Improvements in Sign Letters or Symbols.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1892-Accepted, 11th June, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sign Letters or Symbols.
I, GEORGE JAMES BELLAMY RODWELL, of 75 Carroll Street, in the City of
Buffalo and State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my 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 relates to the class of letters or analogous symbols which are
attached to the glass of windows to form signs thereon.
The object of my present invention is to provide a sign-letter or symbol which
shall be inexpensive to manufacture, easily secured to the glass and present an
attractive appearance.
And to that end the invention consists in the novel construction of the sign-letter
as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.
In the annexed drawing
Fig. 1 is a front view of a sign-letter embodying my invention and showing the
same attached to the glass, and
Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line x, x, Fig. 1.
a represents the sign-letter which I form of suitable flat sheet material, preferably
of sheet copper or other suitable metal. The front of this letter I embellish by
gilding or other suitable facing, and in order to impart to it the appearance of being
convex or of an angular raised surface I polish or otherwise brighten the portions c c
of the front so as to cause said portions to shine and represent lighted parts of the
letter, while other portions d d of the front are made dull by etching or otherwise
roughening said portions so as to cause them to represent shaded parts of the
letter.
bb represent bands of suitable cement by which to fasten the letter to the
glass A.
The letter is more particularly designed to be attached with its front to the
inside of the glass and for that purpose I apply the said bands of cement along
the edges of the front of the letter, and by imparting to the cement a different
color from that of the letter, said letter is caused to present a shaded or ornamental
border.
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 :-
1-A sign-letter or symbol consisting of a flat plate of sheet material, the front
of said plate having in some parts shining surfaces and in other parts dull
surfaces to represent lighted and shaded portions of the letter, substantially as
set forth.
2-A sign-letter or symbol consisting of a flat plate of sheet material having
its front gilded or otherwise embellished and provided with bands of cement
extending along the edges of said plate, as set forth and shown.
3-A sign-letter or symbol consisting of a flat plate of sheet material, the front
of said plate having in some parts shining surfaces and in other parts dull surfaces
and provided with bands of cement extending along the edges of said front and
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page_text: of a different color or shade than the main portion of the front of the letter, as
set forth.
Dated this 10th day of May 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.