A NEW MODE OF COLOURING PAINTING OR BRONZING LETTERS AND FIGURES IN RELIEF to be as follows:-
Year: 1885

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PETER SMITH of 9 Grove Street, Higher Broughton, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A NEW
MODE OF COLOURING PAINTING OR BRONZING LETTERS AND FIGURES IN RELIEF
to be as follows:-
"
The mode of colouring painting or bronzing letters and figures in relief by a
hand brush is slow and inconvenient. Now by my present Invention I perform
the operation more rapidly and economically, and in carrying it into effect I use a
box or case to contain the colouring painting or bronzing material which is fitted
with a roller dipping therein and also with a sliding board or plate provided with
a handle or thumb hole working in contact therewith but which can be withdrawn
therefrom and held in the hand; and I also use one or more rollers fitted into a
framework having a handle thereto, and so that when the aforesaid board or plate
has been sufficiently covered with the colouring painting or bronzing material
contained in the aforesaid box or case by being pushed into rolling contact with
the roller therein it may be withdrawn and held in one hand whilst the aforesaid.
roller or rollers contained in the framework being held in the other hand is roiled
thereupon until it becomes covered with some of the colouring painting or bronzing
material and is transferred to the letters or figures to be operated upon and rolled
upon the surfaces thereof until they are coloured painted or bronzed as desired.
Dated this 91ot do of Santromban 100-

page_text: I, PETER SMITH, 9 Grove Street Higher Broughton Manchester Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for COLOURING, PAINTING OR BRONZING
LETTERS AND Figures in reliEF, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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The mode of colouring, painting or bronzing letters and figures in relief by a
hand brush is slow and inconvenient. Now by my present invention I perform
the operation more rapidly and economically and in carrying it into effect I use any
kind of suitable box or case to contain the colouring, painting or bronzing material,
which is fitted with a roller dipping therein, the said roller being similar to the
rollers used by letterpress printers for inking type, the box or case is also fitted
with a sliding ward, plate, or pallet made of any suitable material provided with
a handle thumb hole or other convenient arrangement and so that when the afore-
said ward, plate, or pallet has been sufficiently covered with the colouring, painting
or bronzing material contained in the aforesaid box or case by being pushed into
rolling contact with the roller therein it may be withdrawn from the box or case
and held in one hand whilst the aforesaid roller or rollers contained in the box or
case being held in the other hand is rolled thereupon until it becomes covered with
some of the colouring painting or bronzing material contained on said ward or
pallet, and is thereby transferred to the letters or figures to be operated upon and
rolled upon the surfaces thereof until they are coloured, painted or bronzed as
desired.
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Figure 1 on drawing shows box or case containing sliding ward or pallet
(letter A) for spreading paint thereon, to cover the roller (letter B) by working
the roller backward and forward in a like manner over the surfaces of the raised
letters or figures in releif, with the result that the paint is transferred from the
roller to the surfaces of the letters or figures in releif Figure 2 shows the sliding
ward or pallet as withdrawn from the box or case, Figure 3, shows the roller used
for transferring the-paint or bronzing material from the ward or pallet to the
surfaces of the letters or figures in releif Figure 4 shows a sign board with the
letters or figures thereon in releif with roller in use theron The shaded portion
having been passed with the roller and thereby leaving them covered with a coat
of paint or bronzing material. Figure 5 shows box or case containg sliding ward
or pallet and roller-closed (complete).
I would have it understood that one or more rollers may be used by my method
and also that I do not confine myself to any particular shape, size or material in
the construction of the aforesaid box, case, sliding ward, pallet, or roller, as they
may be constructed in a variety of ways and materials.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is,
1st The method herein set forth for painting colouring or bronzing letters or
figures in releif,
2nd That by my method a considerable amount of time money and labour will
be saved.