An Improved Manufacture of Embossed Letters.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 2nd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Manufacture of Embossed Letters.
We, GEORGE HENRY MADDIN, of 6 Dashwood Road, Ferme Park Road,
Hornsey, and GEORGE SELMAN, of 344, Kingsland Road, both in the County of
London, trading as Maddin and Selman, of 41 Snow Hill, Holborn Viaduct, in the
City of London, Engravers, Designers, Die-sinkers and Letter Manufacturers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to an improved manufacture of embossed letters.
In carrying out our invention we take a sheet of cardboard, leather, bookbinders'
cloth or other soft material and placed over the same gold or silver leaf and by
means of heated dies we emboss upon the surface the required design or ornamen-
tation.
The dies which we use for the embossing and stamping are preferably composed
of hard type metal (phosphor bronze) the surfaces of which have formed or
engraved upon them designs corresponding to those to be produced upon the letters.
The letters are then cut out as required by suitable cutters a margin being left
around the embossed part.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
Agents for he Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Manufacture of Embossed Letters.
We, GEORGE HENRY MADDIN, of 6, Dashwood Road, Ferme Park Road,
Hornsey, and GEORGE SELMAN, of 344, Kingsland Road, both in the County
of London, trading as Maddin and Selman, of 41, Snow Hill, Holborn Viaduct,
in the City of London, Engravers, Designers, Die-sinkers and Letter Manu-
facturers, 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 relates to an improved manufacture of embossed letters.
In carrying out our invention we take a sheet of cardboard, leather, bookbinders'
cloth or other soft material and place over the same gold or silver leaf and by
means of heated dies we emboss upon the surface the required design or ornamen-
tation.
The dies which we use for the embossing and stamping are preferably composed
of hard type metal (phosphor bronze) the surfaces of which have formed or
engraved upon them designs corresponding to those to be produced upon the letters.
The letters are then cut out as required by suitable cutters, a margin being left
around the embossed part.
Our invention will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing, in which :-
Figure is an elevation and
Figures 2 and 3 are sections on the lines x and y y respectively of Figure 1 of
a letter manufactured according to our invention.
It will be observed that the letter shewn has a series of pyramidal hollows or
recesses a formed in its surface, and that around the edges thereof a margin or
bead is left.
As the sides or surfaces of these pyramidal recesses are faced with gold or silver

page_text: leaf, it will be readily understood that the light falling upon them will be reflected
and so give the letter a very bright appearance.
Instead of making the design of pyramidal form it may be of any other desirable
shape and either in intaglio or relief and faced with any colour instead of with
gold or silver.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
The manufacture and use of embossed letters, substantially in the manner
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 26th day of November 1891.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.