Improvements in or connected with the Modelling of Canvas or Woven Fabric or Paper for Decorative purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1897-Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897'
Improvements in or connected with the Modelling of Canvas or
Woven Fabric or Paper for Decorative purposes.
I, WILLIAM SCOTT MORTON, of Albert Works, Tynecastle, Edinburgh, in the
County of Mid Lothian, North Britain Decorative Architect, do hereby declare
the nature of this Invention to be as follows, that is to say:--
My said Invention relates to the production of embossed or modelled canvas
or woven fabric or paper for decorative purposes more or less according to the
methods described and referred to in my Patent Specifications Nos. 15161 of 1884,
and 12762 of 1891; and comprises improvements or additions designed to produce
embessed work having considerable relief or outward projection and undercut
or overhanging parts.
In the process of modelling canvas or paper when some undercutting is required
the mall plate of metal or other material into which the canvas or paper is
worked in the manner described in my earlier Specifications is made with counter-
part hollows for the undercut parts, but with all those of one plate or mould
inclined wards in one general direction, so that when the canvas or paper has
been moulded and has set it can be withdrawn from the mould in a correspondingly
inclined direction. This allows of the undercut or overhanging parts being
comparatively thin and having a light and graceful appearance; and also permits
of their being of small weight and easily attachable to the backing.
For richly or deeply modelled canvas or paper I employ slips or detachable
pieces of any suitable material, and fix thein to the plate or mould at suitable
stages of the modelling operation. The canvas or paper may be cut to allow of
the insertion of the slips, or in some cases the slips can be inserted through
openings in the plate or mould. The canvas or paper with additions if required is
worked round or over the slips so that a complete outer surface is obtained. With
the deep modelling, parts that require it may be strengthened by cores of fibrous
pulp or other suitable light material; or corrugated or cellular paper or like
material may be used for the purpose.
Cornices, pendents, and other deep enrichments may be formed by means such
as have been indicated. In some cases a skeleton may be formed of corrugated
material shaped to the contour of the projecting enrichment, the corrugated
material being shaped by moulding or otherwise and then stiffened with paste
or the like and rendered rigid by drying with the aid of heat. Such cores may
be pasted or cemented to a flat backing formed by a woven fabric pasted or
cemented to paper, the cores being also fastened into the hollows of the modelled
canvas or paper in any convenient way. In some cases the hollow, projecting,
or overhanging parts of the modelled canvas or paper may be further strengthened
where thought desirable with slips or pieces of wood or other suitable material;

page_text: and such pieces may be formed of laminated veneers when extra strength with
lightness is required.
For panels or other surfaces having a general projection relatively to other parts,
the raised parts may be supported with lightness by means of one or more pairs
of corrugated sheets of paper or the like, pasted or cemented together, also to the
modelled canvas or paper at the front and at the back to a backing of woven fabric
pasted or cemented to paper.
Dated this Fifteenth day of December 1896.
EDMUND HUNT,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in or connected with the Modelling of Canvas or
Woven Fabric or Paper for Decorative purposes.
I, WILLIAM SCOTT MORTON, of Albert Works, Tynecastle, Edinburgh, in the
County of Mid Lothian, North Britain Decorative Architect, 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,
that is to say:-
My said Invention relates to the production of embossed or modelled canvas
or woven fabric or paper for decorative purposes more or less according to the
incthod described and referred to in my Patent Specifications Nos. 15161 of 1884,
and 12762 of 1891; and comprises improvements or additions designed to produce
embossed work having considerable relief or outward projection and undercut
or overhanging parts.
In the process of modelling canvas or paper when some undercutting is required
the mould plate of metal or other material into which the canvas or paper is
worked in the manner described in my earlier Specifications is made with counter-
part hollows for the undercut parts, but with all those of one plate or mould
inclined inwards in one general direction, so that when the canvas or paper has
been moulded and has set it can be withdrawn from the mould in a correspondingly
inclined direction. This allows of the undercut or overhanging parts being
comparatively thin and having a light and graceful appearance and also permits
of their being of small weight and easily attachable to the backing.
For richly or deeply modelled canvas or paper I employ slips or detachable
pieces of any suitable material, and fix thein to the plate or mould at suitable
stages of the modelling operation. The canvas or paper may be cut to allow of
the insertion of the slips, or in some cases the slips can be inserted through
openings in the plate or mould. The canvas or paper with additions if required is
worked round or over the slips so that a complete outer surface is obtained. With
the deep modelling, parts that require it may be strengthened by cores of fibrous
pulp or other suitable light material; or corrugated or cellular paper or like
material may be used for the purpose.
Cornices, pendents, and other deep enrichments may be formed by means such
as have been indicated. In some cases a skeleton may be formed of corrugated
material shaped to the contour of the projecting enrichment, the corrugated
material being shaped by moulding or otherwise and then stiffened with paste
or the like and rendered rigid by drying with the aid of heat. Such cores are
pasted or cemented in their positions a flat. backing farmed by a woven fabric
pasted or cemented to paper being fastened all over the hollows and flat grounds of
the modelled canvas or paper in any convenient way. In some cases the hollow,

