US48931A - Boot-blacking case - Google Patents

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F. G. HARDING.

Boot Blacking Case Patented July 25 1865.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS Gr. HARDING, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT-BLACKING CASE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,931, dated July 25, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS G. HARDING, of Boston,in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Boot-Blackin g Gases; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereofiwhich will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Thefrequentand necessary polishingof boots and shoes by applying blacking thereto has always been the cause of much annoyance, vexation, and inconvenience, owing in a great part to the fact that the various necessary implements and material were never kept in any one place, being laid or thrown here or there, as was most convenient at: the moment.

The want of some convenient case in which all the necessaryimplements for blacking boots and shoes could be kept has long been felt, and to render such a case still more desirable it is evident that,in addition to its convenience for the ready blackin g of boots, 850., it should be so constructed or arranged as to relieve its exterior appearance of the real purpose for which it is intended, so that,it' desired, it could be placed in any apartment of a house, no matter how nicely or elegantly furnished,without in the least defacing or injuring the ap-' pearance of the room. Such a blacking-case would be, it is apparent, quite a desideratum, the advantages of which would be man yas, for instance, a person could thus have in his chamber or sleeping-room, always at his ready access and convenience, acomplete setof blacking materials for his boots and shoes.

To provide a case which would not only combine all of the above advantages, but also be simple and economical in its manufacture, is the object of the present invention, and is secured by forming under the ordinary seat-cushion of a chair or other similar piece of furniture a box, in which are placed in the most convenient manner the blacking, (both paste and liquid, or either, as may be desired,) one or more brushes, a suitable-shaped rest or stand for the foot, and any proper-shaped vessel [or holding water to moisten the paste-blacking when used, the seat being hinged at its rear end, so as to be readily swung up, exposing the blacking materials to view, or closed upon the same, as may be desired. These various materials and implements can be secured therein in any proper manner, so that as the chair is moved from place to place they cannot tumble or fall about in the box.

Having thus generally stated the objects and purposes of the present invention and the manner in which the same are accomplished, I will now proceed to describe them in detail, reference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a chair combining in its seat, in a conveniently-arranged manner, a complete set of implements and materials for the blacking of boots and shoes; and Fig. 2 is section in plane of line or m, Fig. 1.

a a in the accompanying drawings represent a chair made of any of the ordinary shapes and styles; I) b, its seat, hinged at its rear to the back 0 of the chair, so as to be susceptible of being swung up away from the seatframe (1 or down upon the same, as desired; ff, a box formed under seat b,within its frame (I, to which the seat is a cover, and in which are placed and arranged the following articles, viz: gg, afoot-rest made of suitable shape and secured to bottom of box in any proper manner, on which the foot is placed when the boots are to be polished, the toe toward the back of the chair; h h, a box ofpaste-blacking inserted and tightly held between standards of box and in rear of foot-rest g by a suitable screw-rod, m; m m, a water vessel or pot held within the groove of the bot-tom of the box, having a delivering tapering spout, n, and apertures 0, for tilling it, and placed alongside ot' the box of blacking h h; pp, a bottle of liquid blacking placed next to water-vessel m m, in a socket,q, of same diameter as bottle, formed and fastened to the under side of the box; 7' r, a blankingbrush, and s s a boot-jack, respectively placed on each side of foot-rest g 9.-

From the above description it is apparent I that I have conveniently arranged within the seat of a chair all the implements and material necessary for a person to use when desired to black or polish his boots or shoes, to which ready access is had by simply lifting the'seat- The combination of the chair a, hinged seat bottom therefrom, the advantages of which I), and foot-rest 9, arranged, as herein speciare evident; and, furthermore, that I have acfied, for the reception and use of hoot-blacking complished this result in a simple, neat, and appliances.

tasty manner, and to which, when the chairseat is closed, there can be noiobjection on 210- FRANCIS HARDING count of its external appearance. Witnesses:

What I claim as new, and desire to secure ALBERT W. BROWN,

by Letters Patent, is- M. M. LIVINGSTON.

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