MENTS IN DECORATING OR ILLUSTRATING SOAP CAKES
Year: 1881

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Paul Chapelain at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd February 1881.
PAUL CHAPELAIN, of the City of Paris, in the Republic of France.
MENTS IN DECORATING OR ILLUSTRATING SOAP CAKES."
"IMPROVE-
The object of this Invention is to ornament soap cakes by decorating them with
either drawings, prints, engravings, or photographs, coloured or not, as may be
deemed expedient.
This is effected in the following manner :-A clear and transparent soap, such
as gelatine or any equivalent, is selected for the purpose; this may be colored as
desired to suit requirements, the color selected being that most suited to the kind
of illustration represented, and which latter is placed in the centre of the cake.
As example, a warm yellow shade would produce a nice effect on a drawing, print,
engraving, or photograph, where warmth of colour was desirable and beneficial to
the effect of the drawing, and in the same manner colder effects may be produced
by the employment of blueish or greenish tints.
The cakes are made in the following manner:-Two pieces of soap of equal
proportions are cut to form a cake, and between these, placed perfectly flat, is the
drawing, engraving, print, or photograph, as the case may be; the corresponding
half of the cake is then placed above the design, and the whole is then put into a
press to cause an intimate connection or adhesion of the whole, whilst at the same
time the requisite form and dimensions is given to the cake. The design will
remain visible till the cake is used up.
The drawing or illustration, whatever form it may take, is either on paper or
gelatine.
It is obvious that this method of illustration may be effectively employed in
representing the trade mark of a manufacturing firm as well as a
advertisement.
means of

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Paul Chapelain in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 21st July
1881.
PAUL CHAPELAIN, of the City of Paris, in the Republic of France.
MENTS IN DECORATING OR ILLUSTRATING SOAP CAKES."
"IMPROVE-
The object of this Invention is to ornament soap cakes by decorating them with
either drawings, prints, engravings, or photographs, coloured or not, as may be
deemed expedient.
This is effected in the following manner:-A clear and transparent soap, such
as gelatine or any other matter capable of replacing it, is selected for the purpose;
this may
be colored as desired to suit requirements, the color selected being that
most suited to the kind of illustration represented, and which latter is placed in
the centre of the cake.
As example, a warm yellow shade would produce a nice effect on a drawing,
print, engraving, or photograph, where warmth of color was desirable and beneficial
to the effect of the drawing, and in the same manner colder effects may be produced
by the employment of blueish or greenish tints.
The cakes are made in the following manner: -Two pieces of soap of equal
proportions are cut to form a cake, and between these, placed perfectly flat, is the
drawing, engraving, print, or photograph, as the case may be; the corresponding
half of the cake is then placed above the design, and the whole is then put into a
press and the cake or cakes are subjected to sufficient pressure to cause an intimate
connection or close adhesion of the whole, whilst at the same time the requisite
form and dimensions are given to the cakes.
The drawing, print, or otherwise, will then be clearly visible and remain so till
the whole cake is consumed. The illustrations, whatever form they may take, are
on either paper or gelatine. It is obvious that this method of illustration may be
effectively employed in representing the trademark of a firm of manufacturers as
well as a ready method of advertising.
In witness whereof, I, the said Paul Chapelain, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twelfth day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty one.
PAUL CHAPELAIN. (L.S.)