A Method of Producing Photographs in Imitation of Wax Seals and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Dec., 1899--Accepted, 10th Feb., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Method of Producing Photographs in Imitation of Wax Seals
and the like.
COURTNEY SPENCER JONES, Printer & Publisher, High Street, Woodford Green,
Essex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The photograph to be reproduced in imitation of a wax seal or other design
is copied by means of an ordinary or special photographic camera & a photo-
graphic plate is produced containing one or more negative impressions of the
said photograph of a small & suitable size. From this negative as many positive
prints as are required are taken on a suitable photographic paper, or where large
quantities are required they can be reproduced by means of one of the mechanical
processes, such as collotype. The prints are subsequently coloured by means of
a dve or other suitable colouring medium to represent the colour of the wax to be
imitated. The backs of the phographs are then gummed & allowed to dry.
They are then embossed so as to represent a wax seal & punched out of the sheet
by means of a special die in a suitable press. By varying the pattern of the
embossing die, other designs than those of wax seals can be produced.
Dated this 21st Ja of Val 1000
A Method of Producing Photographs in Imitation of Wax Seals
and the like.
COURTNEY SPENCER JONES, Printer & Publisher, High Street, Woodford Green,
Essex, 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:-
The photograph to be reproduced in imitation of a wax seal or other design
is copied by means of an ordinary or special photographic camera & a photo-
graphic plate is produced containing one or more negative impressions of the
said photograph of a small & suitable size. From this negative as many positive
prints as are required are taken on suitable photographic paper, or where large
quantities are required they can be reproduced by means of one of the mechanical
processes, such as collotype. The prints are subsequently coloured by means of
a dye or other suitable colouring medium to represent the colour of the wax to be
imitated. Or they can be left uncoloured to represent white wax. The backs
of the photographs are then gummed & allowed to dry. They are then embossed
so as to represent a wax seal & punched out of the sheet by means of a special die

page_text: in a suitable press By varying the shape of the embossing die any shape of seal
can be produced.
A slight variation of the mode of procedure above described, which specially
lends itself to the production of imitation seals of a dark colour, is to punch out
& emboss a suitable coloured paper & then affix the photograph to it in such a
manner that the imitation seal forms a kind of framework or border round the
photograph. When this method is adopted it is best to leave the photograph
uncoloured, as the picture will not show up clearly if coloured with a dark dye.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my invention &
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
(1) The application of a photographic picture to an imitation wax seal pro-
duced either by making the photograph on the paper out of which the imitation
seal is embossed; or by producing the photograph & imitation seal indepen-
dently of each other & affixing them together after the manner hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 20th dot of December 1800