Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Nov.. 1888
I, GEORGE PROSSER TAYLOR of Balsall Heath Road, near Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The bodies of perambulators and other like carriages, have their exterior surfaces,
coated or decorated with paint, which is generally further embellished and protected,
by a coating of varnish.
This process of painting, or both painting and varnishing, is expensive; and further-
more, in bodies made of straw board, or papier-maché, the process is uncertain, as the
paints are laid upon surfaces, of a soft nature.
The object of my invention, is to save the cost and trouble of painting, by substi-
tuting therefor, colored and varnished papers, fabrics or the like, which are laid on,
and made to adhere to the exterior surfaces of the said bodies, by glue, or other
adhesive materials as herein-after described.
In carrying out my improvements, I take an ordinary perambulator body, composed
of wood, straw-board, or papier-maché; and after the exterior has been evenly surfaced,
I cover the same with a paper, fabric or the like, whose outer surface has been
embellished or decorated, with a coating of color or paint, and subsequently varnished,
so as to give the surface, an even and glossy appearance.
The paper or the like, is secured to the body, by glue or other adhesive material,
that will resist the action of damp.
The boundary edges and terminations of the covering material as aforesaid, is
protected by strips, or beadings of wood, or other suitable material.
By covering the bodies with mechanically colored, painted and varnished surfaces,
a great saving is thereby effected; and the carriage bodies thus covered, are superior
in appearance, than when painted or varnished in the ordinary way.
Dated this Eleventh day of January 1888.

page_text: Perambulators and other like Carriages.
I, GEORGE PROSSER TAYLOR of Balsall Heath Road near Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, 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:-
The bodies of perambulators and other like vehicles, such as basinettes, have their
exterior surfaces, coated or decorated with paint, which is generally further embellished
and protected by a coating or coatings of varnish.
The object of my invention is to save the cost and trouble of painting, by substi-
tuting therefor, colored and varnished papers, oil cloth, fabrics or the like, which are
laid on, and made to adhere to the exterior surfaces of the said bodies, by glue or
other adhesive materials as herein-after described.
In carrying out my improvements, I take a perambulator body, composed either of
wood, straw-board or papier-mache, and after the exterior surface has been dressed, or
evenly surfaced, I cover it with a plain, embossed or perforated paper or fabric,
surfaced with varnished paint or color, or painted or colored paper or fabric, which is
subsequently varnished, thus giving an even and glossy appearance to the said
surfacings.
The paper or the like, is secured or attached to the body, by glue or other adhesive
material, that will resist the action of damp.
The boundary edges and terminations of the covering material as aforesaid, are
protected by strips or beadings of wood or other suitable material.
By covering the bodies with mechanically colored, painted and varnished surfaces,
a great saving is thereby effected; and the carriage bodies thus covered, are superior
in appearance than when painted or varnished in the ordinary way.
By my invention, straw-board bodies, which are difficult to paint, in consequence of
their absorbent character, admit of being embellished and exteriorly coated.
Where perforated paper or fabric is employed, I first cover the body as aforesaid,
with a plain colored paper, then lay upon the top thereof, a second coating of perforated
paper, preferably of a dissimilar color; so that the under-covering is shown through
the perforations of the top layer, thereby giving a highly ornamental effect.
The top surface receives a protective coating of varnish, whilst the boundary edgings
of the perforations (or other parts) may be embossed or raised, so as to stand out from
the surface.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
claim is,
First. Decorating or embellishing the bodies of perambulators and other like
vehicles by coating them with plain, embossed or perforated paper or fabric, (or both

page_text: surfaced, with varnished paint or color; or painted or colored paper or fabric as afore-
said, subsequently varnished, substantially as set forth.
Secondly. Perambulator bodies, protecting the edges, or the boundary edgings of
paper or fabric, as in the preceding claim, by strips or beadings, as set forth.
Thirdly. Decorating the bodies of perambulators and like vehicles, by coating the
said bodies with perforated paper or fabric, laid upon an under paper or fabric, whereby
portions of the undersurface are shown through the perforations in the upper surfacing,
substantially as set forth.