THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ARTISTS MOIST COLOURS
Year: 1884

page_text: I HERBERT FREDERICK BROUSSON of Numbers 27 to 31 Hatton Wall Hutton
Garden in the City of London Manufacturer of and Dealer in Artists Colours and
Materials do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for THE PROTECTION
AND PRESERVATION OF ARTISTS MOIST COLOURS to be as follows :—
I make a lid, cap or covering to a glass china, porcelain, stone or other pan in
which Artists moist colours are placed whereby the colours so covered are protected
from damage and injury or from becoming dry or useless by exposure to the
atmosphere or light or suffering injury from dust or otherwise.
The lid, cap or covering is made of iron, tin or other metal or suitable material
and is afixed or fastened to the pan in any of the following manners
1 By a binge.
2 In two holes which have been made for the purpose in the pan by pieces of
the lid, cap or covering cut or otherwise made into a shape for that purpose.
3 By being fixed or otherwise fastened to two projections one on each side of the
pan-The lid cap or covering is cut or otherwise inade in a suitable manner so that
a portion thereof admits of two holes being cut bored or otherwise made so that the
lid, cap or covering works upon the said projections.
The lid cap or covering is made to open and shut and is fastened by a clasp or
fastener.
The lid, cap, or covering is also made by bending or otherwise making the said
lid cap or covering into such a shape that it slides on and off the pan without any
hinge or fastener.
A of Nowh 1884

page_text: I HERBERT FREDERICK BROUSSON of No 27 to 31 Hatton Wall Hatton Garden
in the City of London Manufacturer of and Dealer in Artists Colours and Materials
do hereby declare the nature of the invention for THE PROTECTION AND PRESER-
VATION OF ARTISTS MOIST COLOURS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
I make a lid cap or covering to a glass china porcelain stone or other pan in
which Artists moist colours are placed whereby the colours so covered are protected
from damage and injury or from becoming dry or useless by exposure to the
atmosphere or light or suffering injury from dust or otherwise.
The lid cap or covering is made of iron tin or other metal or suitable matterial
and is affixed or fastened to the pan in any of the following manners
1. By a hinge.
2. In two holes which have been made for the purpose in a pan by pieces of the
lid cap or covering cut or otherwise made into a shape for that purpose.
3. By being fixed or otherwise fastened to two projections one on each side of
the pan
The lid cap or covering is cut or otherwise made in a suitable manner so
that a portion thereof admits of two holes being cut bored or otherwise made so
that the lid cap or covering works upon the said projections.
The lid cap or covering is made to open and shut and is fastened by a clasp or
fastener.
The lid cap or covering is also made by bending or otherwise making the said
lid cap or covering into such a shape that it slides on and off the pan without any
hinge or fastener.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The hinged lid cap or cover for protecting and preserving Artists Moist colours
as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 10th day of December 1884.