WORKING AND BLENDING OF POWDERED METALS OR BRONZES FOR DECORATIONS UPON GLASS
Year: 1885

page_text: WILLIAM RANSON READWIN Decorative Artist" 46, St John's Hill, New Wands-
worth, London, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for WORKING AND
BLENDING OF POWDERED METALS OR BRONZES FOR DECORATIONS UPON GLASS to
be as follows :—
I prepare the surface of Glass with a coating of varnish or other adhesive
substance the powdered metals or bronzes are then laid upon the coat of varnish so
as to produce a marble or rock like appearance the metals or bronzes are then
secured to glass by heat or otherwise.

page_text: I WILLIAM RANSON READWIN of Albert House St Johns Hill Clapham Junction
in the County of Surrey Embosser and decorator on glass do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for A NEW METHOD OR PROCESS OF BACKING OR GROUNDING
GLASS BY WORKING & BLENDING OF POWERED METALS OR BRONZES THEREON &
IMPARTING A METALLIC LUSTRE OF VARIOUS SHADES & HUES THERETO 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 the ornamentation of sheets plates or surfaces of glass
whether sheet plate or any other kind of glass and whether flat concave or convex
in form by giving to such glass a cloudy pearly or rocklike appearance and at the
same time imparting thereto a metalic lustre of various hues wholly unattainable
by other means & entirely different from the ordinary gilt back ground usually
employed in similar cases: Its chief object is to give a bright and brilliant back
ground for letters or devices of any color or kind which may be placed or left
thereon for the purposes of advertisment or otherwise.
It is suitable for tablets labels and notices of all kinds and by investing the
same with artistic merit it increases their their power of attracting the notice of the
public. The ground work being either opaque or transparent at pleasure any glass so
prepared with it can be placed against an opaque surface or against the light itself
and in either caso the letters or designs are equally conspicuous. It is also
applicable to the purposes of domestic ornamentation to the decoration of walls
and other parts of buildings, to tables and other articles of furniture in all cases
where the surface of the building or article will permit the application thereto of
a sheet plate or slab of glass. It is also applicable as a back ground or mounting
for pictures photographs prints heraldic and artistic designs of all kinds. In
working my invention I cover up so much of the glass as I desire to stand out in
relief against my metallic groundwork whether the same be letters devices or plain
transparent glass. Over the remaining portion of the glass I place varnish or other
adhesive material. I then apply my powdered metals or bronzes in such quantities
and of such quality and colour as I desire. By the employment of leather pads
and fan and other brushes I blend the metals to suit the fancy and at the same
time prevent them from adhering too unevenly to the varnish and the appearance
I wish to attain is by these means imparted to the glass In the case of such metals
as gold and silver I apply heat to the glass which causes the varnish to receive
such metals more satisfactory. After the metals have set and hardened I wash the

page_text: back of the glass over with another coating of varnish and when that is dry the
sheet or slab of glass is ready for application and use.
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 new method or process of backing or grounding glass by the working and
blending of powered metals or bronzes thereon & imparting thereto a metallic
lustre of various shades and hues substantially as herein before described for the
purposes set forth.