Improvements in the Method of Manufacturing Joinery and House- hold Furniture, and also in the Method of Ornamenting Wood and Metal Fixtures and Articles of Furniture.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Manufacturing Joinery and House-
hold Furniture, and also in the Method of Ornamenting Wood and
Metal Fixtures and Articles of Furniture.
I JOHN PARKER of 111 Conybere Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Joinery Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the ornamentation of wood mantels and other
joinery and also wood and metal articles of furniture, by the introduction of metallic
plates as hereinafter set forth.
In the ornamentation of mantels doors, and other joinery and also in the orna-
mentation of wood-bedsteads table-legs, sofas, and other wood and metal furniture
recesses and embossings are produced the recesses being in the form of moulded
circular panels, moulded longitudinal panels, and panels of various shapes; the
production of the wood moulded panels by revolving cutters and other tools
necessitates finishing by the use of revolving bobs, glass-paper, and other
smoothing appliances and this finishing process when carried to a state of perfection
to produce a clean and smooth surface over the recessed mouldings is an expensive
matter, therefore partly for reducing the labour entailed in the production of high
class mouldings and panels and partly for the purpose of giving a richer appearance
to the article ornamented I provide and utilize metal dishes as hereinafter more
fully set forth.
The metal dishes may be produced by spinning or by stamping or by any other
suitable mechanical means, the dishes would by preference be produced to corre-
spond exactly with the mouldings formed on the article ornamented.
In some cases I prefer to produce the wood mouldings with one or more of its
members slightly undercut so that when the metal dishes have been placed within
the recesses, one of the members of such metal dish can be expanded outwards over
the undercut wood member thus securing the metal dish firmly within the recess.
Although in the production of mantels and other articles, concave panels and
mouldings are better adapted than convex to receive metal coverings nevertheless
in some cases I cover the projecting convex mouldings with the thin metal dishes,
the dishes being made with members matching the convex mouldings and panels.
Although I prefer to make the members of the metal dish equal in number to
the members provided on the wood or in the wood nevertheless I can in some cases
produce on the metal dish any required number and shape of members irrespective
of the shape of the concave or convex surface to be covered by the metal dish.
By a second modification of my invention 1 provide and utilize metal plates of
any suitable design or pattern on the flat surfaces of mantels and other joinery and
furniture without forming panels or sinkings to receive such metal plates, that is to
say when the plates are applied to the flat surface of a mantel jamb or to the flat
surface of a sofa back or to the flat surface of any part of a door or to the
flat surface of wash stand, chest of drawers, wardrobe or other article of furniture
or to the flat surface of a bedstead leg, or bedstead head or bedstead foot or to the
flat surface of any other such like article of joinery or furniture the flat surface
would not be recessed to receive the plate and the metallic plates may be fastened
on by means of screws passing through the front into the article on which the plate
is fixed the screw heads shewing on the outer surface of plate or the metallic plates
may be otherwise secured to flat surfaces, mouldings can then in some cases be
secured on the surface of the article ornamented surrounding the metal plate and
forming a panel of a different character to the panels formed by sinkings or
projections as described in first modification.

page_text: By a third modification I utilize metallic plates on joinery and furniture for
purposes of ornamentation by making such metal plates of the required concave
shape to fit flat against the surface of a table leg or other round or oval surface so
as to form panels without first forming recesses to receive the plates in a like
manner I utilize metallic plates on joinery and furniture for ornamentation by
making metal plates of the required convex shape to fit into and take a flat bearing
on the lineal faces of convex surfaces formed in joinery and furniture so as to form
panels without first forming recesses to receive the metal plates.
By a fourth modification I utilize ornamental metallic plates on the faces of iron
mantels and on the faces of mantels and furniture composed wholly or partly of
metal.
Dated this 7th day of October 1892.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Manufacturing Joinery and House-
hold Furniture, and also in the Method of Ornamenting Wood and
Metal Fixtures and Articles of Furniture.
I, JOHN PARKER, of 111 Conybere Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Joinery Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention has for its object the ornamentation of wood mantels and other
joinery and also wood and metal articles of furniture by the introduction of metallic
plates as hereinafter set forth.
In the ornamentation of mantels, doors, and other joinery and also in the orna-
mentation of wood bedsteads, table legs, sofas, and other wood and metal furniture,
recesses and embossings are produced the recesses being in the form of moulded
circular panels, moulded longitudinal panels and panels of various shapes; the
production of these moulded panels by revolving cutters and other tools necessitates
finishing by the use of revolving bobs, glass paper and other smoothing appliances
and this finishing process when carried to a state of perfection to produce a clean
and smooth surface over the recessed mouldings is an expensive matter, therefore
partly for reducing the labour entailed in the production of high class mouldings
and panels, and partly for the purpose of giving a richer appearance to the article
ornamented I provide and utilize metal dishes as hereinafter more fully set forth.
The metal dishes may be produced by spinning or by stamping or by any other
suitable mechanical means the dishes would by preference be produced to correspond
exactly with the mouldings formed on the article ornamented.
