IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION UPON GLASS OF ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS, FIGURES, WORDS, AND THE LIKE, EITHER SEPARATE OR IN COMBINATION
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Ephraim Cutler of Broad Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Glass Merchant for an invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN
OR RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION UPON GLASS OF
ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS, FIGURES, WORDS, AND THE LIKE, EITHER SEPARATE OR
IN COMBINATION
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Ephraim Cutler at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 15th March 1882.
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EPHRAIM CUTLER, of Broad Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Glass Merchant, 'IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION UPON GLASS OF ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS, FIGURES, WORDS, AND THE
LIKE, EITHER SEPARATE OR IN COMBINATION
"
This Invention has reference to the production and preservation upon glass, of
ornamental designs, figures, words, and the like, for decorative and other purposes:-
and it consists in accomplishing this object by a novel and improved method of
procedure, simple, inexpensive, and perfectly effectual.
In carrying my Invention into practical effect, I silver the glass in the usual way
with nitrate of silver. I then overlay the silvered glass with a copper, tin, or other
stencil plate cut to the desired ornament.
I then by means of a brush damped in distilled water proceed to brush out the
parts not covered by the stencil plate, and while so doing I turn onto the parts not
so covered a fine jet of steam in order to speedily loosen the adhering silver and to
expedite its removal by means of the brush. When this is accomplished, I cover
the whole of the work with any suitable transparent varnish, filling in the design
with any desired color should any be required to be used.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Ephraim Cutler in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
15th September 1882.
EPHRAIM CUTLER of Broad Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Glass Merchant IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION UPON GLASS, OF ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS FIGURES WORDS AND THE
LIKE EITHER SEPARATE OR IN COMBINATION.
This Invention has reference to the production and preservation upon Glass or
its equivalent, of ornamental and useful designs, figures, words and the like for
decorative and other purposes and it consists in accomplishing this object by
a novel and improved method of procedure, simple inexpensive and perfectly
effectual.
In carrying my Invention into practical effect I silver the glass in the ordinary
manner known to the trade with nitrate of silver. I then overlay the silvered glass
with a Copper, tin or other suitable stencil plate cut or otherwise prepared for the
desired ornament or other impression upon the Glass. I then by means of a brush
damped in distilled water proceed to brush out the parts not covered by the stencil
plate and while so doing I turn on to the parts not so covered, a fine jet of steam
in order to speedily loosen the adhering silver and to expedite its removal by means
of the brush. When this is accomplished I cover the whole of the work with any
suitable transparent varnish filling in the parts with any colour or colours if
required to be used.
Having now described and ascertained the nature and object of my said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried
into practical effect, I would remark in conclusion that what I consider to be original
and useful, and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein before
in part recited Letters Patent, is :-
The improved method or means of producing and preserving upon glass or its
equivalent useful and ornamental designs, words, figures, and the like for decorative
purposes, or for utility and ornament combined, substantially as herein before
described.
In witness whereof I the said Ephraim Cutler have hereunto set my hand
and seal this third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
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