IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IMITATION GOLD & SILVER EMBROIDERY
Year: 1861

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Clark, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Engineer & Patent Agent, for the Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IMITATION GOLD & SILVER EMBROIDERY."
-A communication from abroad by Jean Joseph Germain Marius
Arthaud, of Paris, in the Empire of France, Banker.
Sealed the 16th October 1861, and dated the 2nd May 1861.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Clark at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
2nd May 1861.
I, WILLIAM CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer & Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IMITATION OF GOLD & SILVER EMBROIDERY,"
to be as follows:-
Metal gauze silvered or gilt by means of a galvanic pile, or in other
ways, generally has rough edges where it is cut across the wires forming
the metallic web. This may be avoided in a measure by subjecting the
web to a galvanizing process until it loses more or less its original woven
appearance. In either case, that is whether galvanized or not, the metal may
be silvered or gilt by means of an electric bath or in other ways; in this
state the web is cut up in pieces according to this Invention by means of
tools employed by artificial flower makers, or by means of a cutter or oth
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page_text: apparatus. At the same time as I cut out or shape the pieces of metal
gauze which are to imitate embroidery, I cut out a similar piece of muslin
or gauze, paper, lead foil, gilt or silvered paper, cardboard tinsel, or other
similar material. These different materials may be employed either singly or
collectively by pasting them together for the purpose, 1st, of imparting the
proper tint to the artificial embroidery, the colors of which materials arevisible
through the transparent metal gauze; 2ndly, to impart a relief surface to the
designs for the purpose of closelyimitating hand embroidery. These materials
may be applied to fabrics, cardboard, bookbinding, porte folios, carpets, paper
hanging, woodwork, and other purposes bypasting, rivetting, sewing, or other-
wise fixing them. For embroidery designed for ornamenting stage dresses itis
suitable to addround, oval, or othershaped spanglesin ordertoenhancetheeffect
produced, which are attached by the rivets used for securing the embroidery.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Clark in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 31st
Cober 1861.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer
and Patent Agent, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Second day of May, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, in the twenty-fourth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and graut unto me, the
said William Clark, Her special licence that I, the said William Clark,
myexecutors, administrators,and assigns, or such others as I, the said William
Clark, my executors, administrators, or assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during
the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
IMITATION OF GOLD AND SIL VEMBROIDERY," a communication to me from
abroad by Jean Joseph Germain Marius Arthaud, of Paris, in the Empire
of France, Banker, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
William Clark, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing
under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals,should particularly describe
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal

page_text: Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the
date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Clark, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement (that is to say) :-
This Invention relates to imitations of lace and embroidery in gold and
silver by the employment of wire gauze. Metal gauze (silvered or gilt by
means of a pile or in other ways) generally has a rough edge where it is cut
across the wires forming the metallic web. This may be avoided in a measure
by subjecting the web to a galvanizing process until it loses more or less of
its original woven appearance. In either case, that is whether galvanized or
not, the metal web may be silvered or gilt by means of an electric bath or in
other ways.
In this state the web is cut up in pieces for use according to
this Invention by means of tools employed by artificial flower makers or by
means of a cutter or other apparatus. At the same time as I cut out or
shape the pieces of metal gauze which are to imitate embroidery I cut out a
similar piece of muslin or gauze paper, lead foil, gilt or silvered paper, card-
board, tinsel, or other similar material. These different materials may be
employed either singly or collectively by pasting them together for the purpose,
1st, of imparting the proper tint to the artificial embroidery, the colors of
which materials are visible through the transparent metal gauze ; 2nd, to
impart a relief surface to the designs for the purpose of closely imitating
hand embroidery. The materials thus prepared and ornamented may be applied
to fabrics, cardboard, book-binding, portfolios, carpets, paper hangings,
woodwork, and other purposes by pasting, rivetting, sewing, or otherwise
fixing them. For embroidery designed for ornamenting stage dresses it is
suitable to add round, oval, or other shaped spangles in order to enhance
the effect produced, which are attached to the rivets used for securing the
embroidery. Lastly, I may also employ steel studs or fastenings of all
shapes and forms and imitation precious stones for the above purposes.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Clark have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Thirty-first day of October, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
W. CLARK. (L.S.)