Improvements in Sign or Ornamental Letters and Numerals for Fixing to Windows, Glass Facias, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1896-4ccepted, 1st Aug., 1896
Improvements in Sign or Ornamental Letters and Numerals for
Fixing to Windows, Glass Facias, and the like.
I, FREDERICK HENRY COLBURN, of 132 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Cook County,
Illinois, U.S.A., Artist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The sign letters and numerals of this invention are formed of sheet copper or
other suitable metal, or of thin sheet and preferably transparent celluloid. They
are made concavo convex in cross section and branching down from the edges of
the character or letter is a vertical extension formed at the bottom with a flange
or outwardly extending shoulder by which the character is cemented to the inside
surface of the glass so as to shew to outside observers the convex surface of the
character, the shoulder forming the outer edge of the character.
Dated this 18th day of November 1895.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Sign or Ornamental Letters and Numerals for
Fixing to Windows, Glass Facias, and the like.
I FREDERICK HENRY COLBURN of 132 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Cook County,
Illinois U.S.A, Artist, 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 sign letters and numerals of this invention are formed of thin sheet copper
or other suitable metal or of thin sheet and preferably transparent celluloid or
other suitable transparent material, the letters and numerals when made of trans-
parent material being coated or not on the rear side with a colouring substance
say for instance so as to give a gold or silver appearance. The letters or numerals
may also be formed of layers of the same or different materials. They are made
with convex front or obverse sides and marginal forwardly projecting flanges
provided with securing edges whereby when the characters are fastened at the said
edges upon the inner surface of a plate of glass, their convex surfaces will show
through the glass. .
In the drawing
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a sign character of this invention.
Fig. 2 a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and
Fig. 3 an enlarged cross section of the character formed of layers of material.
A is the character formed concavo-convex throughout and having a marginal
flange p by which it may be cemented to a glass plate X say of a facia, window, or
door. The convex surface forms the front or obverse side of the character.' The
flanges p project forward to a plane at or slightly beyond the convex surface.
Characters constructed in accordance with this invention are applied to the inner
surface of the glass so as to shew the convex surface which is more striking and

page_text: attractive in a sign character than a concave surface. Applied in this way the
obverse sides of the characters are protected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
As a new article of manufacture an applique sign character of thin sheet
material transparent or opaque formed convex on its front or obverse side and
there provided with a marginal forwardly projecting flange having an attaching
edge and coated or not coated on its rear side with a colouring substance,
substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 30th day of June 1896.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.