A New Method of Printing Consecutive or Repeated Numerals, with Improved Arrangement of Type therefor.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Method of Printing Consecutive or Repeated Numerals, with
Improved Arrangement of Type therefor.
I LEOPOLD KUCHARZ of Brünn, in the Empire of Austria, Compositor, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to simplify the printing of consecutive or repeated
numerals upon such documents as bankers notes or cheques, official receipts, dividend
warrants, railway and admission tickets and other papers or documents upon which
similar or consecutive figures are required to be repeated a certain number of
times.
For this purpose I employ an improved arrangement of the type as hereinafter
described.
In carrying out my invention I use staves of such length and height, as usually
placed in the "forme" in ordinary typographic printing. The staves are of any
suitable material, but by preference of brass, and from end to end thereof, along
the top surface of each stave, is a groove as shewn in Fig. 1 of the accompanying
drawings.
The type is cast of corresponding shape upon the under side thereof, so as to fit
into and be capable of easily moving to and fro in the said grooves. The opening
of the top part of the groove is of just sufficient width to allow of the insertion
of the "justifiers" (Fig. 3) for giving the requisite spacing between the lines of
type.
The staves have a small clear space at either end (i.e. without the type grooves)
to admit of the insertion of binding or fastening screws as shewn Fig. 4. or some
The
other arrangement for holding the type firmly in the staves when it is full.
height of the type or of any position thereof as required may be regulated by means
such as usually adopted for that purpose.
In printing a number of sheets with serial or consecutive numbers the destination
between the ordinary process, and that of my invention is practically as follows:-
By ordinary process, such as at present adopted, the setting of the type must be
changed with each variation of the number to appear. Thus say 50,000 sheets each
containing 60 numbers or separate slips and 60 copies of each are required. Then
the numbers on each slip through the entire series of 50,000, being consecutive or
progressive, it follows that the changes to be made will be 50,000 × 60 = : 3,000,000,
alterations of type.
In other words the forme has to be rearranged after each of the 60 similar copies
has been printed off, in all 50,000 times. This as will be well understood is a
tedious and costly process and entails not only vast expenditure of time and labour,
but also much risk of error and of damage to valuable plant and material :-
Instead of
According to my invention, however, these objections are overcome.
printing each individual sheet complete in rotation the whole of the repetitions of
each numeral, on the several staves throughout the "forme," as they occur
respectively in the position of, units, tens hundreds, thousands, and so on, are
printed at one operation upon all the sheets on which they are to appear in those
relative positions. In this way the number of attractions to be effected is decimated.
Further, the greater the number of different sheets, in figures to be printed, the
greater will be the proportionate saving of time, because the integral number
denoting, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on, are printed all together as they
occur in those respective denominations which the total number of changes to be
made in printing ten thousand sheets or tickets numbered consecutively reduced by
the use of my process to one tenth of those occurring in the use of means ordinarily

page_text: adopted, it follows that in a series of sixty thousand the reduction will be to
one sixtieth. The way in which some of the numerals are printed while the spaces
for the adjacent ones left blank until the next or succeeding operation, is similar
to that usually employed for printing certain parts of sheets while the remaining
parts are to be left blank, viz. by the alternate insertion of slips or sheets to raise
the type to required extra height in certain places-the blank spaces being occupied
by "justifiers
as usual.
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BONNE & Co.,
57 & 58, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Authorized Patent and Trade Mark Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Method of Printing Consecutive or Repeated Numerals, with
Improved Arrangement of Type therefor.
1, LEOPOLD KUCHARZ of Brünn in the Empire of Austria, Compositor, do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "A NEW METHOD
PRINTING CONSECUTIVE OR REPEATED NUMERALS WITH IMPROVED ARRANGE-
"
OF
MENT OF TYPE THEREFOR 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 my invention is to simplify the printing of consecutive or repeated
numerals, upon such documents as bankers notes or cheques, official receipts,
dividend warrants, railway and admission tickets and other papers or documents
upon which similar or consecutive figures are required to be printed.
The present means for printing consecutive numbers as described are either by
costly, complicated machines, specially made for the purpose or by printing in the
ordinary way, which necessitates continuous change of type. The means employed
according to my invention are much less costly than the special machines
mentioned and much more efficient and labor saving than the ordinary printing
method.
In carrying out my invention, I use staves of such length and height as usually
placed in the "forme" in ordinary typographic printing. These staves may be of
any suitable material, but by preference of brass, and from end to end thereof,
along the top surface of each stave is a groove as shewn in Fig. 1 of the drawings
filed with the Provisional Application. The type is made to fit into and be capable
of sliding to and fro in the said groove, as shewn by Fig. 2. The opening of the
top part of the groove is of sufficient width to allow of the insertion of
"justifiers" (Fig. 3) for giving the requisite spacing between the type. Means
are provided to lock the grooves at the ends so as to keep type and justifiers in
position, such as by angle-metal and screw as shewn in Fig. 4, or any other simple
device may be employed.
In employing the device for number printing, staves would be made up with
say 10 figures of the same designation placed at proper interval corresponding to
the position of the matter to be numbered, and some staves would be provided
with type numbering from 0 to 9. If for instance each sheet of paper has to be
cut up into 10 coupons, which are to be numbered consecutively, then the type is
arranged in the staves accordingly and instead of printing each individual sheet
complete in rotation the whole of the repetition of each numeral on the several staves
throughout the "forme," as they occur respectively in the position of units, tens,
hundreds, thousands and so on are printed at one operation upon all the sheets on
which they are to appear in those relative positions. The units 0-9 would appear
on every sheet, each of the tens would appear on ten sheets in very hundred, each
of the hundreds on hundred sheets in every thousand and so on.
In this way
the number of alterations to be effected are decimated, compared with the ordinary
method.

page_text: The greater the number of different sheets or figures to be printed the greater
will be the proportionate saving of time, because the integral numbers denoting
tens, hundreds, thousands and so on, are printed all together as they occur in these
respective denominations. While the total number of changes to be made in
printing ten thousand sheets or tickets numbered consecutively is reduced by the
use of my process to one tenth of those occurring in the use of means ordinarily
adopted it follows that in a series of sixty thousand the reduction will be to
one sixtieth.
The way in which some of the numerals are printed while the spaces for the
adjacent ones are left blank until the next or succeeding operation is similar to
that usually employed for printing certain parts of sheets while the remaining parts
are to be left blank, viz. by the alternate insertion of slips or sheets to raise the
type to required extra height in certain places, the blank spaces being occupied
by "justifiers" as usual.
For the purpose of the actual printing operations the staves are placed in
"forms," as ordinary type, the "form being put under the press in the
usual way.
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. The means for printing repeated or consecutive numerals consisting in the
arrangement of staves and type constructed and employed substantially in the
manner described.
ndon the 26th January | XCV
BONNE & Co.,
57 & 58, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents to the Applicant.
BONNE & Co.,
57 & 58, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents to the Applicant.