Windshield Ice Melter
For Cars, Planes, Boats
GOOD-BY! WINTER SCRAPPING:
D-Ice eliminates short-lived, bothersome scraping of dangerous ice from windshields. A few squirts and glass clears like crystal, gleams like new - stays that way; D-Ice conquers worst ice quickly, easily. Harmless to glass, paint, wax finishes. Will not cause rusting. Simple to use. Convenient - keep in glove compartment. (Will not freeze). Always ready.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Squirt on windshield. Ice melts rapidly (depending on weather). Takes a few seconds at the most.
MANUFACTURED BY: Melton's D-Ice Co., Orangeburg, New York
PACKING: 4 ounce plastic bottle, pink molded plastic cap.
DESCRIPTION: Clear Pink Liquid
RETAIL PRICE: $1.00
LABEL: (front of bottle)
"Amazing new chemical discovery lets you see where you are driving in worst weather. Like a "liquid flame" - it melts ice away instantly. Dependable. Originally developed for windshields on Arctic dive bombers! Stops ice from forming on any window."
LABEL: (back of bottle)
"AVOID DRIVER'S BLINDNESS - Reduce hazards of winter driving. One squirt and presto! - sticking, blinding ice disappears from windshields. Enjoy complete and continued visibility through all car windows. You sit back and see, relax and drive."
FORMULA BASED ON ANALYSIS:
Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate . . . . . 17 1/2 ounces
Isopropyl Alcohol, 91% . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 1/2 ounces
PROCESS:
The magnesium chloride is simply dissolved in the Isopropyl Alcohol. You can add any desired alcohol soluble color to give desired tint. The original product contains a small amount of perfume. You can add about one dram of an inexpensive perfume oil to above quantity, if you wish.
SOURCES OF SUPPLY:
(In small lots most any wholesale drug or chemical house can supply both Magnesium Chloride and 91% Isopropyl Alcohol.)
Magnesium Chloride from:
- Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
2nd & Mallinckrodt Sts.
St. Louis, Missouri. - Carborundum Metals Co.
PO Box 32
Akron, NY - Howe & French, Inc.
99 - 101 Broad St.
Boston, Mass. - Harshaw Chemical Co.
1945 E. 97th St.
Cleveland, OH
Isopropyl Alcohol, 91% from:
- Enjay Chemical Co., Inc.
15 W. 51st St.
New York, NY - Union Carbide Chemicals Co.
30 E. 42nd St.
New York, NY - Howe and French, Inc.
99 - 101 Broad St.
Boston, Mass. - Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
2nd & Mallinckrodt Sts.
St. Louis,Missouri - Shell Chemical Co.
50 W. 50th St.
New York, NY
Perfume Oils and Alcohol Soluble Color from:
- Felton Chemical Co.
509 Johnson Ave.
Brooklyn, NY - Magnus, Mabee & Rayard Co., Inc.
16 Desbrosses St.
New York, NY - Fritzsche Bros., Inc.
76 - 9th Ave.
New York, NY
Plastic Bottles from:
- Foster Grant, Inc.
Industrial Services Division
Manchester, NH - Continental Can Co.
Plastic Container Division
415 Madison Ave.
New York, NY