In some cases I prefer to produce the wood mouldings with one or more of its
members slightly undercut so that when the metal dishes have been placed within
the recesses, one of the members of such metal dish can be expanded outwards
over the undercut wood member, thus securing the metal dish firmly within the
recess.
Although in the production of mantels and other articles concave panels and
mouldings are better adapted than convex to receive metal coverings, nevertheless
in some cases I cover the projecting convex mouldings with the thin metal dishes,
the dishes being made with the members matching the convex mouldings and
panels.
Although I prefer to make the members of the metal dish equal in number to the
members provided on the wood or in the wood, nevertheless I can in some cases
produce on the metal dish any required number and shape of members irrespective
of the shape of the concave or convex surface to be covered by the metal dish.
By a second modification of my invention provide and utilize metal plates of

page_text: any suitable design or pattern on the flat surfaces of mantels and other joinery and
furniture without forming panels or sinkings to receive such metal plates, that is to
say when the plates are applied to the flat surface of a mantel jamb or to the flat
surface of a sofa back or to the flat surface of any part of a door or to the flat
surface of a wash-stand, chest of drawers, wardrobe or other article of furniture or
to the flat surface of a bedstead leg, or bedstead head, or bedstead foot, or to the
flat surface of any other such like article of joinery or furniture the flat surface
would not be recessed to receive the plate and the metallic plates may be fastened
on by means of screws passing through the front into the article on which the plate
is fixed, the screw heads shewing on the outer surface of plate or the metallic plates
may be otherwise secured to flat surfaces, mouldings can then in some cases be
secured on the surface of the article ornamented surrounding the metal plate and
forming a panel of a different character to the panels formed by sinkings or
projections as described in first modification.
By a third modification I utilize metallic plates on joinery and furniture for
purposes of ornamentation by making such metal plates of the required concave
shape to fit flat against the surface of a table leg or other round or oval surface so
as to form panels without first forming recesses to receive the plates: in a like
manner I utilize metallic plates on joinery and furniture for ornamentation by
making metal plates of the required convex shape to fit into and take a flat bearing
on the lineal faces of convex surfaces formed in joinery and furniture so as to form
panels without first forming recesses to receive the metal plates.
By a fourth modification I utilize ornamental metallic plates on the faces of
mantels and furniture composed wholly or partly of metal.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings
the methods by which the various modifications of my invention are constructed
and used.
Fig. 1. represents a front view of circular metallic plate pressed into a sinking
formed in mantels, doors, bedsteads, table-legs, sofas, and other wood and metal
furniture.
Fig. 2. represents a front view of oval metallic plate pressed into a sinking
formed in mantels, doors, bedsteads, table-legs, sofas, and other wood and metal
furniture.
Fig. 3. represents a diamond metallic plate secured in a similar manner to
Figure 1.
Fig. 4 represents a star shaped metallic plate secured flush on the outer surface
of wood-work.
Fig. 5 represents a panel shaped metallic tray secured within a sinking in a
similar manner to Figure 1.
Fig. 6 represents a transverse section shewing the manner in which the metallic
plates are secured within the recesses of wood-work and joinery.
Fig. 7 represents a transverse section of Figure 1.
Fig. 8. represents the metallic plate compressed into the undercut member of
wood work.
Fig. 9 represents the metallic plate secured to the convex surface or moulding of
mantels, and other articles of joinery and furniture.
Fig. 10 represents a metallic plate secured in the manner described in relation to
Fig. 9.
Fig. 11. represents broken portion of wood work in which is formed a recess that
does not correspond with the members of inserted metallic plate.
Fig. 12. represents broken portion of wood work in which is formed an undercut
member, the metallic cup or plate being shewn in position ready for expanding into
the undercut member of wood work.
Fig. 13. represents a transverse section of flat plate secured to the face of wood
work.
Fig. 14 represents a transverse section similar to Fig. 13 surrounded with wood
moulding forming a panel.

page_text: Fig. 15 represents a flat plate and a projecting plate each secured flat against the
concave surface of joinery or furniture, a recess also being shewn in which is
secured a metallic plate.
Fig. 16 represents metallic plates similar to those described in relation to Fig. 15
secured to the convex surface of joinery or wood work.
Fig. 17. represents a panelled door or screen shewing projecting and sunk
ornamental plates secured to such door or panelling.
Fig. 18 represents the leg of a table or other article of furniture ornamented with
metallic plates.
Fig. 19 represents a transverse section of a leg similar to Fig. 18 one half of
this section shewing projecting ornamental plates and the other half shewing
sinkings into which ornamental plates are secured.
Fig. 20 represents a wood mantel ornamented with metal plates.
Fig. 21 represents an enlarged view of the frieze.
Fig. 22 represents a section of Fig. 21 on the line A. B.