page_text: projecting, or overhanging parts of the modelled canvas or paper may be further
strengthened where thought desirable with slips or pieces of wood or other suitable
material; and such pieces may be formed of laminated veneers when extra
strength with lightness is required.
For panels or other surfaces having a general projection relatively to other parts,
the raised parts may be supported with lightness by means of one or more pairs
of corrugated sheets of paper or the like, pasted or cemented together, also to the
modelled canvas or paper at the front and at the back to a backing of woven fabric
pasted or cemented to paper.
And in order that my said Invention and the manner of performing the same
may be properly understood I hereunto append a sheet of diagrams representing
examples of the application of my improvements.
Diagram, 1, is a face view of material as taken from the mould; and diagram, 2,
is a sectional view showing the material as in the mould but ready for removal.
Diagrams, 3, and 4, are similar views of a second example, and diagram, 5 is a
section showing a mould and other parts for forming a deep enrichment or pendent,
Diagram, 6, is a section showing means used for supporting raised parts of panels
or similar surfaces.
In these drawings the same reference letters are used to mark the same or like
parts wherever they are repeated.
In diagrams, 1, and 2, the process of modelling canvas or paper when some
undercutting is required is shown; the mould plate, A, of metal into which the
canvas or paper, B, is worked in the manner described in my earlier Specifications
is made with counter-part hollows, C, for the undercut parts, 1), (indicated by
shading in Figure, 1) but with the counterpart hollows, C, inclined inwards in
one general direction as indicated by arrows so that when the canvas or paper, B,
has been moulded and has set it can be withdrawn from the mould, A, in a
correspondingly. inclined. direction.
For richly or deeply modelled canvas or paper I, as shown in diagrams, 3, and 4,
employ slips or detachable pieces, E, of any suitable material and shape and fix
them to the plate or mould, A, by screws, F, or otherwise, at suitable stages of
the modelling operation. The canvas or paper, B, may be cut to allow of the
insertion of the slips, E, or in some cases the slips can be inserted through openings
in the plate or mould. The canvas or paper, B, with additions if required is
worked about the slips, E, to obtain a complete outer surface.
In a case such as is illustrated by diagram, 5, the mould is formed in upper
and lower parts, G,.H, and the upper part, G, may be made in one or more parts
to suit the particular contour of the projecting enrichment. A piece of the canvas
or paper, B, is first worked into the lower part, H, of the mould then the upper
part, G, is placed in position as shown and canvas or paper, B, in one or more
pieces is worked in so as to join the first piece. The hollow, projecting, or over-
hanging parts of the modelled canvas or paper, B, are strengthened as shown,
where thought desirable, with slips or pieces of wood, J, K, or other suitable
material. A further strengthening core, L, may be added, this core being shaped
roughly to the contour of the projecting enrichment and there may be combined
with the core corrugated paper or other material being shaped by moulding or
otherwise and then stiffened with paste or the like and rendered rigid by drying
with the aid of heat. Such cores, L, are pasted or cemented in their positions.
As shown by dotted line, M, in diagrams, 2, 4, 5, and 6, a flat backing formed by
a woven fabric pasted or cemented to paper is fastened all over the hollow and flat
grounds of the modelled canvas or paper B, in any convenient way.
For panels or other surfaces having a general projection relatively to other parts,
th raised parts may be supported with lightness as shown in diagram, 6, hy"
means of one or it may be more pairs of corrugated sheets of paper or the like, N,
pasted or cemented together, also to the modelled canvas or paper (not shown)
at the front and at the back to a backing of woven fabric, M, pasted or cemated
to paper.

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:
1. In the embossing of canvas or woven fabric or paper for decorative purposes,
making the mould plate, into which the canvas, fabric, or paper is worked, with
counterpart hollows for the undercut parts but with all those of one plate inclined
in one general direction, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described.
2. In the embossing of canvas or woven fabric or paper for decorative purposes,
the employment of slips or detachable pieces of any suitable material fixed to
the plate or mould with or without strengthening cores of fibrous pulp or other
suitable light material, or of corrugated or cellular paper or like material,
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described.
3. In the embossing of canvas or woven fabric or paper for decorative purposes,
applying a skeleton core to the projecting enrichments with or without additional
strengthening pieces of wood or laminated veneers such cores being pasted or
cemented in position a flat backing of fabric pasted or cemented to paper being
also attached at the back all over the hollows and flat grounds substantially as
and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
4. In embossing panels or other surfaces having a general projection relatively
to other parts, supporting the raised parts by means of one or more pairs of
corrugated sheets of paper or the like pasted or cemented together, also to the
modelled canvas, fabric or paper at the front and having attached at the back
a fabric pasted or cemented to paper, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this First day of September 1897.
EDMUND HUNT,
Applicant's Agent.