IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MARBLED PAPERS
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Huntington, of the Firm of C. and J. G. Potter, of
Darwen, in the County of Lancaster, Paper Makers and Paper Stainers, and
Wallace Cadman, of Leeds, in the County of York, Pattern Designer, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF
MARBLED PAPERS."
Sealed the 12th April 1876, and dated the 10th February 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Huntington and
Wallace Cadınan at the Office of Commissioners of Patents on the 10th
February 1876.
JAMES HUNTINGTON, of the Firm of C. and J. G. Potter, of Darwen, in the
County of Lancaster, Paper Makers and Paper Stainers, and WALLACE CADMAN, of
Leeds, in the County of York, Pattern Designer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MARBLED PAPERS."
Our Invention consists in constructing machinery for the manufacture of marbled
papers, in which the first or ground color is applied and spread, the various colors
for forming the marbled figure successively applied and blended, and the splash
thereon produced at one continuous operation as the paper which unwinds from a
drum is passing through the machine. We are thus enabled to obtain a marbled
paper equal or superior in finish to that now produced by hand.
In our improved machine the paper after passing over a guide roller passes
between a cylindrical brush and an upper roller, and receives its first or ground
coating of color from this brush, which gets its supply from a lower roller revolving
in a color box. The paper then passes over the upper roller and under a still
brush, which presses upon the paper and spreads the color evenly over the surface.
The paper next passes under a large roller having one portion of the marble figure
engraved thereon, and it thus receives the impression of this portion of the required
marble pattern. From this roller, which is the first marbling roller, the paper
passes on to a first jigging brush, whereby the color put in by the marbling roller is
blended with the first or ground coating of color. This operation is repeated with
the second, third, fourth, and any required number of marbling rollers and jigging
brushes according to the pattern to be impressed upon the paper, some portion of
the pattern being engraved on each roller.
The marbling rollers receive their supply of color from furnishing rollers which

page_text: revolve in color boxes, the quantity of color supplied being regulated by small
rollers adjustable in the color boxes.
The jigging brushes receive their motion from an excentric which revolves in
a slotted portion of an oscillating lever which is connected to the brush by an
arm.
After leaving the last marbling roller and jigging brush the paper passes on to a
cylindrical splash brush. The splash is obtained by this brush working against a
metal doctor; the splash brush receives its color from a furnishing roller clothed
with cloth or otherwise.
The paper in its travel through the machine is supported by an endless travelling
blanket which is stretched over a series of cylinders placed below the marbling
rollers and below the splash brush, and after leaving the last of these cylinders it
passes under a tightening roller and then alternately over and under a series of
rollers back to its first supporting cylinder.
The relative position of such of the parts of the machine as require it can be
adjusted, as found necessary, by means of thumbscrews or otherwise, and the
machine is of course provided with proper gearing to impart motion to all the
revolving parts at the respective speeds required. On leaving the machine the paper
passes forward to the drying apparatus.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said James Huntington and Wallace Cadman in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 30th June 1876.
JAMES HUNTINGTON, of the Firm of C. & J. G. Potter, of Darwen, in the County
of Lancaster, Paper Makers and Paper Stainers, and WALLACE CADMAN, of Leeds,
in the County of York, Pattern Designer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR
THE MANUFACTURE OF MARBLED PAPERS."
Our Invention consists in constructing machinery for the manufacture of
marbled papers, in which the first or ground color is applied and spread, the various
colors for forming the marbled figure successively applied and blended, and the
splash thereon produced, at one continuous operation as the paper which unwinds
from a drum is passing through the machine. We are thus enabled to obtain a
marbled paper equal or superior in finish to that now produced by hand.
In our improved machine the paper after passing over a guide roller passes
between a cylindrical brush and an upper roller, and receives its first or ground
coating of color from this brush, which gets its supply from a lower roller
revolving in a color box. The paper then passes over the upper roller and under
a still brush which presses upon the paper and spreads the color evenly over the
surface. The paper next passes under a large roller having one portion of the
marble figure engraved thereon, and it thus receives the impression of this portion
of the required marble pattern. From this roller, which is the first marbling roller,
the paper passes on to a first jigging brush, whereby the color put in by the
marbling roller is blended with the first or ground coating of color. This operation
is repeated with the second, third, fourth, and any required number of marbling
rollers and jigging brushes, according to the pattern to be impressed upon the
paper, some portion of the pattern being engraved on each roller.
The marbling rollers receive their supply of color from furnishing rollers which
revolve in color boxes, the quantity of color supplied being regulated by small
rollers adjustable in the color boxes.
The jigging brushes receive their motion from an excentric which revolves
in a slotted portion of an oscillating lever which is connected to the brush by
an arm.
After leaving the last marbling roller and jigging brush the paper passes on to a
cylindrical splash brush. The splash is obtained by this brush working against a

