Improvements in the Production of Printing Surfaces.
Year: 1890

page_text: 1890
Date of Application, 17th July,
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1890-Accepted. 13th Dec.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Production of Printing Surfaces.
HARRY DADE, 13, Cleveland Terrace, Ranelagh Road, Leytonstone, Essex, Letter-
press Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A process for procuring metal plates from fabrics, leather, figured papers, wood, &c.,
for printing purposes, either as tint plates or for printing as ornamental borderings,
head pieces, &c., in one or more colors as desired; also for producing the names of
persons, firms, or companies, upon the tint plates. The method of procuring these
plates is by placing the fabric, leather, figured paper, wood, &c., upon the carriage of
a stereotyping apparatus and pouring molten metal upon the material itself. Both
sides of the material may be used in many cases to secure 2 color plates, viz., where
the material shows an impression at the back; as upon bookbinders' cloth, figured
papers, &c. To produce the lettering upon the plates, the letters must first be printed
upon stiff material and the letters cut carefully out and placed upon the object before
pouring the molten metal (the back of the letter being towards the fabric, leather,
figured paper, wood, &c.). These plates can by this means be produced quickly and
at small cost. Impressions upon the face and back of the material used can be clearly
produced.
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HARRY DADE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Production of Printing Surfaces.
HARRY DADE, 13, Cleveland Terrace, Ranelagh Road, Cann Hall Road, Leyton-
stone, Essex, Printer, 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 :—
(i.) The production of metal surfaces or plates, chiefly from textile fabrics, wood,
leather, paper, &c., for printing upon paper, calico, or any desired material.
(ii) The plates are produced by pouring molten type metal directly upon the textile
fabric, wood, leather, paper, &c., used as a mould, after being placed upon the bed of
a stereotyper's casting box, and enclosed to confine the metal.
(iii.) Very effective impressions can be produced in this way from plates procured
from grains or figured cloth, paper, wood, leather, &c., especially where the article
used as a mould shows both a suitable surface and an impression at the back; two
plates can here be produced which may he worked as two-colour plates. To explain
this it may be added that cloth, paper, leather, &c., which have been impressed in their
manufacture with a grain pattern or design, present two dissimilar surfaces, one on
which the pattern stands out in relief, and the other into which the pattern has been
sunk. The inventor has discovered that each of these surfaces may be used as a
mould into which metal may be poured for the purpose of creating a plate for printing.
The two plates thus produced being not counterparts but complements of each other,
one representing the sunken and the other the raised side of the fabric used as a mould,
may be employed to make an agreeable two-colour effect, by printing the impression
of the one over the impression of the other in harmonising colours.
(iv.) In cases where only one surface of a material can be employed as a mould,
the surface of another material can be used as a mould to make a plate which shall
combine in printing with the plate procured from the first-named surface; and thus
another agreeable two-colour effect can be produced.
(v.) These plates can be advantageously used for show cards, circulars, and head
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