IMPROVED ORNAMENTAL PANEL WORK as follows
Year: 1885

page_text: I JOHN WATTERWORTH of Ocean Place, Hull in the County of York, Peram-
bulator Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVED
ORNAMENTAL PANEL WORK to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to a simple and economical construction of panel work of
ornamental and light appearance combined with strength which may be advan-
tageously employed in the manufacture of various articles such for example as the
bodies of Perambulators and other carriages, ornamental boxes or cases of all
kinds flower stands or holders, and other similar articles.
I produce my improved panel work by combining with a plain wooden backing
or foundation plain or ornamental slats or narrow strips of wood metal or other
suitable material and nailed cemented or otherwise secured onto the face of the
said backing so as to produce the effect of framed panels, other strips being if
desired secured along the sides of the foundation piece so as to present a surface
flush or nearly so with that of the ornamenting slats and whilst presenting the
appearance of a stout panel effecting economy of material. Before applying the
slats the face or exposed part of the backing showing between the said slats is
painted, stained, varnished, or otherwise treated in order to present by preference
a contrast of colour with that of the slats-or, the exposed face of the backing
may be veneered with ornamental woods of various kinds or for the sake of
greater economy covered with leather cloth, oil cloth or other cheap and ornamental
fabric or material showing in the form of square or other shaped sunk panels
between the slats. The said slats whilst concealing the joints of the veneering or
covering and thereby obviating the necessity for skilled labour serve also to
increase the general strength of the backing or panel work, of which they
constitute an important element.
The outline or shape of the improved panels will of course be varied according
to the shape of the article to be produced therefrom.
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page_text: I JOHN. WATTERWORTHI of Ocean Place Hull in the County of York Peram-
bulator Manufacturer, 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:-
This Invention has for its object a simple and economical panel work of
ornamental and light appearance combined with strength which may be advan-
tageously employed in the manufacture of various articles such for example as the
bodies of Perambulators and other carriages and ornamental boxes or cases of
all kinds.
I construct my improved ornamental panel work by combining with a plain
wooden backing or foundation plains or ornamental slats or narrow strips of wood
metal or other suitable material which I nail cement or otherwise secure onto the
face of the said backing so as to produce the effect of framed panels with these
narrow strips or slats and backing, I further, combine other strips of any desired
width and thickness which I also secure to the face of the foundation or backing
at or near the sides or edges thereof so as to present an outer surface flush or
nearly so with that of the aforementioned ornamenting slats. Before applying the
ornamenting slats I paint, stain, varnish or otherwise treat the face or exposed
part of the backing which would be seen between the said slats in order to present
by preference a contrast of color with that of the ornamenting slats or if desired
the exposed face of the backing may be ornamented by being covered or veneered.
with ornamental wood, metal, or other suitable material or where economy is an
object it may be simply covered at the exposed parts with pieces of leather cloth,
oil cloth or other like cheap and ornamental fabric. On applying the ornamenting
slats the painted, veneered, or otherwise ornamented surface of the backing will
show in the form of square or other shaped sunk panels between the said slats
which slats by concealing the joints of the veneers or coverings on the backing
obviate the necessity for skilled labour in applying the same and serve also to
increase the general strength of the panel of which they constitute an important
element.
The contour or shape and dimensions of the improved ornamental panel work
will of course be varied according to the shape and dimensions of the article to be
produced therefrom, or to which it is to be applied.
Figure 1 of the drawings annexed is a face view and figure 2 a horizontal section
of a piece of ornamental panel work constructed according to my said invention.
Figures 3 to 7 represent examples of the mode of applying my improved orna-
mental panel work in various forms to the manufacture of the bodies of single and
double perambulators, the same being obviously equally applicable to a variety of
other articles where ornamental panel work can be advantageously employed.
a is the foundation or plain wooden backing, b the ornamental narrow strips or
slats secured by nails or otherwise to the face of the backing. cc are the side
strips also nailed, screwed or cemented to the backing a at or near the edges

page_text: thereof between which side strips the ornamental slats b are secured so as to lie
flush or nearly flush with the surface of the said strips c which thus serve not only
to strengthen the panel, but by concealing the outer edges or ends of the slats 6 to
contribute to the general neatness and finish of the work. d is the veneering or
covering of ornamental wood, leather, leather-cloth or other suitable material which
I sometimes apply to the surface of the backing before securing the slats b thereon,
the junction edges e of the said veneers or coverings being concealed by the over-
lying slats as shown clearly in figure 1 where portions of the slats bare shown
broken away to expose the said edges e.
Ornamentally headed nails or "bosses" may be employed for securing the slats b
to the backing, or glue or other cement substituted if preferred-Three or more of
the said panels may be joined together at the sides or ends so as to form articles with
either angular or rounded corners in any well known manner; in figure 7 I have
shown as an example a plan of a portion of the bottom of the perambulator body
illustrated in side elevation in figure 5 made with rounded corners.
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
The herein described ornamental panel work consisting of the combination of a
backingfor foundation with ornamental slats secured across its face and side strips
secured to the face of the said backing at or near the edges thereof in conjunction
or not with veneers or layers of wood, leather, leather-cloth, or other ornamental
material on the exposed outer part or surface of the backing as specified..
Dated this 10th day of November 1885.