A Transparent Celluloid Covering for the Protection of Pictures, Cards, and Inlaid Work, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 11 of the Pateuts, &c., Act, 1883), as required
by the decision of the Comptroller General of the 20th day of January 1897.
Date of Application, 26th, Oct. 1895
Complete Specification Left, 25th July, 1896-4ccepted, 29th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Transparent Celluloid Covering for the Protection of Pictures,
Cards, and Inlaid Work, and the like.
We, MAX WINKELSTRÖTER, Merchant, 104 Oberdörnerstrasse, Barmen,
ADOLF LEISEGANG, Designer, 11 Johannisstrasse, Elberfeld, and PAUL SIMONS,
Manufacturer, 4 Wilhelmstrasse, Elberfeld, all in the Empire of Germany, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The subject of the present invention is a transparent celluloid covering for the
protection of pictures, congratulation cards and the like, also for the covering
of portemonnaies and visiting card cases, the inlaying of stone bottles and glass
covers for photographic frames, menu cards, dial plates, thermometer scales,
domino and lotto pieces, playing cards, letter cases, portfolios and the like.
This covering is capable of three different applications.
1st. The celluloid has monograms, figures or other ornamentations impressed upon
its back. The impression produced is of such colours and of such a pattern that it
shall correspond to the material which is to be imitated, that is to say the front face
of the celluloid cover at the parts impressed may represent marble, wood, ivory and
the like. Under the impressed covering coloured paper, metal or cloth is laid
which is visible through the clear celluloid as if the monograms, figures or other
ornamentations were inlaid in mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, gold, silver or other
metal or in silk or embroidery. The whole is then placed in a machine on a
compact layer of paste, wood or sheet metal and pressed so that pictures, figures or
inlaying, and in short all that is already set forth are by this means obtained.
2nd. Another application of the covering is as follows:-On the back of the
transparent celluloid covering, monograms, figures and other ornamentation are
formed the embossed places of the covering being coloured, so that the monograms,
figures or other ornamentations which before showed the colour and marking of the
material, mother-of-pearl, ivory, wood and the like which was to be imitated are
rendered opaque. The covering is laid upon a layer of coloured paper, metal or
cloth which in colour and execution corresponds to the material to be imitated.
The whole is then pressed in the machine.
3rd. The complete unimpressed transparent celluloid serves solely as a covering
and the effect aimed at is obtained by laying between the celluloid covers plates of
dissimilar material in order to give to the card the appearance of marble, gold,
silver, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, ivory or other substance.
Dated this 25th day of October 1895.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agents,
62 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: A Transparent Celluloid Covering for the Protection of Pictures,
Cards, and Inlaid Work, and the like.
We, MAX WINKELSTRÖTER, Merchant, 104 Oberdörnerstrasse, Barmen,
ADOLF LEISEGANG, 11 Johannisstrasse, Elberfeld, and PAUL SIMONS,
Manufacturer, 4 Wilhelmstrasse, Elberfeld, all in the Empire of Germany, 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 subject of the present invention is a transparent celluloid covering for the
protection of pictures, congratulation cards and the like, also for the covering
of portemonnaies and visiting card cases, the inlaying of stone bottles and glass
covers for photographic frames, menu cards, dial plates, thermometer scales,
domino and lotto pieces, playing cards, letter cases, portfolios and the like.
This covering is capable of three different applications.
1st. The celluloid has monograms, figures or other ornamentations impressed
upon its back. The impression produced is of such colours and of such a pattern
that it will correspond to the material which is to be imitated, that is to say the
front face of the celluloid cover at the parts impressed may represent marble, wood,
ivory and the like. Under the impressed covering coloured paper, metal or cloth
is laid which is visible through the clear celluloid as if the monograms, figures or
other ornamentations were inlaid in mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, gold, silver
or other metal or in silk or embroidery. The whole is then placed in a machine
on a compact layer of paste, wood or sheet metal and pressed so that pictures,
figures and inlaying, and in short all that is already set forth are by this means
obtained.
2nd. Another application of the covering is as follows:-On the back of the
transparent celluloid covering, monograms, figures and other ornamentation are
formed the embossed places of the covering being coloured, so that the monograms,
figures or other ornamentatious which before showed the colour and marking of the
material, mother-of-pearl, ivory, wood and the like which was to be imitated and
rendered opaque. The covering is laid upon a layer of coloured paper, metal or
cloth which in colour and execution corresponds to the material to be imitated. S
The whole is then pressed in the machine.
3rd. The complete unimpressed transparent celluloid serves solely as a covering
and the effect aimed at is obtained by laying hetween the celluloid covers plates of
dissimilar antal in order to give to the card the appearance of marble, gold,
silver, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, ivory or other substance.
It is evident that the above described effect is capable of great modification, as
for instance letters, numerals or figures may be embossed or impressed on the
celluloid plate and provided with metallic colouring such as gold, silver and
the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said 4
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A transparent celluloid covering as imitation of inlaid plates, pictures and the
like on the back of which covering are impressed monograms, figures or letters in a
colour imitating gold, silver or other material whilst the otherwise coloured paper, 6
metal, cloth, silk, &c., visible through the clear celluloid imitates the plate in which
are inlaid the letters, monograins and the like.

page_text: 2. A transparent celluloid covering as set forth in Claim 1, with the back of the
covering being coloured so that the monogram, ornamentals or figures left free shine
in the material imitated by the paper on which the covering is laid.
Dated this 24th day of July 1896.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agents,
62 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents for the Applicants.