An Improved Production of Ornamental Effects and Devices for Decorative and Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 24th Jan.,
1891.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Production of Ornamental Effects and Devices for
Decorative and Advertising Purposes.
I JOSEPH REYNOLDS 28 Faunce Street New Street Kennington Park Road
Surrey, Cabinet & Frame Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce brilliant and many colored effects in glass
metal and glazed material having in relief ornament letters devices or a ground.
To carry my invention into practice I employ any suitable material such as glass,
bright metal, or a glazed body, into which I cut, etch, or otherwise form to a depth of
about of an inch, ornament, letters or devices, leaving the ground surrounding the
same raised in relief, or I cut, etch, or otherwise form to a similar depth, a ground
leaving ornament, letters or devices raised in relief. Within and upon the ornament,
letters, devices or ground that has been thus subsided I may again cut, etch, or form
any suitable shapes relatively smaller to the said ornament, letters, devices or ground;
this may be repeated a number of times so that several depths and shapes are produced
within each other. I then prepare, notably by printing upon a transferable substance
(such as a coating of gum or starch upon paper) either a ground of one or several
plain colors; or ornament, letters or devices of one or more colors; or gold, silver or
other bronzes, which may or may not be arranged to follow in design either the first
or subsequent cut, etched or formed ornament, letters, devices, ground or shapes. I
then coat thinly with a varnish or a similar adhesive agent, the colors prepared upon
the transferable substance, or I may coat the glass or other body, but I prefer to
varnish the colors, which is allowed to remain until nearly set. The varnished side is
then placed upon the glass or other body, and the back of the paper rubbed or pressed
so as to procure adhesion of the varnished colors and glass or other body. When the
varnish is dry, 1 remove the paper by damping the back, leaving the colors fixed to
the glass or other body. I may then varnish the transferred colors and allow it to
dry. It is then necessary to remove the color and varnish which is upon the surface
or face of the glass or other body. This I effect by scraping with a piece of iron or
steel having a sharp edge, and the surface or face of the glass or other body being
glazed or bright, the color and varnish readily leaves the same, but all parts of the
glass or other body that have been cut or etched will be comparatively rough, to
which the colors and varnish will adhere firmly, and being below the surface will not
be affected by the scraping and will therefore remain clearly defined within or around
the ornament, letters, devices or ground. I can further enhance the effect by
varnishing parts of the colors and depositing upon the varnish finely powdered flock
of one or more colors, or I may use entirely, finely powdered flock of one or more
colors, instead of the transferred colors; in this case I varnish the whole of the glass
or other body and deposit the flock thereon, which I remove from the surface or face
of the glass or other body when dry, with a piece of iron or steel in the same manner
as described for removing the color.
Dated this Tenth day of March 1890.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Production of Ornamental Effects and Devices for
Decorative and Advertising Purposes.
I, JOSEPH REYNOLDS of 28 Faunce Street New Street Kennington Park Road in
the County of Surrey, Cabinet and Frame Maker 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:-
The object of this invention is to produce brilliant and many colored effects in glass,
metal and glazed material having in relief ornament letters devices or a ground.
To carry ny invention into practice I employ any suitable material such as glass,
bright metal, or a glazed body, into which I cut, etch, or otherwise form to a depth of
about 3 of an inch, ornament, letters or devices, leaving the ground surrounding
the same raised in relief, or I cut, etch, or otherwise forin to a similar depth, a ground
leaving ornament, letters or devices raised in relief. Within and upon the ornament,
letters, devices or ground, that has been thus subsided I may again cut, etch, or form
any suitable shapes relatively smaller to the said ornament, letters, devices or ground;
this may be repeated a number of times so that several depths and shapes are
produced within each other. I then prepare, notably by printing upon a transferable
substance (such as a coating of gum or starch upon paper) either a ground of one
or several plain colors; or ornament, letters or devices of one or more colors; or
gold, silver or other bronzes, which may or may not be arranged to follow in design-
either the first or subsequent cut, etched or formed ornament, letters, devices, ground
or shapes. I then coat thinly with a varnish or a similar adhesive agent; the colors
prepared upon the transferable substance, or I may coat the glass or other body, but
I prefer to varnish the colors, which is allowed to remain until nearly set.
varnished side is then placed upon the glass or other body, and the back of the paper
rubbed or pressed so as to procure adhesion of the varnished colors and glass or other
body.
The
When the varnish is dry, I remove the paper by damping the back, leaving the
colors fixed to the glass or other body. 1 may then varnish the transferred colors
and allow it to dry. It is then necessary to remove the color and varnish which is
upon the surface or face of the glass or other body. This I effect by scraping with
a piece of iron or steel having a sharp edge, and the surface or face of the glass or
other body being glazed or bright, the color and varnish readily leaves the same, but
all parts of the glass or other body that have been cut or etched will be comparatively
rough, to which the colors and varnish will adhere firmly, and being below the
surface will not be affected by the scraping and will therefore remain clearly defined
within or around the ornament, letters, devices or ground. The glass or other glazed
body may be either transparent or opaque.
I can further enhance the effect by varnishing parts of the colors and depositing
upon the varnish finely powdered flock of one or more colors, or I may use entirely,
finely powdered flock of one or more colors, instead of the transferred colors; in this
case I varnish the whole of the glass or other body and deposit the flock thereon,
which I remove from the surface or face of the glass or other body when dry,
with a piece of iron or steel in the same manner as described for removing the
color.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. Transferring from a suitable medium, printed, stamped, or painted colors, to glass,
bright metal, or a glazed body having ornament, letters, devices or a ground, cut,
etched, or formed in relief; substantially as described.
2. The application as herein before described, of Hocks of one or more colors, to

page_text: glass, bright metal, or a glazed body having ornament, letters, devices or a ground,
cut, etched or formed in relief.
3. The method as hereinbefore described, of removing the colors, gold, silver,
bronze or flock, from the surface of the glass, bright metal or glazed body.
Dated this 9th day of December 1890.
JOSEPH REYNOLDS.