In carrying out the first modification of my invention a Figures 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7,
8, 11, 12, represents a broken portion of mantel, door, wood bedstead, sofa, or other
joinery or furniture, each of such broken portions are recessed by means of suitable
tools, ready to receive the metal dishes, in some cases I provide a circular metal
dish as shewn at 6 Figs. 1, 7, and 17, to fit into the circular recess, in other cases
I provide an oval dish, to fit into an oval recess as shewn at Figure 2, in other
cases I provide a diamond shaped dish as shewn at d Figure 3 to fit into a diamond
shaped recess, in other cases I provide a panel shaped dish e to fit into a panel
shaped recess as shown at Figure 5, in other cases I provide dishes of the shape
shewn at e Figures 20 and 21 to fit into the recesses of mantel; the dishes shewn
at Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 21, arc sunk in the recesses flush with the
face of wood-work, but I can where desired provide flanges as shewn at
Figure 6.
In preparing the recesses in wood-work to receive the metal dishes, I in some
cases make such recesses to correspond with the members forined on the metal
dishes and in other cases the recesses are made to correspond with only one, two, or
more members of the metal dish as shewn at Fig. 11 thus greatly reducing the cost
of making the recesses in the wood-work; I prefer in some cases to undercut one
of the members in the recessed wood-work as shewn enlarged at g Fig. 12 the metal
dish can then be compressed into the undercut member as shewn at h, Fig. 8.
In the production of mantels and other articles, concave panels and mouldings as
shewn at Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 21, are better adapted to receive metal
coverings than are convex surfaces, nevertheless in some cases I provide projecting
convex mouldings of circular, oval, polygonal, or other suitable configuration, the
transverse section of which may be of the form shewn at Figs. 9 and 10 the convex
mouldings may be formed as part of the wood-work a or may be produced
separately and nailed, screwed, or otherwise fastened to the wood-work a such
projecting convex mouldings being afterwards covered with metal dishes of any
suitable ornamental pattern as shewn at Figs. 9 and 10.
In carrying out the second modification of my invention I provide and utilize
metal plates of any suitable design or pattern on the flat surfaces a of mantels or
other joinery and furniture without forming sinkings, the plates being fastened on
by means of screws, nails, or other suitable fastenments as shewn at k Figs. 4, 13,
and 17, mouldings can then in some cases be secured on the surface of the article
ornamented surrounding the metal plate and forming a panel of a different character
to the panel e shewn at Fig. 5 a panel formed under this second modification of my
invention is shewn at Figure 14, suitable for use on joinery and furniture, a second
panel formed under this second modification of my invention is shewn also at
Figs. 20, 21, and 22, specially suitable for use on mantels.
In carrying out the third modification of my invention, I utilize metallic plates on
joinery and furniture for purposes of ornamentation, by making such metal plates
of the required concave shape to fit lineally against the surface of a table-leg or

page_text: other round, or convex surface so as to form panels without first forming recesses
to receive the metallic plates.
a Figure 16 represents a broken portion of a table leg or other convex surface of
joinery or furniture to which is attached metallic plates; the metallic plate / and
the metallic plate m are made of the required concave shape to fit against the
convex surface n, the metallic plate o is sunk on the lineal convex surface n.
a Figure 15 represents a broken portion of an ornamental table leg or other
concave surface of joinery or furniture, to which is attached metallic plates, the
metallic-plates p and q are made of the required convex shape to fit against the
concave surface r, the metallic plate s is sunk on the lineal concave surface r.
The convex mouldings or beads t are formed on the leg Figs. 18 and 19 to
receive metal dish coverings, in a like manner the concave grooves u are formed to
receive ornamental dishes.
In carrying out the fourth modification of my invention I utilize ornamental
metallic plates in the manner herein before described under the first, second and
third modifications as attached to wood work, but attach such metallic plates
to the faces of mantels and furniture and fixtures composed wholly or partly of
metal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. The invention as illustrated and described for the purposes described.
2nd. The ornamentation of mantels, doors, furniture, and other wood-work, by
sinking therein recesses of various shapes, and combining with such sinkings or
recesses metallic dishes, as illustrated and described in relation to the first
modification.
3rd. The ornamentation of mantels, doors, furniture and other wood-work, by
forming thereon or attaching thereto projecting bosses, surfaces and mouldings, of
various shapes and afterwards combining with such projecting bosses, surfaces and
mouldings, suitable metal dishes or covers, as illustrated and described in reference
to the first modification.
4th. The ornamentation of mantels, doors, furniture, and other wood-work by
securing to the flat surfaces thereof, suitable metal plates, as illustrated and
described in reference to the 2nd modification.
5tb. The ornamentation of mantels, doors, furniture and other wood-work by
securing to the flat surfaces thereof suitable metal plates and surrounding such
metal plates with mouldings or other framing so as to form panels on the #lat
surfaces of such mantels, doors, furniture, and other wood-work as illustrated and
described in reference to the second modification.
6th. The ornamentation of mantels, doors, furniture and other wood-work, by
combining with the lineal convex surfaces of such mantels, door, furniture and other
wood-work metallic plates in the manner illustrated and described in reference to
the third modification.
7th. The ornamentation of mantels, doors, furniture, and other wood-work, by
combining with the lineal concave surfaces of such mantels, doors, furniture, and
other wood-work metallic plates, in the manner illustrated and described in
reference to the third modification.
1009
Dated this Sch day of August
1050.
JOHN PARKER..
Witness:
A. W. TURNER.