A Process for Producing Photographs in Gold, Silver, or other Metals on Polished Surfaces.
Year: 1896

page_text: A Process for Producing Photographs in Gold, Silver, or other
Metals on Polished Surfaces.
HENRY FOWLER 169 Malpas Road Brockley in the County of Kent Photographer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I take a piece of glass slightly larger than the picture to be produced, clean
thoroughly and coat with the following mixture
Albumen
Glycerine
Dextrine
Lyles golden syrup
Bichromate of potassium
Water
-
8 drams
40 drops
-
4 drams
4 drams
3 drams
8 ounces
After coating dry thoroughly over spirit lamp and expose under negative from
one to three minutes in the sun or 10 to 20 minutes in the shade according to
character of negative. After exposure the picture is developed as follows
Take a small quantity of gold, silver or other metal, thoroughly ground, and brush
same over the exposed plate using a circular motion with a brush known as a
camelhair mop the exposed plate to be laid on a dark surface.
When the desired depth is obtained the loose powder is brushed off the plate, it is
then coated with uniodized collodion, when this is sufficiently set the plate is placed
in clean water the film will then readily remove off the glass by carefully loosening
the edges.
The film is then ready to be transferred on to a wood panel or other polished
surface which is first prepared by coating with collodion and allowed to set, it is
then placed in water exactly under film, the film is then placed in position by using
a camels hair brush when properly adjusted raise gently out of the water and stand
to dry..
The edges can be trimmed by using a straight edge and wiping round with a.
mixture of sulphuric ether and alcohol.

page_text: A Process for Producing Photographs in Gold, Silver, or other
Metals on Polished Surfaces.
I HENRY EDWIN FOWLER of 169 Malpas Road Brockley in the County of Kent
Photographer 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:-
I take a piece of glass slightly larger than the picture to be produced clean
thoroughly and then coat with the following mixture
-
Albumen
Glycerine -
Dextrine
Lyles golden syrup or honey
Bi-chromate of potassium --
Water
or any mixture used in the dusting on process.
8 drams
40 drops
4 drams
4 drams
3 drams
8 ounces
After coating the piece of glass I dry thoroughly over a spirit lamp and then
expose under negative from one to three minutes in the sun or 10 to 20 in the shade
according to character of negative.
After exposure the picture is developed as follows. Take a small quantity of gold,
silver or other metal and grind carefully on a piece of ground plate glass using an
ordinary muller then lay the exposed plate on a dark surface and brush the prepared
gold, silver or other metal over same using a circular motion with a brush known in the
trade as a camel-hair mop. When the desired depth of hue is obtained brush off all loose
powder from the plate and coat with Mawsons uniodized collodion. As soon as this
is set place the plate in a dish of clean water the film will then readily float off the
glass if the edges are carefully loosened with the finger nail, the picture or film is
now ready to transfer as follows.
Coat the wood panel or other article on which the picture is to be placed with
.collodion or gelatine. Allow this to set and then place it in water under the picture
which can be easily placed in position by using a small camel hair brush, as soon as
properly adjusted raise gently out of the water and stand up to dry.
The edges can now be trimmed by using a straight edge and wiping round with
the following mixture;
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
A process for producing photographs in gold, silver or other metals on polished
surfaces with the mixtures and in the manner as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 22nd day of March in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight
HENRY EDWIN FOWLER,
Otherwise known as
HENRY FOWLER.