An Improved Method and Means for Safely and Expeditiously Removing Superfluous Lead from inscriptions on Granite Stones and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 4th Jan., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method and Means for Safely and Expeditiously
Removing Superfluous Lead from inscriptions on Granite Stones
and the like.
I WILLIAM JULEFF of West House Grampound Road in the County of
Cornwall, Monumental Mason 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 object of this invention is to save the engraver the tedious and laborsome
task of searching out the letters to remove the superfluous lead; after the lead has
been hammered in the engraved inscription there is no formation of the letters
visible but by my improved method every letter can be clearly seen on the surface
thus rendering it easy to remove the superfluous lead without the slightest risk of
encroaching on the letters which often happens when removing the superfluous lead
in the old manner.
By this invention an improved method and means are provided whereby the
exact position and form of the inscriptions on the stones may readily be discerned
and the improved method and means will enable the operator to operate in a more
certain and easy manner. For a full understanding of my invention I will now
give a detailed description thereof.
After the letters are engraven mark the edge of the granite or the like in several
places then take a piece of tracing paper or tracing linen or other transparent
flexible material that will more than cover the inscription paste the top edge of the
paper and place about two inches above the first line of letters and bring it down
smoothly over the whole inscription now mark the edge of the paper with a pencil
to correspond with the marks on the stone, now place weights where there are no
letters and with soft black heel ball or other colored material of a like nature
carefully rub over the whole inscription especially the edges of the letters you will
then get a true copy of the inscription on the paper or other material you employ
for this purpose; the paper or other material employed should now be turned back
over the upper part of the stone; the letters may now be leaded in the usual
manner and when hammered in may be cleaned off smoothly; now take some paste
which is made thus, take two spoonfuls of flour mix with cold water, boil and stir,
till you obtain a fine gluey paste and let it cool before using it, now take a brush
and work the paste thinly and regularily over the whole surface of the inscription
then bring down the paper again carefully and exactly with the marks on the stone
and let it dry now take a thin chisel the head of which should be placed in the
hollow of the hand the superfluous lead can now be cleaned off without the least
hesitation and every detail of the inscription underneath the metal will now be
exposed to view, the letters may now be brought up to a black face by using a
little putty powder and thus producing a clear and beautiful inscription.
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
1. The improved method and means for safely and expeditiously removing
superfluous lead from inscriptions on granite stones and the like, substantially as

page_text: 2. The employment of tracing paper or tracing linen or other transparent
flexible material as part of the means for safely and expeditiously removing
superfluous lead from inscriptions on granite stones and the like, substantially as
described.
3. The employment of black heel ball or other similar material as part of the
means for safely and expeditiously removing superfluous lead from granite stones
and the like, substantially as described.
Dated this 28th day of November 1895.
WILLIAM JULEFF.