Improvements in Signs, Faolas, Advertising Tablets, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th July, 1896-Accepted,' 15th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Signs, Faolas, Advertising Tablets, and the like.
We, WILLIAM HENRY ARBER, of 25 Sackville Street in the County of
Middlesex, Architect, and STANLEY JONES, of 40, Saint John Street, West
Smithfield, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of our invention to be as
followe
Our invention relates to the ornamental signs or facias of the kind ordinarily
used over shops or buildings in order to attract attention, and it has for its object
a novel method of making such facias or signs so that they are comparatively
inexpensive, durable, and extremely attractive in appearance.
In order to put our invention in operation we take a surface preferably of wood
of sufficient thickness, and we inscribe upon this the words, letters, or designs, to
which it is particularly desired that attention should be called, we then cut away
with suitable tools the material surrounding the principal design so that it is
reduced to a level a short distance (which may be varied more or less) below the
principal design.
This being done, we mark upon the depressed ground so formed any geometrical
or other design surrounding the principal words or letters and forming more or less
an ornamental background to them.
We then again cut away the material surrounding this second design, to a still
greater depth (which may also be varied more or less) so as to form a flat or
approximately flat background to both the designs which have been already.
completed.
In order to improve the offect we prefer to roughen, or to pierce or stab the flat
background, and we then gild it, as well as the ornamental design upon it, in the
usual way. The main or principal words, letters or designs, which have the
highest relief, may be painted or otherwise in any suitable colour or material, and
the whole is then placed in a suitable frame and covered preferably with plate
glass.as a protection.
It is evident that instead of two different degrees of relief upon the background
as above described, three or more each forming a different design, may be used;
and the different designs as well as the background may be painted, gilded, silvered
or otherwise finished in the same or different colours.
As a modified way of preparing a sign or facias of the kind described, a flat
wooden or other surface may first be prepared to form the background, and upon
this may be fixed a separate fretwork cut out so as to form the ornamentalidesign
upon the background, the words, letters, or desigo, forming the outer part being
separately cut out or made and fixed in turn upon the inner ornamental design, and
the separate thicknessos of design, as well as the background, being. painted
different colours, or gilded or otherwise ornamented as in the method of construction
first described.
Of course, any number of separate thicknesses, each of different design, might
be used.
In both forms of signs or facias, the surfaces of the separate designs may
themselves be carved or ornamented to suit the characters, of such designs.
Dated this 13th day of November 1895.
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in signs; Faolas, Advertising Tablets, and the like.
We, WILLIAM HENRY ARBER, of 25, Sackville Street in the County of
Middlesex, Architect, and STANLEY JONES of 40, Saint John Street, West
Smithfield, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of our invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, and accompanying drawing, that
is to say:
Our invention relates to ornamental signs or facias of the kind ordinarily used
over shops or buildings in order to attract attention, and it has for its object a
novel method of making such facias or signs so that they are comparatively
inexpensive, durable, and extremely attractive in appearance.
In order to put our invention in operation we take a surface, preferably of wood,
of sufficient thickness, and of a suitable size and shape for the sign or facia which
is to. be made. We insoribe or draw upon this the words, letters, or designs,
constituting those parts of the entire design to which it is particularly desired that
attention should be called, and we then cut away with suitable tools the material
surrounding the principal design so that it is reduced in thickness to a more or less
level surface a short distance (which may be varied more or less) below the
principal design, which is therefore left projecting.
This being done, we mark or draw upon the depressed surface or ground so
formed; any geometrical or other design, surrounding the principal words or letters
and forming more or less an ornamental background to them.
We then cut away the material surrounding this second design to a still greater
depth(which may also be varied more or less) so as to form a flat or approximately
Hat background to both the designs which have been already completed, but at a
lower level.
This flat background may be left flat and smooth, but in order to improve the
effect we prefer to rougben or to pierce or stab it in the well-known way; and we
then gildiit, as well as the ornamental design upon it; in the ordinary way: The
main or principal words, letters or designs, which have the highest relief, may be
painted or otherwise finished in any suitable colour or material, and the whole is
then placed in a suitable frame and covered' preferably with plate glass- as a
protection.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of our invention. In it the letter
on design .marked a constitutes the most conspicuous part to which attention is to
be more particularly drawn, and which has the highest relief: The ornamental
designs marked:6.forms a ground-to-a;, of less height or relief than a bit of greater
height than the final background c, which is shown pierced or stabbed over its
surface as already described. d is a frame or bonder, within which the entire
signor fauia is fitted, and it may carry a plate of glass covering and protecting the
latter....
It is evident that instead of two different degrees only of relief upon the
background as above described three or more each forming a different design and
at a different height, may be used; and the different. designs as well as the
background: may be painted; gilded; silvered, or otherwise finished in the same or
different colours.
As a modified. way of preparing a sign or facia, of the kind described, a flat
wooden or other surface may first be prepared to form the background-(such as c
in the figure), and upon this may be fixed; a separate fret-work cut out so as to
form the ornamental design (such as b), upon the background, the words letters or
design (such as a), forming the outer" part, being separately cut out or made and
then fixed in.turn upon the inner ornamental design, and the separate thicknesses

page_text: of design, as well as the background, being painted different colours, or gilded or
otherwise ornamented as in the method of construction first described.
We do not confine ourselves to the preciso details of construction and manu-
facture, which may be varied more or less according to the purpose for which the
design is intended, and the circumstances under which it is to be used.
instance, any number of separate thicknesses, each of different design, might of
course be used.
For
In both forms of signs or facias, the surfaces of the separate designs may
themselves be carved or ornamented to suit the characters of such designs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what.
we claim is :
1. For signs, facias, advertising tablets, and the like, the method of manu--
facturing consisting in first drawing upon a suitable surface the parts of the design
which are to be the most prominent and attractive, cutting away the remaining
parts to a lower level, drawing a second ornamental design or background upon
Buch lower surface, then cutting away the parts of such second design to a still
lower level, and so on until as many designs at different levels and having different
degrees of relief have been completed as may be desired, the several surfaces being
carved, coloured, gilded, pierced, or otherwise finished, substantially in the manner
and for the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. In signs, facias, advertizing tablets, and the like, of the kind described in
Claim 1, the method of preparing the separate desigus at different levels and
having different degrees of height, by first preparing the more or less flat back-
ground, fixing upon it a cut-out design of suitable thickness, fixing upon such
design a second design, and so on as often as may be desired, the separate designs
at different levels being carved, coloured, gilded, pierced, or otherwise .finished,.
substantially as described.
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants