New or Improved Washable Labels, Window Tickets, and Advertising Cards or Tablets and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Washable Labels, Window Tickets, and
Advertising Cards or Tablets and the like.
We, WALKER CRICHTON, Ticket Writer, 770 Garscube Road, Glasgow, and
PETER MENZIES, Bookkeeper, 81 Dunard Street, Glasgow do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of new or improved labels for various purposes, window
tickets, and advertising cards or tablets, and the like.
We make these labels, tickets and cards of celluloid, and in the process of
manufacture we use a dye or stain dissolved in spirit, and a wax, fat, or
composition that will resist to the required extent the penetrating power of the
spirit.
Having procured white or tinted celluloid in sheets of suitable thickness, we
take a sheet and mark off upon it the dimensions of the labels or cards we are
about to make. This done, we proceed to place upon it with the wax, fat, or
composition above mentioned, the wordings, letters, or figures wanted. In the case
of small work we do this with a pen, writing or printing with the wax, fat, or
composition in a melted condition. For larger work we use stencils with the wax,
fat, or composition in a firmer state, but warmed to the degree we may judge best
for the particular work in hand.
Then, having allowed the written, printed, or stencilled matter to solidify, we
place the sheet in a specially prepared bath of dye dissolved in spirit. After the
lapse of one minute, or more, or less, according to the depth of colour desired, we
remove it, and thoroughly wash and polish it, and finally break it up into the
different labels, tickets, or cards.
The result of our process is white or light-coloured lettering or figures on a
strong-coloured or darker ground.
Dated this 8th day of January 1894.
WALKER CRICHTON.
PETER MENZIES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Washable Labels, Window Tickets, and
Advertising Cards or Tablets and the like.
We, WALKER CRICHTON and PETER MENZIES, 770 Garscube Road, Glasgow,
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:-
Our invention relates to the production of new or improved labels for use as
window tickets, advertising cards or tablets, and like purposes.
The improved label is produced from sheets of white or tinted celluloid of
suitable thickness upon which the dimensions of the labels or cards are marked.
Upon these sheets we apply by hand or by printing, lithographic or like process
the wordings, letters or figures desired in wax, fat or other composition capable
of resisting the penetrating action of alcohol or like spirit. For small work a pen
is or may be used for writing or printing with the wax, fat or composition in a melted

page_text: condition. For large work we may use stencils with the wax, fat or composition
in a firmer state, but warmed to the degree best adapted for the particular work in
hand.
After allowing the written, printed or stencilled matter to solidify we place the
sheet in a bath prepared by dissolving a dye or stain in alcohol or other spirit
capable of dissolving the dye stuff and reacting with the dye on celluloid. For
this purpose aniline dye dissolved in alcohol is found to be suitable. The sheet is
allowed to remain in the bath for a short time varying according to the depth of
colour desired, after which it is removed, washed and polished, and if necessary
finally cut or broken up into the different labels, tickets or cards. The dye and
spirit reacts on the portions of the celluloid which are not protected by the fat or
other composition and dyes or stains those portions whilst leaving the protected
parts white or of the tint of the sheet originally selected.
By this means white or light coloured lettering or figures are produced on a
strong coloured or darker ground or vice versa coloured lettering may be produced
on a white or tinted ground.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The production of washable labels, window tickets, advertising cards or tablets
and the like from sheets of celluloid treated substantially as described.
Dated this 8th day of October 1894.
WALLACE FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agent,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicants.