Improvements in the Manufacture of Papers popularly known as "Curl Papers."
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1890
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Papers popularly known as
"Curl Papers."
:
I LAURENCE HILL ARMOUR of No. 16 West Street Gateshead on Tyne Architect,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention of improvements in the manufacture of papers popularly known as
"curl papers" consists in subjecting paper intended for uses to which these papers are
ordinarily applied to a process of embossing whereby a minute raised and depressed
pattern is produced on the paper by reason of which it becomes more pliable and
softer to the feel than paper of similar strength and texture not embossed.
To produce this embossing I may pass the paper through what are known as crimping
or goffering rolls either once or more times, whereby if once passed through the rolls
a series of small ridges are produced upon the paper and if it be then passed again
through the rolls diagonally to these ridges a series of diamond shaped quadrangular
figures are produced or if passed through at right angles to the first impression à series
of small square figures are produced. Or I may construct rollers so engraved for
figured as that by once passing through the rollers the desired embossing may he
produced of any pattern in a completed state. Altho I have spoken of rollers the same
effect may of course be produced by pressure from plates or otherwise; the effect
produced and not the mere manner of its production being the essence of my
invention.
I am thus, by this process of embossing, enabled to produce from stronger, thicker
or harder paper equal or greater softness than can usually be got with thinner paper
not embossed; and the papers so prepared possess the additional advantage that each
paper is more easily separated from the next piece than it would be if plain, and thus
some waste of paper is avoided.
I hay blend with the embossment as described such designs or lettering as may be
desired, whereby such paper may even be used for advertisements or other purposes as
for mottos, riddles or quotations without interfering with the efficacy of the embossing,
or, any appreciable enhancement of cost.
Dated this 29th day of November 1889.
JAMESON & SCHAEFFER,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Papers popularly known as
"Curl Papers."
1, LAURENCE HILL ARMOUR, of No. 16 West Street, Gateshead-on-Tyne, Architect
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention of improvements in the manufacture of papers popularly known
as "curl papers," consists in subjecting paper intended for uses to which these
papers are ordinarily applied to a process of embossing whereby a minute raised
and depressed pattern is produced on the paper by reason of which it becomes
more pliable and softer to the feel than paper of similar strength and texture
not embossed.
To produce this embossing I may pass the paper through what are known as
crimping or goffering rolls either once or more times, whereby if once passed through

page_text: the rolls a series of small ridges are produced upon the paper, and if it be then passed
again through the rolls diagonally to these ridges a series of diamond shaped
quadrangular figures are produced, or if passed through at right angles to the first
impression a series of small square figures are produced. Or I may construct rollers
so engraved or figured as that by once passing through the rollers the desired
embossing may be produced of any pattern in a completed state. Although I have
spoken of rollers the same effect may of course be produced by pressure from plates or
otherwise, the effect produced and not the mere manner of its production, being the
essence of my invention.
I am thus, by this process of embossing, enabled to produce from stronger, thicker
or harder paper, equal or greater softness than can usually be got with thinner paper
not embossed, and the papers so prepared possess the additional advantage that each
paper is more easily seperated from the next piece than it would be if plain, and thus
some waste of paper is avoided.
I may blend with the embossment as described such designs or lettering as may be
desired, whereby such paper may even be used for advertisements or other purposes,
as for mottos, riddles or quotations, without interfering with the efficacy of the
embossing, or, any appreciable enhancement of cost.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I would have it under-
stoood that I do not claim the embossing of paper by itself which is old, nor do
I claim the advertising upon curl paper by itself, which is also old, but Í declare
that what I claim as my invention is:―
The embossing of curl paper in such a way as to make it more pliable and
convenient for use as a lavatory paper, and in combination therewith the lettering
by embossing of the same with mottos, riddles, or advertisements, substantially as
described.
Dated this Twenty-seventh day of August 1800
JAMESON & SCHAEFFER,
As Agents for Applicant.