IMPROVEMENTS PAINTING PRINTING OR DYEING WOVEN MATERIALS." IN FABRICS SPUN YARNS AND OTHER PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to David Guille (Père) of South Molton Street in the
County of Middlesex, Weaver, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
PAINTING PRINTING OR DYEING WOVEN
MATERIALS."
IN
FABRICS SPUN YARNS AND OTHER
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said David Guille (père) at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th August 1882.
DAVID GUILLE (Père) of South Molton Street in the County of Middlesex
Weaver "IMPROVEMENTS IN PAINTING PRINTING OR DYEING WOVEN
SPUN YARNS AND OTHER MATERIALS
FABRICS
This Invention relates to improvements in the manipulation of colors and dyes
and in treating the same for the purpose of fixing them permanently when used
for painting printing or dyeing woven fabrics, spun yarns, or other material and in
treating the inaterial to be painted printed or dyed both before and after the colors
are applied
By my improvements the yarns woven fabrics and other materials to be painted
printed or dyed are rendered more sensitive of absorbing and taking the colors
imparted to them and the colors are thereby brighter and more permanent than
hitherto and are not so liable to fade either from constant exposure to the action of
light and air or from the effects of washing or cleaning
In carrying out my Invention I use such colors and dyes as are already known and
used, either with or without the admixture and addition of the animal, vegetable,
and mineral, products and preparations hereinafter described, according to the
nature of the design the colors and the material to be operated on
The material or fabric to be painted printed or dyed is immersed and steeped in
a colorless size or thin liquid glue which may be prepared from the skins of sheep
goats or other animals; the material or fabric is then coated with a vegetable size
prepared from linseed, cress seed, or other suitable seeds which vegetable size must
be so prepared as to be quite colorless-The effect of this colorless vegetable size is
to soften the surface of the fabric or material coated therewith and to facilitate the
operation of painting with the brushes-When the coating is dry the prepared
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page_text: material is ready to be used and to receive the color or dye which can be applied
either by means of painting with brushes or other tools or by printing with blocks
plates rollers or stones.
After the material is painted printed or dyed in such patterns or designs as may
be required I place it in a hot dry kiln the heat of which is regulated according to
the thickness or quality of the material, it is then immediately submitted to the
action of a jet of steam generated in a boiler lined with red copper-The action of
this operation is to open the pores of the material so that by absorption even the
finest threads receive every particle of color and one compact body is formed of the
material or tissue and the color.
Instead of the boiler being lined as herein before described with red copper-I
may employ any mixture of copper sulphate or oxide of copper or other prepara-
tion of copper or other metal inetallic or mineral substance in the water used to
produce the jet of steam.
After the painted printed or dyed fabric or material has been treated as herein-
before described it is soaped and washed several times in soap and water, thoroughly
rinsed and after drying can be finished by pressing rolling or ironing to smooth or
calender it by any of the ordinary processes in use for this purpose.
By the hereinbefore described process and treatment the colors are fixed in such
a manner that they will retain their original brightness and are not liable to fade
either from exposure to the sun or other light or air or from the action of water or
soap and water in cleaning or washing

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said David Guille (père) in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
5th February 1883.
DAVID GUILLE Père of South Molton Street in the County of Middlesex Weaver.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PAINTING, PRINTING, OR DYEING WOVEN FABRICS SPUN YARNS
AND OTHER MATERIALS
"
This Invention relates to improvements in the manipulation of colors and dyes
and in treating the same for the purpose of fixing them permanently when used
for painting printing or dyeing woven fabrics, spun yarns or other suitable material
and in treating the material to be painted printed or dyed both before and after
the colors are applied.
By my improvements the yarns woven fabrics and other suitable materials to
be painted printed or dyed are rendered more sensitive of absorbing and taking the
colors imparted to them and the colors are thereby brighter and more permanent
than hitherto and are not so liable to fade either from constant exposure to the
action of light and air, or from the effects of washing or cleaning.
In carrying out my invention I use such colors and dyes as are already known
and used either with or without the admixture and addition of the animal,
vegetable and mineral products and preparations hereinafter described according
to the nature of the Design, the colors and the material to be operated upon.
The material or fabric to be painted printed or dyed is immersed or steeped in a
colorless size or thin liquid glue which may be prepared from the skins of sheep,
goats or other animals; the material or fabric is then coated with a vegetable size
prepared from linseed, cress-seed, or other suitable seeds which vegetable size must
be so prepared as to be quite colorless. The effect of this colorless vegetable size is
to soften the surface of the fabric or material coated therewith and to facilitate the
operation of painting with the brushes-When the coating is dry the prepared
material is ready to be used and to receive the color or dye which can be applied
either by means of painting by the hand with brushes or other tools or by printing
with blocks, plates, rollers or stones
After the material is painted, printed or dyed in such patterns or designs as
may be required I place it in a hot dry kiln, the heat of which is regulated
according to the thickness or quality of the material it is then immediately sub-
mitted to the action of a jet of steam generated in a Boiler lined with red copper-
The action of this operation is to open the pores of the material so that by
absorption even the finest threads receive every particle of color and one compact
body is formed of the material or tissue and the color.
Instead of the boiler being lined as herein before described with red copper I may
employ any mixture of copper sulphate or oxide of copper or other preparation of
copper or other metal, metallic, or mineral substance in the water used to produce
the jet of steam.
After the painted, printed or dyed fabric or material has been treated as herein-
before described it is soaped and washed several times in soap and water, thoroughly
rinsed and after drying, can be finished by pressing rolling, or ironing to smooth or
calender it by any of the ordinary processes in use for this purpose.
By the herein before described process and treatment the colors are fixed in such
a manner that they will retain their original brightness and are not liable to fade
either from exposure to the sun or other light or air, or from the action of water
or soap and water in cleaning or washing.

page_text: Having described the nature of my invention and in what manner the same may
be performed I wish it to be understood that I do not claim any of the materials
or parts of the process taken separately but that what I claim is the general
arrangement, combination and process, substantially as herein before described.
In witness whereof I the said David Guille, père, have hereunto set my hand
and seal this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.
DAVID GUILLE Père (L.S.)