A New or Improved Method of and Apparatus for Producing Decorative or Artistic Printing Surfaces.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 13th Feb., 1897
OVISIONAL
ATION.
A New or Improved Method of and Apparatus for Producing
Decorative or Artistic Printing Surfaces.
CHARLES YOUNG 13 Wharton Road West Kensington London W. Artist
and Engraver on Wood do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A sheet of glass is coated with a thin film of wax, the glass is then laid with
the film upwards on or before the subject which is to be re-produced, then with a
writing pen, ruling pen, or bow pen fitted with an arrangement (see drawing Fig. 1)
the lines or shades are traced in molten wax on the aforesaid prepared surface.
The moulding thus made in wax is now ready to be treated by the electrotyper in
the ordinary way.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
A. (Fig. 1.) is a tube, C is insulated copper wire connected to electric battery
or electric current, B is a piece of platinum wire soldered to C at C. Platinum
wire (B) is coiled round the small end of tube A and continued coiled round the
point of pen (B' Figs. 2 & 3.) and joined to C at C. A¹ (Fig. 1) is the open end
of tube A. This opening fits close to inside of point of pen (B' Figs. 2 & 3).
D is a coil of copper wire placed inside of tube A to direct the flow of molten wax
The peu
to the end of tube A¹.
E is a removable cap to allow of tube A being replenished with wax.
(B2 Fig. 2) is fitted on tube A, and the insulated wire C is bound to tube A by
bands H.
Dated this 17th day of February 1896.
CHARLES YOUNG.
A New or Improved Method of and Apparatus for Producing
Decorative or Artistic Printing Surfaces.
CHARLES YOUNG, 4 Wharton Road West Kensington W. Artist and Engraver
on Wood, 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:-
A sheet of glass is coated with a thin film of wax or the like, the glass is then
laid with the film upwards on or before the subject to be re-produced, then with a
writing pen, ruling pen or bow pen fitted with an arrangement (see drawing Fig. 1)
the lines or shades are traced in molten wax on the aforesaid prepaired surface.
The moulding thus made in wax is now ready to be treated by the electrotyper in
the ordinary way to obtain an electrotype.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS LEFT WITH THE PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A (Figs. 1, 2 & 3 represents a tube made of glass or other non-conducting
material of electricity. C is insulated copper wire connected to electric battery
or other electrical current. B is a piece of platinum wire soldered to C at or
about C. Platinum wire B is coiled round the small end of tube A and continued
round the point of pen B¹ (Figs. 2 & 3) and joined to C at or about C. A¹ (Fig. 1)
is the open end of tube A, this opening fits fairly close to inside of point of pen
(B¹ Figs. 2 & 3). E is a movable cap to allow of tube A being replenished with
wax. The pen B' (Fig. 2) is fitted on tube A. Conducting wires C (Figs. 1, 2 & 3)
are fastened to tube A (Fig. 2) by bands H. D (Figs. 1, 2 & 3) is a coil of
copper wire inside of tube A to conduct the flow of molten wax to point of pen B¹
(Figs. 2 & 3). Fig. 3 is a ruling pen, G is a screw which regulates the width of
line made by pen B' (Fig. 3) at point of pen B. Tube A inclines inwards from F
to point of pen B' (Fig. 3).
The method adopted if intended for letterpress printing is to draw with the pen
on each side of a line which is intended to be black in the same manner as a wood
engraver proceeds, but if a black ground is required then one stroke only of the
pen is necessary to form a white line.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declair that what I
claim is
Novelty in form & structure of apparatus in having the wax to be melted inside
a non-conductor of electricity and flowing into a pen which is heated by electricity
by the electrical current passing round point of pen by means of the platinum
wire. Also I claim novelty in the process of producing the mould to be electrotyped
by drawing in line with a pen charged with molten wax on the prepaired surface
of glass or other suitable surface by means of the apparatus described.
Dated this 17th day of November 1896.
CHARLES YOUNG.