur sired character of finish. - 60 face-Finish, E. declare the following to be & Our improved composition may be manu full, clear, and exact description of the same factured by first placing the in such as will enable others skilled in the art to sufficient turpentine to dissolve the same i0 which it pertains to make and use the same. when heated to approximately 212 degrees positionsOur invention of matter relates for infinishing general surfaces,to com F. The anilin or other coloring matter is 65 and more particularly to a composition a added to the wax dissolved in the turpen single coat of which will produce agon the tie. The dissolved wax and coloring mat 15 treated surface the desired finish. ter is then added to the toluol or solvent In order to impart to a surface such finish: naphtha, the latter having been previously as mahogany, Flemish oak, weathered oak, heated to such a degree, for instance i50 70 olden oak, or any other desired finish, it has degrees F., that the wax will not be chilled heretofore been customary, to subject the and thereby precipitated when added to the 20 wood to a series of treatments comprising toluo, The composition is then thoroughly staining the surface the desired color, scrap mixed by agitation in any suitable stirring ing the surface, applying and rubbing apartAsphaltum . is preferably. . added to the tol . 7 5 down the surface, and finally applying wax uoi prior to the mixing therein of the dis or . solved wax. The asphsium gives to the 25 The primary object of our invention is to composition a reddish-brown color and to provide a composition of matter consistin gether with the anilin or other coloring mat- 80 of such ingredients that a single coat thereo ter imparts to the mixture the desired color. applied to a surface will impart, thereto the In lieu of asphaltun or gilsonite, black Japan, desired finish, thereby reducing the labor and coal tar, or other black gums or . black var 30 expense incident to the several steps consti nish, may be used. t finish.tuting the usual treatment in producing the We preferably use toluoi as it is the most 85 A further object of our invention is to pro penetrating of any of the hydro-carbons and vide a conposition of matter which will be renders the color of the finish permanent. 35 simple in manufacture, inexpensive in cost, wood-penetratingWe may, however, hydro-carbons use instead of suchtoluol as other bein and which may be readily applied to a sur zol or dead oil, the latter heing a second or 90 face and which will produce th3reon an at third run from the distiliation of coal tar. tractive and durable finish. The toluol or equivalent, thins the wax so that Our inyention generally, described is a it may be readily spread over the surface and 40 composition of natter composed of a wood also drives the dye into the wood leaving the penetrating hydro-carbon, such as toluol, wax on the surface, in lieu of anilin, pig- 95 solvent naphtha, or benzol, a coloring ingre ments or dyes soluble in oil (Snly, of any suit dient soluble only in oil, a hard wax such as able character and color may be used, or the carnauba wax, and a solvent such as tur finish may be compounded without including 45 pentine for the wax. therein either the asphaltum or any coloring in carrying out our invention we have nhatter, - (30 found in practice that a composition of mat While we preferably use carnauba wax, yet ter consisting of toluol, anilin or other color bees wax, Japan wax, paraffin, sulfur-har ing matter, carnauba wax, and turpentine dened wax, or in fact any other wax, imay be 50 when applied to a surface imparts thereto an employed. The wax serves as a drying agent attractive appearance and at the same time and also gives a soft velvet finish to the treat 05 covers the same with a durable coating. ed surface. , While any desired relative proportion of While the wax is preferably dissolved in the ingredients may be used, we have found turpentine, yet it may be, if desired, dissolved . 2. 890,504

in benzin or any . The object what we claim as new, and desire to secure 30 in first dissolving the waxin turpentine or its by Letters Patent is: equivalent rather than in dissolving it di 1. A composition of matter for finishing A rectly in the toluol is that if the latter is the surfaces containing toluol, wax, and a sol 5 heated sufficiently to dissolve the wax an ex vent for the wax. tremely offensive odor is developed. Other 2. A composition of matter for finishing processes of compounding the composition 35 surfacesthe wax, containing a coloring toluol, ingredient, wax, aand solvent asphal for may be followed, but the manner of manu facturing the finish as above described has tum. 10 been found in practice to be the preferable. 3. A composition of matter for finishing. A single coat of a composition of matter surfaces containing toluol, carnauba wax, and 40 comprising the ingredients above specified or a solvent for the wax. their equivalents applied to a surface pro 4. A composition of matter for finishing duces a finish thereon which is not injured by surfaces containing toluol, wax, and tur 15 either steam or water, and which by incorpo pentine. . rating therein suitable coloring matter mas 5. A composition of matter for finishing 45 be made to resemble black or brown. Flemis surfaces containing toluol, carnauba wax, a oak; mahogany; brown or gray weathered solvent for the wax, and a ling ingredient. oak golden oak; or any other finish desired. 6. A composition of matter for finishing 20 We do not of course wish to limit ourselves surfaces containing toluol, wax, turpentine, a either to the particular ingredients specified, coloring ingredient, and asphaltum. 50 nor to the proportions of the ingredients, but In testimony whereof, we sign this specifi desire to cover a composition of matter con cation in the presence of two witnesses. . taining equivalents for the various specified 25 ingredients and in any relative proportions GUSTAVE DOSSELMAN. which may be found suitable for the various JAMES S. MOTTER. different surfaces to which our invention may Witnesses: - be applied. GEO. L. WILKIN soN, Having now fully described our invention, C. A. MULLEN.