PLAN No. 488. A SHOE POLISH IN POWDER FORM
Shoe polishes always sell, and it is only a question as to which is the best one. The following is not excelled:
Take powdered gum arabic, 5 pounds; sugar, 11⁄4 pounds; analine black, 3 ounces. Powder these and mix well. Then divide into ten packets, each of which will produce a pint of polish, or into twenty packets that will make a half-pint each, though more may be made from, a packet, as it is rather thick, especially for kid or glaze leathers. It can be used with either water or vinegar, or these combined, in which to dissolve the powder. Apply with a brush, and continue the friction until the superfluous fluid dries and the polish appears.
To make this a tan polish, use 1 ounce of chrysodine, instead of the analine black.
A fine polish and a good profit in this preparation.
PLAN No. 489. LETTER CARRIERS FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 490. METAL POLISHING BLOCKS
These are made of precipitated chalk, 2 pounds; powdered tripoli, 1⁄2 pound; jewelers’ rouge, 1 ounce. Mix into a stiff paste, with 1 ounce of glycerine and a pint of water, previously mixed, and pour on just enough of the liquid to work the powders to the consistency of fresh dough. Then place in little wooden butter molds to shape them and set aside to dry, then force out and fill again. The blocks are used with a soft cloth and a few drops of water, which will give metal articles a fine polish. You can sell all you can make of these, and realize a profit on them that will surprise you.
PLAN No. 491. CEMENT WORKER FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 492. CERAMICS FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 493. SOAP LEAVES FOR TRAVELERS’ USE
These are made by passing sheets of paper over rollers and through a hot solution of liquid soap, then passing it over drying cylinders, and cutting it into sheets of the desired size.
They are so convenient and cheap that travelers will buy them and there is a good profit in making and selling them.