Improvements in the Manufacture of Compositions suitable for Use in Printing and Embellishing Textile, Felted, and other Material.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Compositions suitable for
Use in Printing and Embellishing Textile, Felted, and other
Material.
I, SAMUEL HOLT SHARP, of 16 Aire Street, Leeds in the County of York,
Lithographic 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 :-
This invention has reference to the manufacture of semi-liquid compositions
suitable for printing and embellishing, under pressure, textile, felted and other
materials by the aid of metal plates, having patterns, figures or designs formed
therethrough after the manner of a stencil plate the object being to produce
compositions which when applied to material of the kind mentioned will permeate
the same and unite therewith in such a way as not to be liable to be rubbed off
when dry, or to disappear when the material is washed, as is usually the case with
the compositions heretofore used for the purpose specified.
Semi-liquid compositions for the purpose mentioned consist according to this
invention of litho-varnish with gold size or other quick dryer mixed with a metallic
powder such as bronze powder, aluminium powder and aniline bronze powder which
it is desired to print upon textile and other material for the purpose of embellishing
the same.
A composition having a yellow or gold colour is obtained by intimately
mixing together bronze powder, litho varnish and gold size in or approximately in
the proportions of 6 parts of bronze powder, 8 parts of litho-varnish and 8 parts of
gold size. A composition having approximately the color of silver is obtained by
intimately mixing aluminium powder with litho-varnish and gold size in or
approximately in the proportions of 4 parts of aluminium powder 8 parts of litho-
varnish, and 8 parts of gold size. Compositions having other colors can be
produced by mixing aniline bronze powder of the desired color with litho-varnish
and gold size in or approximately in the proportions of 6 parts of aniline bronze
powder, 8 parts of litho-varnish and 8 parts of gold size. In each case the
proportions mentioned are by weight.
The above described semi-liquid compositions are to be applied under mechanical
pressure to the material to be printed so as to force them through the apertures of
the pattern or stencil plates into the body of the said material, so as to thereby
produce permanent, clear and distinct impressions. In some cases the compositions
are forced through the material so as to produce a pattern on each side thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The herein described manufacture of a composition suitable for printing and
embellishing textile and other material and consisting of litho-varnish with gold
size or other quick dryer and a metallic powder, such as bronze powder, aluminium
powder or an aniline bronze powder, substantially as herein described.

page_text: 2. The herein described semi-liquid compositions consisting of a metallic powder,
litho-varnish and gold size in or approximately in the proportions mentioned.
Dated this 9th day of November 1894.
R. E. P. CRAVEN,
Registered Patent Agent,
22, Victoria Chambers, South Parade, Leeds, Agent for the Applicant.