Improved Construction of Memorial Monuments and of Coffins.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Memorial Monuments and of Coffins.
I, FRANCISCO OSORIO DEL Pozo, of Aranjuez, Province of Madrid, Spain,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved construction of memorial monuments and of
coffins, and it consists in making same of any kind of metal, and subsequently
passing them through a bath of porcelain enamel, and applying thereto decorations of
any kind or colour or any combination of colours.
The manufacture of these articles in metal may be effected in any desired manner,
by any suitable process, such as forging, casting, stamping or building up, etc., and
either cold or under heat. The articles may be manufactured of any form and size
suited to their intended use, and may be made of any kind of metal, without or with
ornaments, either in relief, flat, or in intaglio.
The enamelling of these articles may also be effected by any suitable process, and
either under heat or when cold.
It will be understood that the articles in question may be of any form, which may
be indefinitely varied, more particularly as far as memorial monuments are specially
concerned, which may according to taste, the locality, the customs and religions,
possess any configuration, for which every possible combination may be adopted, and
may be provided with any pictures, ornaments or decorations, be any desired colour
or colours, and bear any commemorative or other inscriptions.
The principal advantages of this new system of construction are, that the articles
will have a much longer duration by the protection which the enamel affords to the
metal against the destructive action of the elements for a lengthened period; that
(principally with regard to memorial monuments) the cleaning and keeping in repair
will be rendered easy and take little time; the weight of the articles will be diminished,
and finally the cost of manufacture and of material will be considerably decreased.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The improved construction of memorial monuments and coffins, consisting in
making same of any suitable metal, either forged, cast, stamped, or formed by any
other method and by any process substantially as specified.
2. The application to either the interior or exterior, or both, of memorial monu-
ments and coffins constructed of metal, of a layer or coating of porcelain enamel, of
any desired thickness to form a protective covering serving to guard same from the
destructive action of time and weather, substantially as specified.
3. The application to articles constructed as described in the preceding claims, of
any desired pictures or other decorations, either before, during, or subsequent to the
enamelling operation, substantially as specified.
Dated this 19th day of September 1890.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.