page_text: metal doctor; the splash brush receives its color from a furnishing roller clothed
with cloth or otherwise.
The paper in its travel through the machine is supported by an endless travelling
blanket which is stretched over a series of cylinders placed below the marbling
rollers and below the splash brush, and after leaving the last of these cylinders it
passes under a tightening roller, and then alternately over and under a series of
rollers back to its first supporting cylinder.
The relative position of such of the parts of the machine as require it can be
adjusted, as found necessary, by means of thumbscrews or otherwise, and the
machine is of course provided with proper gearing to impart motion to all the
revolving parts at the respective speeds required. On leaving the machine the
paper passes forward to the drying apparatus.
Our Invention will be fully understood by the accompanying Drawings, of
which, Figure 1 is a side elevation; Figure 2, a plan; Figure 3, a front elevation;
and Figure 4, an end or rear elevation of one of our improved machines.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the jigging brush.
A is the color box for the first or ground color; it is supported by sliding
brackets a, and is provided with thumbscrews b, by means of which its height can
be regulated. B is a copper roller revolving in the box A for the purpose of
supplying color to the cylindrical brush C. The roller B is supported by steps c
through which thumbscrews d pass for the purpose of regulating the position of
the roller in relation to the brush C. This roller is driven by speed pulleys e, f.
The brush C is supported by steps through which thumbscrews / pass, and has
keyed on its shaft a small toothed pinion 30 driven by an intermediate wheel 29
which revolves on a stud fastened in the curved slot of the bracketi. The wheel
29 is driven by the wheel 28. D is the paper; as it unwinds from the drum it
passes first under a guide roller j and then between the cylindrical brush C and a
copper roller E, and thus receives its first or ground coating of color. F is a still
brush between which and the roller E the paper next passes, and which presses
upon the paper and spreads the color evenly upon the surface. The roller E is
mounted on the same shaft as the wheel 28, and is driven by the intermediate
wheel 27. K, K, K, are the marbling rollers, marked 1st, 2nd, 3rd., etc., each of
which has a separate portion of the marble figure engraved thereon. Each of these
rollers is supported by sliding steps I and fitted into stands J, and regulated by
thumbscrews m. They are mounted on the same shafts as fitting-in wheels, which
are driven from the wheels 26, 22, 18, 14, and 10 respectively, these latter wheels
being mounted on the axles of the cylinders H. The cylinders H support an end-
less travelling blanket G, which passes over all the cylinders H under a tightening
roller, and alternately over and under the rollers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The paper after
leaving the roller E is received by the travelling blanket G and carried by it suc-
cessively between the several rollers K and H to receive impressions of the several
portions of the marble pattern. L, L, are furnishing rollers for supplying color to
the rollers K; each of these rollers L revolves in a color box M, and is driven by
a toothed wheel N in gear with the wheel on the shaft of the roller K. The
quantity of color upon the furnishing rollers L is regulated by a small roller O
which is attached to the color box and is adjustable by thumbscrews n. The color
boxes M are each supported by double sliding brackets Q fitting into brackets P,
and regulated by screws o and p for raising, lowering, or moving horizontally the
rollers L so as to adjust them to the marbling rollers. R, R, are the jigging
brushes for blending the color put in by the several marbling rollers with the first
or ground color. They are supported by sliding brackets S, S, fitted into brackets
T, in which they work, and are adjustable by screws q, q, they receive their motion
by means of eccentrics U attached to shaft No. 2. These excentrics each revolve
in a slotted portion V of an oscillating lever (see Figure 5) which is connected to
the brush R by an arm 8. W is the splash brush to which the paper passes after
leaving the last marbling roller K and jigging brush R. This brush W is supported
in the same manner as the marbling rollers. On its shaft or spindle is a wheel X

page_text: gearing into an intermediate wheel v, from which it receives the necessary reverse
rotary motion. Y is a metal doctor against which the brush W works to produce
the splash; this doctor is supported by the sliding brackets Z through which screws
pass to regulate the splash. The splash brush is supplied with color by a
furnishing roller L driven by a speed pulley a and by a belt from the blanket
roller marked 1. The driving shaft No. 1 of the machine has a pulley to which
motion is imparted from any suitable engine or shaft. The power is transmitted
from this shaft No. 1 to various parts of the machine by the wheels numbered
respectively 1 to 30, and to the shaft No. 2 by bevilled wheels. The shaft No. 1 is
supported by brackets x, which also support a roller y for carrying the paper forward
to the drying apparatus.
Having now fully described our improvements in machinery for the manufacture
of marbled papers, we would have it understood, that we do not claim as our In-
vention the working parts separately, but what we do claim is, the combination
and arrangement of parts forming the improved machinery constructed and arranged
substantially as and for the purpose herein-before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Huntington, on behalf of myself and
the said Wallace Cadman, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-
fourth day of June, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.