Improvements in Covering the Wall Surfaces of the Interiors of Buildings and in Covering Ceilings, and in the Coverings for Use therefor.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct.,
1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Covering the Wall Surfaces of the Interiors of
Buildings and in Covering Ceilings, and in the Coverings for Use
therefor.
I, GEORGE HERBERT SANKEY, of the Firm of Joseph Sankey and Sons, of Albert
Street Works, Bilston in the County of Stafford, Metal Plate Workers, do hereby.
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention, widths of non-corrosible or not readily corrosible sheet
metal, such as zinc, copper, brass, aluminium or the like, in lengths, preferably, which
will extend from the tops of the walls, or from the friezes or cornices, to the wainscots:
or dados, or across the widths or along the lengths of the ceilings or of the portions:
thereof between the cornices at opposite sides or ends, have patterns or designs
formed therein by embossing or engraving, or by analogous treatment; and such.
sheets of metal are utilized as coverings to the walls or ceilings by fixing them, by
means of nails or screws, or in any convenient manner, to wood or other linings
or strips, or to plugs. Such or similar sheets may also, according to this invention,
be prepared and utilised as dados, friezes and borders.
Coverings of the character above described are extremely neat and durable, and
the, exposed surfaces may be bronzed, lacquered, plated, painted, or otherwise treated,
as may be desired to give any required effect. They may be used also with great
advantage in the case of damp walls, where ordinary wall covering is not satisfactory;
and afford also considerable protection against fire; and, as an additional precaution
against damp or fire, the adjacent edges of the sheets may be soldered together.
Dated this 29th day of November 1895.
Improvements in Covering the Wall Surfaces of the Interiors of
Buildings and in Covering Ceilings, and in the Coverings for Use
therefor.
I, GEORGE HERBERT SANKEY, of the Firm of Joseph Sankey and Sons, of Albert
Street Works, Bilston in the County of Stafford, Metal Plate Workers, 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 :-
According to this invention, widths of non-corrosible or not readily corrosible sheet
metal, such as zinc, copper, brass, aluminium or the like, in lengths, preferably, which
will extend from the tops of the walls, or from the friezes or cornices, to the wainscots
or dados, or across the widths or along the widths of the ceilings or of the portions
thereof between the cornices at opposite sides or ends, have patterns or designs
formed therein by embossing or engraving, or by analogous treatment; and such
sheets of metal are utilized as coverings to the walls or ceilings by fixing them, by
means of nails or screws, or in any convenient manner, to wood or other linings
[Price 8d.1

page_text: or strips, or to plugs. Such or similar sheets may also, according to this invention,
be prepared and utilized as dados, friezes and borders.
The patterns or designs are conveniently formed in the sheet metal by the process
described in John William Sankey's Specification No. 9013 of 1890, as such process
enables sheets of any length to be readily formed with patterns or designs extending
the whole length thereof, and ensures that the unembossed portions of the surface
of each sheet will be in a sufficiently true plane for the purpose required.
Coverings of the character above described are extremely neat and durable, and
the exposed surfaces may be bronzed, lacquered, plated, painted, or otherwise treated,
as may be desired to give any required effect. They may be used also with great
advantage in the case of damp walls, where ordinary wall covering is not satisfactory;
and afford also considerable protection against fire; and, as an additional precaution
against damp or fire, the adjacent edges of the sheets may be soldered together.
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. Covering wall surfaces of the interiors of buildings, and covering ceilings, with
non-corrosible, or not readily corrosible, sheet metal such as zinc, copper, brass,
aluminium, or the like, which has patterns or designs formed therein by embossing
or engraving, or by analogous treatment, substantially as described.
2. Non-corrosible, or not readily corrosible, sheet metal such as zinc, copper, brass,
aluminium, or the like, having patterns or designs formed therein by embossing or
engraving, or by analogous treatment, for use in covering wall surfaces of the interiors
of buildings, and for covering ceilings, substantially as described.
Dated this 27th day of August 1896.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.