Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd June, 1887
Complete Left, 2nd Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th Apr., 1888
Surfaces.
I, WILLIAM GUNNINGHAM of 14 Canning Place, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Heraldic Painter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object a method of painting coats-of-arms, names, signs
monograms and the like in one place, and afterwards transferring them to carriages,
panels and the like in another place, and if desired at a time long after they were
painted.
By this means, I can receive an order to paint a given coat-of-arms or sign, I can
paint it and send it off by post to a carriage or house builder a hundred miles away,
who transfers it. It then looks exactly as if painted on "in situ."
The mode of operation which I adopt is as follows:-
I cover the surface of a piece of pervious paper with gum arabic and let it dry, I
then paint the required figure, sign, armorial device, or monogram on the prepared
surface. When dry, I cover the whole with stiff glue and place a piece of tissue paper
against it covering the whole surface, when again set, I take off the first paper by
carefully wetting the back. It is now ready to send off. To apply it to the panel,
I gold-size or varnish the surface of the actual letters or painting and let it stand for
five or ten minutes, then while the gold-size or varnish is still tacky, I press the
varnished face against the panel and carefully wash off the tissue paper and glue with
water.
L
1
1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Making and Applying Coats of
Arms, Monograms, or other Painted Devices to Panels or other
Surfaces.
I WILLIAM GUNNINGHAM of 14 Canning Place Liverpool in the County of Lancaster
Heraldic Painter 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 has for its object a method of painting coats-of-arms, names, signs,
monograms, and the like in one place and afterwards transferring them to carriages,
panels, and the like in another place, and if desired, at a time long after they were
painted.
By this means I can receive an order to paint a given coat-of-arms or sign, I can
paint it and send it off by post to a carriage or house builder a hundred miles away
who transfers it. It then looks exactly as if painted on " in situ."
The mode of operation which I adopt is as follows:-
I cover the surface of an piece of pervious paper with an adhesive, (preferably glue)
and let it dry. I then paint the required figure, sign, armorial device, or monogram
on the prepared surface. When dry I cover the whole with a thin layer of stiff
glue, and place a piece of tissue paper against it covering the whole surface. When
this glue has set, I take off the first paper, by carefully wetting the back. The tissue
paper is preferably mounted on a square or rectangular piece of stiffer paper having
that part which would cover the painted portion, and for some little distance round it
cut away. This paper not merely keeps the tissue straight while painting, but acts as
a straight edge or guide by which the person applying the device to the panel can
ensure its being placed truly upright. The tissue thus mounted is ready to be
sent off.
To apply it to the panel, the glued back of the device is carefully wetted, and
when the glue has softened, which it will do in a few seconds, the wetted side is pressed
firmly to the panel, and all bubbles or wrinkles straightened out and left to dry. The
tissue and extraneous glue are now carefully washed off by water. In some cases, the
plan of using gold-size, set forth in the provisional specification, may be adopted, but
I have found, that wetting the glue surface made in the manner herein described, has
been sufficient and more convenient in my practice hitherto, and I only mention this
gold-size plan set forth in the provisional specification, so that it can be used in those
rare cases of peculiar surfaces, where it may be found that the device will not stick
without it. That plan consists in gold sizing or varnishing the surface of the panel
and pressing the transfer to it while the gold-size or varnish is still tacky.
In conclusion, I am well aware that paintings have been made on soluble surfaces,
or on paper covered with a soluble material, then pressed against a prepared sticky
surface and the soluble surface afterwards washed away, but this plan is defective, in
that the painting is reversed, and has consequently to be painted in reverse, and

page_text: further, the wrong (slightly rounded at the edge) side of the paint surface is pressed
against the panel, and the other side exposed, this gives a slightly inferior appearance,
and the paint is more apt to chip off than when the naturally flat side formed by
painting on the flat surface is applied to the flat panel.
The invention is applicable, not merely to small monograms, and the like, but to
larger surfaces, such as signboards and ornamental devices for decorators.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The process of manufacturing transfers of coats-of-arms, monograms, or other
painted devices, by which the device is transferred to the panel, at any time after com-
pletion, in such manner that the original outside surface of the painting remains
the outside surface on the panel, and the image is not reversed, substantially as
described.
2. As a new article of manufacture, the transfers of coats-of-arms, monograms,
crests, decorating devices, signboard lettering, or the like, substantially as described.
1- 1
Mh 1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.