A New or Improved Method of Decorating, which may be applied to Windows, Christmas or other Cards, and the like, and also used for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1892-Accepted, 25th June, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Method of Decorating, which may be applied
to Windows, Christmas or other Cards, and the like, and also
used for Advertising Purposes.
I, PERCY WILLIAMS of 49 Upper George Street Bryanston Square London, W.,
Civil Engineer, 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 method of decorating, in which various
coloured transparent mediums are employed, light being allowed to pass through
them.
Words or other devices are cut from two sheets of paper so that both have
exactly the same figures, and coloured gelatine, such as that used in bon-bons or
other suitable transparent coloured material, is affixed to one side of one or both
of these sheets. The two sheets are then stuck together, with the faces on which
the material is placed against each other, so that the device will appear coloured
and will allow light to pass through, causing it to stand out brilliantly when held
up to the light.
Different parts of the device will be provided with different coloured materials,
in order to give greater variety to the design.
When used for Christmas or New Year cards the usual designs may be printed
or painted on them, and parts, such as the words "A Merry Christmas" a cross or
other simple device may be cut in the manner above described and the gelatine
applied, different colours being used for each word or device.
When applied to windows for decorative purposes, the designs are cut in the
paper and the coloured material applied in the same manner, the whole being then
fixed against the glass, allowing the design to stand out from the background
formed by the opaque paper.
For advertising purposes, the designs or words are prepared in a similar manner,
and placed in such a position that a. good light will be situated behind, showing up
the advertisements in a prominent manner.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a vertical section of a Christmas card
and
Fig. 3 a view of a menu card, showing the application of my invention.
Two sheets of suitable paper A, B are used, in which the letters or devices Care
cut, of exactly the same size and proportions in each sheet. D, D are the pieces
oured gelatine or other suitable material affixed to the back of one or both of
t. gs.
As shown different pieces are placed between the different parts of the design,
having various colours.
A great variety of shades can be obtained as any two pieces of different colours
can be placed one over the other. When applied to Christmas or other cards, the
back sheet used is preferably much thinner than the front, which is of about the
usual thickness of these cards.
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) A new or improved method of decorating, applicable to windows, Christmas
and other cards and the like, and also for advertising purposes, in which pieces of

page_text: coloured transparent material are inserted between two sheets of paper or other
suitable material, through both of which a device is cut, substantially as and for
the purposes described.
(2) A Christmas or other card with a device or words, part or the whole of
which is formed in the manner above described.
Dated this 20th day of May 1892.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.