Improvements in the Manufacture of Decorative Surfaces.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Decorative Surfaces.
I, ARTHUR WILLIAM STEVENSON, of the Firm of Hugh Stevenson & Sons, of
Bridge Street, Ardwick, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Fancy Box Manu-
facturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which has been communi-
cated to ime by the Actien-Gesellschaft für Cartonnagen-Industrie, of Dresden, in the
Empire of Germany, Manufacturers, to be as follows:---
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of decorative surfaces
and the object is to obtain effects of inlaid wood in a novel manner npon a veneer or
veneered surfaces.
According to this invention veneers of wood are cut in any convenient manner and
are then secured to a suitable foundation such as straw board or the like, and orna-
mental designs or letters or words or the like are cut or otherwise produced from wood
veneer, or other suitable material, preferable of wood veneer of a different kind to
that of the first veneer. The designs, letters or the like are pasted on one side with
any suitable adhesive material, either before or after they are cut out of the material
and are then laid in position on the first. or ground veneer, and the combined pieces
placed under sufficient pressure to force the separate pieces forming the design or
words into the surface of the ground veneer after which the surface may be finished
by polishing, varnishing or other treatment.
If preferred an adhesive such as gelatine might be employed in which
case the application of heated pressure would cause the parts to adhere
together.
As an alternative method of manufacture the veneer may be pasted and laid upon
the straw board or other suitable backing, and the design or letters &c. pasted and
laid upon the veneer and all the parts then pressed together simultaneously at one
operation. In order that any roughness may be removed from the edge of the design
or letters the whole sheet after having been pressed might be rubbed over with sand
paper, or the sheet might be passed through a calender.
The finished veneer can be employed for the various purposes to which ordinary
wood veneering is adapted.
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H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.

page_text: Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which has been
communicated to me by the Actien-Gesellschaft für Cartonnagen-Industrie, of
Dresden, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of decorative surfaces
and the object is to obtain effects of inlaid wood in a novel manner upon a veneer or
veneered surfaces.
According to this invention veneers of wood are cut in any convenient manner and
are then secured to a suitable foundation such as straw board or the like and
ornamental designs or letters or words or the like are cut or otherwise produced from
wood veneer or other suitable material, preferably from wood veneer of a different
kind to that of the first veneer. The designs, letters or the like are pasted on one
side with any suitable adhesive material, either before or after they are cut out of
the material, and are then laid in position on the first or ground veneer, and the
combined pieces placed under sufficient pressure, preferably by means of a highly
heated pressing plate, to force the separate pieces forming the design or words into
the surface of the ground veneer after which the surface may be finished by polishing,
varnishing or other treatment.
It is preferable to employ an adhesive such as gelatine, glue or other suitable
material, which melts when heated, so that the application of heated pressure causes
the parts to adhere together.
As an alternative method of manufacture the veneer may be pasted and laid upon
the straw board or other suitable backing and the design or letters &c. pasted and
laid upon the veneer and all the parts then pressed together simultaneously at one
operation.
As a further alternative the veneer which is to form the ground may be perforated
and placed over a veneer which is to form the design or letters etc. Then both
veneers are pasted with the gelatine, glue or other suitable adhesive material and
laid upon the board foundation and then all the parts are united by subjecting them
to a strong pressure preferably by means of a highly heated pressing plate so as to
melt the adhesive material and force the lower veneer through the perforations in the
upper or ground work veneer.
In order that any roughness may be removed from the edge of the design or
letters the whole sheet after having been pressed might be rubbed over with sand
paper, or the sheet might be passed through a calender.
The surface of the combined veneers may be polished or otherwise suitably
finished as before indicated, and the finished veneer can be employed for the
various purposes to which ordinary wood veneering is adapted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The herein described improvements in the manufacture of decorative surfaces
which improvements consist in producing effects of inlaid wood by uniting two
or more cut, perforated or otherwise suitably prepared veneers with a straw board
or like. foundation by means of an adhesive material and the application of
pressure and preferably heat substantially as specified.
Dated this 12th day of November 1898
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.