The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-20
MAKING WALL PAPER.
THE METHOD az WHICH THE
ColORS ARE APPLIED.

How Ground Color 10 Distributed>A
mica" CoAt.MAchinss Which Print
from I've 70 Twelve Coiors ut = Time.
Hand Printing.
The papr On which the designs are printed
Is manufactured ESPECIALLY for this purIsse,
and Is u varying weight II Is received III large,
heavy rolls, resembling the rolls u paper usI
In newspaper Offices. THIS paper Is first
passd through the grounding machine,
where the ground color, lie II light or dark,
Is applied u the surfare u the paper by roll
ers, and then Is rubtei In and thoroughly
distributed by means u . st 81 Lrushe-,
some u which move from side 10 side, while
Others are stationary. Some u the improved
machines can apply this ground color to two
rolls at the same time. II 1t j, desired that
the paper shall have the silyered appearance
sssn IN some papers mica coat, Us II l.
called, Is applied. This coloring matter i,
pulverized isinglass mixed with white lead
The colors VI this mixture cannot well 10
shaded and, therefor, In such cases the diff
ferences In shade are mad. by using paper u
different colors
After the ground color has been applied
the roll u IaIsr is placed ON framework
nr.l Is slowly unroll,-l, and then carried on
All endless band over u large drum, re,rn'
bling the cylinder vi u printing press. Tho
machine On which the paper is printed, IN
fact, resembles very vlc-.sly u cylinder print.
ing prr,s. except that the process u print.
ing h reversed: the ,al.r p,s.. over the
drum or cylinder, AMI the designs ars printed
by thu rulls, which are Ila,p,i On the lower
Part u the framework AMI reyolve In tho
sail.e direction as the cylinder. Each roller
/, stainlssl with a different l,art IL the figure
forming the general design 10 ta produced,
AMI each Of ti.s. ,srtions of the design l.
printed in "A distinct color
Appt yixu rur cn, nua
TIN, color. .r,. ,n,li,,i M m. nrin,iny
,l,.Ls ar ,ulls Lv M, ,.,,dl,Ss ha,,d ~ mn.lin
,an,sinv thr,,,yh "A tank filled with the color
for TINT particular hl.k As tho hand
covered with I'M. ,,l,,r ,ass.~ from th. tank
IL trny.L ,,y.r ar h..,,,,th N ,,i,,, ~ metal
having n ,,oth,,i ,,iy. ,.YLnlally known ~,
"A .d,.torn anl nil ur.ri,uou, Is,int i, r..
,nov.J runninu, lu,,k in,o th. tunk TN.
,,rintlnp rails mn, "a, nIh,s,.xi TINT ,arh ,sr.
t,,n ,f I'm, J..si,n /. .L.,lv i,in,,i t,v,ti,r.
mr.. lu,inu n harmonious effect. These
urin,inv MACHINE. ,,int from two Ia twelve
r,lors M m. Sam. tim, The color, are
nr,,nn,i hv N ..,ini nruc.ss so that they
do no, a,nnr ar hLni I'M, heavier shade,
mr.. appli,d last. ns n general thing, though
the Arrangement Of the colors AMI the print.
inc block, ,l,lsn,,, IN great measure upon the
design which Is D. Ia produced.
After m,s,,ng over the cylinder the printed
pn,rr is carried to the driver ON an endless
chain. Thi, driver extend, the whole length
Of the factory. and ly AN ingenious arrange.
u,ut M. endless chain CARRYING the pa,pr
pa,,., around pillar and returns to the
other end Of ia. r,.,m A the ,atsr pa,,.s
oiY from the cylinicr it i, caught up ut in
t.rynL Of alnut ,iubt feet ON wooln stick,
called carriers These sticks are moved
along Ly little probction, ON the endlr,,
chain. the parer hanging In loose loo,s On
folds htwen the ",nr,ir,,n The unrer /,
carried nlonu for n ii,tnn,. of 4uI or ,as, foe,
| over coil. 4, I Steam ,d,.,. and TIM, is auickl,
dried After hanging for n length Of time
| waving from six 10 twenty four hours. tn,
| uatrr /, taken from the carrier, and Inii in ,
| ,lry ruom ubrr, il remains until IA, dr,inu
pr,s,p.s /, ,horunuhly rouplete II il tbel
t,l,n nnnth,r rnom vhrre bv in,,niou,
machinery il ia roll,d in lengths If market
allie si,e
| r,.r All, upoxzr p,,ynrp
,,,..,.s,.,, D., n,,,I, . o,a, -, ,r,,,
| .,,iar Wv ,,.ta . a,,,,r, ,ha a,-,r, rhn,h /,
,,, :" ,,.'.',,,I = s,nI ., a., ,,a,. :,
:, ~ ,hr',',n a. ,rin,in,, ,na'h,,I III, :,
, las 80, ,rh', ",,', -
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wv. -. 80 ,I., II, -,
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-, A.. ta,,I r,L1a 1884,.
h, ,tam,.s, 5. paratelv, ami any ono can "A
once distinguish paper that Is printed by han,
from that printed by machine In the forlne
at one of the margins will be found, at di,
tanccs # about eighteen inches. fine lines o
dots containing the colors forming the design
These arc the marks guiding the men in thci
work Of Stamping the pattern The block u
die for each separate portion " the patter
which Isl b. printed in II certain color Is eisl
teen inches in length The workman presse