A Mourning Border in Imitation of Orape for Paper, Cards, Envelopes Postal Wrappers, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1899
A Mourning Border in Imitation of Orape for Paper, Cards, Envelopes
Postal Wrappers, and the like.
I, BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD MILLS, of 23, Southampton Buildings, in the
County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Auguste Ramboz, Printer, and Lazare Drut,
Director of Works, both of Villeurbanne, Rhône, in the Republic of France) to
be as follows. —
This invention is applicable to mourning borders executed upon paper, cards,
envelopes, postal wrappers and the like serving for death notices or for corre-
spondence.
It has for its object to give to these borders, over a part or the entire of their
surface, the appearance of English ciape or of other description of crape.
This result is obtained in the following manner.-
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The border is first printed on the paper by known printing means, and with
a black or other colored printing ink used for mouining As soon as this impres-
sion 18 dry, its surface is entirely or partially sized and flock or other comminuted
oi powdered material applied thereto
This flock or powder may be deposited in designs in imitation of crape. It
may be also deposited uniformly over the entire surface and in this case, it
receives a gauffering or figuring by means of engraved blocks, plates or cylinders
according to the character of the kind of crape which it is desired to imitate.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1
shows an example of border in which the imitation crape is obtained by gauffer-
ing Fig 2 shows an example of imitation crape obtained by the simple applica-
tion of flock or powder
To obtain the effect represented at Fig 1, a border A of variable width and
shape is first printed with a printing ink, then when this impression is dry, a
band B, C, covering the former either completely or partially is sized by known
means, it may also cause the edges E and designs of various patterns such as I)
to appear. The chosen flock or powder is then distributed over the sized part
which by being fixed on the band be gives it the appearance of a dull or velvety
fabric Finally by means of an engraved block, plate or cylinder analogous
lo those in use for the gauffering of fabrics the reliefs indicated at C are formed
on the part covered with flock or powder which gives it the appearance of crape
At the same time as the border, and by the same process, vignettes or designs
such as F can be produced at any desired points on the paper
It is to be remarked that by the process above described, the sizing being
effected upon a prior printing with fatty ink has not the inconvenience of soaking
hrough the paper
It will therefore be preferable to employ a first printing with ink even when
his impression 18 to be entirely covered by the flock or powder, whilst if required
+ can be dianenead with

page_text: To obtain the effect represented at Fig 2, after having printed the base of
the border, the parts I I forming the design are alone sized and the chosen floch
or powder is applied to these parts which forms a relief upon the smooth base
D Danmha 311000
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, WC, Agents,
A Mourning Border in Imitation of Crape for Paper, Cards, Envelopes,
Postal Wrappers, and the like.
I, BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD MILLS, of 23, Southampton Buildings, in the
County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Auguste Ramboz, Printer, and Lazare Drut,
Director of Works, both of Villeurbanne, Rhone, in the Republic of France,)
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Q
The invention is applicable to mourning borders executed upon paper, cards,
envelopes, postal wrappers, and the like, serving for death notices or for corre-
spondence It has for its object to give to these borders, over a part or the
entire of their surface, the appearance of English crape or of other description of
crape.
This result is obtained in the following manner The border is first printed
on the paper by known printing means and with a black or other colored printing
ink used for mourning As soon as this impression is dry, its surface is entirely
or partially sized, and flock or other comminuted or powdered material applied
thei eto This flock or powder may be deposited in designs in imitation of crape.
It may be also deposited uniformly over the entire surface and in this case it
receives a gauffering or figuring by means of engraved blocks, plates or cylinders,
according to the character of the kind of crape which it is desired to imitate
The invention is illustrated in the drawings accompanying the Provisional
Specification, in which:
Fig. shows an example of border in which the imitation crape is obtained
by gauffering.
Fig. 2 shows an example of imitation crape obtained by the simple application
of flock or powder
To obtain the effect represented at Fig 1, a border A of variable width and
shape is first printed with a printing ink; then, when this impression is dry,
a band B C, covering the former either completely or partially, 18 sized by known
means, it may also cause the edges E and designs of various patterns such as
D to appear
The chosen flock or powder is then distributed over the sized part,
which, by being fixed on the band B C, gives it the appearance of a dull or velvety
fabric. Finally, by means of an engraved block, plate or cylinder, analogous
to those in use for the gauffering of fabrics, the reliefs indicated at C are formed
on the part.covered with flock or powder which gives it the appearance of crape
At the same time as the border, and by the same process, vignettes or designa
such as can be produced at any desired points on the paper.
I would remark that by the process above described, the sizing being effected
upon a prior printing with fatty ink, has not the inconvenience of soaking through
the paper
It will therefore be preferable to employ a first printing with ink
even when this impression is to be entirely covered by the flock or powder, whilst
if required it can be dispensed with.

page_text: To obtain the effect represented at Fig 2, "after having printed the base of
the border, the parts II forming the design aie alone sized, and the chosen flock
or powder is applied to these paits, which forms a relief upon the smooth base
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18-
1. A mourning border and vignettes or designs produced on paper, cards, enve-
lopes, postal wrappers, and the like, by an application of flock or other powders
upon the paper, substantially as herein set forth
2. A mourning border and vignettes or designs produced on paper, cards, enve-
lopes, postal wrappers, and the like, by first printing on the paper with printing
ink, second, sizing to any desired extent and pattern the previously printed sur-
face, and third, dusting Hock or powder over the sizing, substantially as herein
set forth
3. A mourning border and vignettes produced on paper, cards, envelopes, postal
wrappers, and the like, by first printing on the paper with printing ink, second,
sizing to any desired extent and pattern the previously printed surface, third,
dusting flock or powder over the sizing, and fourth, gauffering or figuring the
same, substantially as herein set forth
Dated this 14th day of September 1899
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, WC, Agents.