Improvement in Enamelled Letters and Figures for Fixing to Glass and other Polished Surfaces.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1887
Complete Left, 21st Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 21st Oct., 1887
Improvement in Enamelled Letters and Figures for Fixing to
Glass and other Polished Surfaces.
RAYMOND WALTER WILLIS China Painter, and ARTHUR JAMES WILLIS Engraver
both of 5 Devonshire Street Islington London do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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Our invention is designed for the manufacture of Enamelled Letters and Figures,
for fixing to Glass and other surfaces, from a paste composed of Clay, combined with
flint, Glass, Magnesia, and other like materials, in plastic, or simi-plastic state, which
are afterwards burnt or baked in a kiln, and the same enamelled white or any desired
colour. The mixture of clay and other ingredients is taken in plastic state, and
moulded in metal or other moulds of various shapes and sizes, giving to the Letters
or Figures any desired form to the face, and a flat, solid back, so as to adhere well to
the glass, or other polished surface, they are afterwards baked in a kiln, and then
enamelled any desired colour with enamels that are made to suit the paste used.
Haveing now set forth the particular nature of the said invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, what we claim is Enamelled Letters and Figures
for fixing to Glass Windows and the like moulded from a clay paste as herein set
forth, which are afterwards baked, and then enamelled.
Dated thin 30th day of L. 1007
RAYMOND WALTER WILLIS.
ARTHUR JAMES WILLIS.

page_text: Improvement in Enamelled. Letters and Figures for Fixing to
Glass and other Polished Surfaces.
RAYMOND WALTER WILLIS, China Painter, and ARTHUR JAMES WILLIS Engraver,
both of 5 Devonshire Street Islington London 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 :-
Our invention is designed for the manufacture of Enamelled Letters, and Figures,
for fixing to Glass and other surfaces, from a paste composed of clay combined with
flint, Glass, Magnesia, and other like materials, in plastic or simi plastic state which
are afterwards burnt or baked in a kiln, and the same enamelled white, or other
desired colour.
The mixture of clay and other ingredients is taken in the plastic state, and
moulded in metal or other moulds of various shapes and sizes, giveing to the letter or
figure any desired form to the face, with a flat solid back, so as to adhere well to the
glass or other polished surface, they are afterwards baked in a kiln, and then enamelled
any desired colour, with enamels that are made to suit the paste used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is:
Enamelled Letters and Figures for fixing to Glass windows and the like, moulded
from a clay paste as herein set forth, which are afterwards baked and then enamelled.
Dated this 21st day of September 1887.
RAYMOND WALTER WILLIS.
ARTHUR JAMES WILLIS.