Novel or Improved Method of Making Jet-ware with Light Coloured Panels or Spaces on its Surface for Malachiting, or Enabling Patterns, Pictures, or Designs to be Printed Painted, or Trans- ferred thereto or thereon.
Year: 1898

page_text: Novel or Improved Method of Making Jet-ware with Light Coloured
Panels or Spaces on its Surface for Malachiting, or Enabling
Patterns, Pictures, or Designs to be Printed Painted, or Trans-
ferred thereto or thereon.
I, ELIJAH BROOKES, 126, Gilman Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,
Earthenware and Hardware Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
This my invention has reference to a novel or improved method of forming a
panel or spaces of any suitable shape and sizes on the exterior surfaces of tea-pots,
vases, cups and saucers, toilet-ware, dinner-ware, jugs, tiles or slabs, tobacco-jars
and other jet-ware, the object of my said invention being to provide or secure
a white or other light coloured space or panels on the surface of such jet-ware
articles to enable patterns, pictures or designs to be painted, printed or transferred
on to such spaces for the purpose of embellishing or decorating such articles,
so as to produce a more artistic effect or effects than has hitherto been produced
on such ware.
The general method of decorating jet-ware being by painting, printing or
transferring patterns, pictures or designs on to the black body of such ware which
when fired invariably produces a dull, smeary or unsatisfactory decoration.
In carrying my said invention into practice I first make a mould of the shape
and size of the article required in the ordinary way of making such moulds and
form a panel or spaces of suitable shape and size in suitable position on one or both
sides of such mould. I then paint an ivory-white, a granite or semi-porcelain slip
on such panels or spaces in such mould, and cast or form such article in or from
red-clay or terra-cotta slip after the halves or two parts of such mould have been
tied or fastened together and allow such red-clay slip to remain in such mould for
a suitable length of time according to the thickness or strength of the article
required, superfluous slip being then poured or emptied from such mould, such
cast or moulded article being permitted to remain in such mould for a suitable
length of time until such article is set, the mould is then parted or divided and the
article removed therefrom, if a teapot body I then attach or fix thereto a suitably
shaped spout and handle by means of slip and fettle such article and then fire to a
biscuit state. I then form a ring or rings from sheet tin or other suitable metal
of any suitable shape and thickness with an internally projecting flange of suitable
width at their upper end, beneath which flange I fit an india-rubber or like
suitable ring slightly greater in depth than such metallic rings, which rings I
place and hold by tongs or other suitable means on to the surface of such pot or

page_text: article so as to enclose or surround the spaces or panels on same and pour any
suitable transparent white or coloured glaze into the spaces enclosed by such rings,
after allowing such glaze to remain on such panels for a suitable length of time
all superfluous glaze is poured therefrom, I then remove the said rings leaving
the panels or spaces glazed and the remainder of the article or tea-pot body a red-
biscuit I then fire such article to fuse the glaze on the said panels.
1 afterwards dip the whole of the article in jet-glaze and sponge or wipe off all
superfluous jet-glaze which may adhere to such spaces and then fire such ware to
fuse the jet-glaze on to the biscuit body.
The panels or spaces on such ware may afterwards be decorated by hand-
painting, transferring, printing upon and filling in.
English or liquid gold may be applied to such ware to enhance the decoration in
any approved manner, I then fire such decorated ware in an enamel kiln to fix the
enamel and gold decoration.
The said panels or spaces may be malachited before firing while the body of such
ware is in a green-state.
Such ware may be pressed, cast or jollied from red-clay, and white or light
coloured slips run, painted or sprayed on to their panels or spaces, or metallic
stencils may be held on or fastened to such ware, so that transparent white or other
coloured glazes may be blown, painted or sprayed on to such panels, instead of
using the rings before described, all superfluous glaze or slip being sponged
therefrom before firing to fuse such glaze on to such panels.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1898.
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Agent for Applicant.
Novel or Improved Method of Making Jet-ware with Light Coloured
Panels or Spaces on its Surface for Malachiting, or Enabling
Patterns, Pictures, or Designs to be Printed, Painted, or Trans-
ferred thereto or thereon.
I, ELIJAH BROOKES, 120, Gilman Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,
Earthenware and Hardware Manufacturer, 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 my invention has reference to a novel or improved method of forming a
panel or spaces of any suitable shape and size on the exterior surface of tea-
pots vases, cups and saucers, toilet-ware, dinner-ware, jugs, tiles or slabs, tobacco-
jars. and other jet-ware, the object of my said invention being to provide or
secure a white or other suitable light coloured space or panels on the exterior
surface of such jet-ware articles to enable patterns, pictures or designs to be
painted, printed or transferred on to such spaces for the purpose of embellishing or
decorating such articles, so as to produce a more artistic effect or effects than has
hitherto been produced on such ware.
The general method of decorating jet-ware being by printing, painting or
transferring patterns, pictures or designs on to the black body of such ware
which when fired invariably produces a dull, a smeary or unsatisfactory decoration.
In carrying my said invention into practice I make a mould of the shape and
size of the article required in the ordinary way of making such moulds from
plaster of Paris, I then separate the parts of such mould and carve, cut or other-
wise form a panel or spaces of suitable shape and size in suitable position on one

