An Improved Method of Producing Ornamental Decorations, Transparent or other.
Year: 1886

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 15th day of May 1888, amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Producing Ornamental Decorations,
Transparent or other.
:
We EDWARD SMITH and FREDERIOK SMITH both of 68 Frederick Street, Grays
Inn Road Middlesex, Designers and Draughtsmen do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
:
For the purpose of our invention we arrange two or more pieces of fluted or
ribbed sheet glass in contact with one another or not which by the combination of
rib crossings forms regular or irregular configurations in square, diamond or othor
apparent shapes according to the manner at which the ribs of the glasses cross
each other.
Between these we may arrange flowers, leaves, ferns etc or an ornamentál
design alone or in combination with other substances, the glass or glasses having a
relief behind, and in front of the backing, other flowers, leaves ferns etc may be
arranged.
The backing may be transparent or opaque or we use a sheet of glass on which
we fix broken or crissoled" glass (white or coloured) to give an uneven or com-
paratively smooth surface, upon which we may arrange atoms or pieces of bright
metal (white or coloured) or other bright material which causes a brilliant sparkling
effect when looked at through or from the front.
The flowers can in some cases be rendered more prominent by a paint or colour
on the back of one of the glasses or on the "backing.'
Dated this 23rd day of January 1886
H. GARDNER,
Agent for the said E. & F. Smith.

page_text: Decorations, Transparent or other.
Wo EDWARD SMITH and FREDERICK SMITH both of 68 Frederick Street, Grays
Inn Road, Middlesex, Designers and Draughtsmen, do hereby declare the nature
of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
For the purpose of our invention (which has reference to improvements upon the
invention for which we obtained Letters Patent No. 9361 dated 24 June 1884) we
arrange opposite to one another two or more pieces of fluted wavy or ribbed glass, said
ribs having a ribbed or other similar surface being either on one or on both sides of
each sheet so that when put into contact with one another or not a short distance
apart there will be produced by the combination of rib crossings, regular or irregular
configurations in square, diamond or other apparent shapes according to the manner
at in which the ribs, waves or flutes of the glasses cross each other.
Between these we may arrange flowers leaves, ferns coloured glass or glasses or
their equivalents or an ornamental design alone or in combination with other sub-
stances the glass or glasses having a relief behind, and in front of the backing is
provided and in front of it other flowers leaves, ferns etc may be arranged.
The backing may be transparent or opaque or we use it may be a sheet of glass on
which we fix broken or "crissoled" glass (white or coloured) to give an uneven or
comparatively smooth surface, upon which we may arrange atoms or pieces of bright
metal, or pieces of bright metal (white or coloured) on a backing or other bright
material can be used, which would give a brilliant sparkling effect when looked at
through or from the front.
The flowers can in some cases be rendered more prominent by a relief; i.e., a paint
or colour on the back of one of the glasses or on the "backing."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
The improved method or operation production of producing ornamental decorations,
(transparent or other,) as described.
The 8th day of September 1886.