page_text: or both sides of the interior of such mould, and pour white or light coloured slip
into such panels or spaces. I then tic or fasten the top, bottom and two sides of
such mould together and cast or pour red-clay or terra-cotta slip into such mould,
and allow such red-clay slip to remain in such mould for a suitable length of time
according to the thickness or strength of the article required, after superfluous
slip has been emptied or poured therefrom, such cast or moulded article is
permitted to remain in such mould for a suitable length of time until such
article is set, the mould is then parted or divided and the article removed therefrom.
If a tea-pot body I first attach or fix thereto a suitably shaped spout and handle
by means of "slip," fettle such article and fire to a biscuit state.
I then take a ring or rings of suitable shape, thickness and depth made of or
from sheet tin or like suitable metal and fit or fix therein an india-rubber or like
suitable ring so that its lower periphery projects a short distance below the metal
ring, such rings I place on the surface of such tea-pot and hold same thereon by
means of a pair of metallic levers fixed or attached thereto, a pair of pivotted
metallic tongs or like suitable implement so as to enclose or surround the panel or
spaces on one side of such article, and so that the lower periphery of the india-
rubber or like suitable flexible ring or rings will press tightly against and conform
to the exterior surface of such tea-pot, I then pour any suitable transparent
white or coloured glaze into the space or spaces enclosed by such ring or rings,
after allowing such glaze to remain on such panel or spaces for a suitable length
of time I pour all superfluous glaze therefrom, reverse such article and the tongs,
and pour some transparent white or coloured glaze on to the surrounded panel or
spaces on that side of the article and allow same to remain thereon for a suitable
length of time, and then pour all superfluous glaze therefrom. I then remove
such rings from such article so that the panels are left glazed, and the remainder
of the article a red-biscuit, I then fire such article to fuse the glaze on to such
panels, and afterwards dip the whole of the article in jet-glaze, sponge or wipe off
all superfluous jet-glaze which may adhere to such glazed panels, and then fire such
tea-pot to fuse the jet-glaze on to the biscuit body to obtain a black-body, leaving
the panels white or coloured.
Such panels or spaces may afterwards be decorated by hand-painting, trans-
ferring or printing upon them and filling in. English or liquid gold may be
applied to such ware to enhance its decoration in any approved manner, and then
fired in an enamel kiln to fix the panel and gold decoration.
Such ware may be printed on the panels when in a biscuit state, then such
panels glazed as before described by using the rings aforementioned, then firing
such ware in a glost-oven, afterwards dipping such ware in a jet-glaze and again
firing in a glost-oven to obtain a black-body, leaving the panels decorated in colour
or colours.
Or such ware may be pressed, cast or jollied from red-clay, and white or light
coloured slips, run, painted or sprayed on to their panels or spaces whilst such ware
is in a green state, metallic or other suitable stencils may be held on or fastened
to such ware so that white or other light-coloured slips may be blown, printed
or sprayed through such stencils on to such panels, or such panels may be
"malachited" in the usual well known way of "malachiting" by using a mixture
of coloured slips, whilst in a green state, and then fired to fix such "malachite
decoration," I then pour slip-glaze on to such "malachited" panels and fire such
decorated ware in a glost-oven to fix the glaze on the "malachiting," such ware
I afterwards dip in jet glaze, wipe off all superfluous glaze which may adhere to
the "malachited" panels and fire in a glost oven to fuse the jet-glaze on to the
biscuit body to obtain a black-body, and afterwards gilded and fired in an
enamel-kiln.
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:-
The method of forming one 031 more white light-coloured, decorated or

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'malachited" panels or spaces of desired shape and size on the exterior surface of
earthenware articles cast, moulded, jollied or pressed from red-clay slip, terra-
cotta slip, red clay or terra-cotta in the manufacture of jet-ware as herein
substantially described and set forth.
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., Agent for Applicant.