Improvements in the Manufacture of Show-cards. Tickets, Labels, and the like for Advertisement and other purposes and a Composition therefor.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1899-Accepted, 28th Oct.,
1899
Improvements in the Manufacture of Show-cards. Tickets, Labels, and
the like for Advertisement and other purposes and a Composition
therefor.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS HAMBLIN, of 3, Adelaide Square, Windsor, in the County
of Berks, Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of show-cards,
tickets, labels and the like for advertisement and other purposes, the object being to
provide such cards with raised or countersunk letters, figures, devices, etc., which
may be in rustic or other suitable characters and may be of any suitable colour
or colours.
According to the invention I form my letters, figures, devices or the like of a
special composition adapted to be applied upon the card, ticket or the like by
means of a press or the like which forces the composition in the desired pattern
upon the card to which it adheres.
The composition which I employ consists of the following ingredients, that
is to say, plaster of Paris, glue, water and colouring matter the whole being
incorporated to form a paste of the desired consistency.
In some cases I may add vinegar to the compound or composition and it will
be obvious that the letters, figures, devices, etc., formed upon the card can be
suitably coloured or decorated in gold, silver, bronze or the like.
It will be obvious that letters, figures, devices, etc., can be made with my
composition as herein before described separately from the card or the like to
which they can be afterwards attached.
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Improvements in the Manufacture of Show-cards, Tickets, Labels, anu
the like for Advertisement and other purposes and a Composition
therefor.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS HAMBLIN, of 3, Adelaide Square, Windsor, in the County
of Berks, Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement: --
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of show-cards,
tickets, labels and the like (hereinafter for the sake of brevity referred to as
cards) for advertisement and other purposes, the object being to provide such
cards with raised or counter-sunk letters, figures, devices, etc., which may be in
rustic or other suitable characters and may be of any suitable colour or colours.
According to the invention I form my letters, figures, devices or the like of a
special composition adapted to be applied upon the card, by means such as a
press which forces the composition in the desired pattern upon the card to which
it adheres.
The composition which I employ consists of the following ingredients, that
is to say, plaster of l'aris, glue, water and colouring matter the whole being
incorporated to form a paste of the desired consistency.
In some cases I may add vinegar to the compound or composition and it will
be obvious that the letters, figures, devices, etc., formed upon the card can be
suitably coloured or decorated in gold, silver, bronze or the like.
In carrying out my invention I proceed as follows:-
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I mix a quantity of glue, water and vinegar in the following proportions,
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Tega 4 pint.
and then to any required quantity of plaster of Paris I add sufficient of the
liquid glue to form a thick creamy mass the whole being thoroughly mixed
together.
In practice I have found that perfectly satisfactory results can be obtained
and an economy effected by mixing with the plaster of Paris fine powdered
whiting in the proportions of 5 parts of the former to 1 part of the latter.
In applying the composition herein before described I make use of a stencil
or templet having the design or pattern cut or formed in it.
This stencil is placed over the surface upon which the design is to be pro-
duced and the composition is pushed through or applied with a kind of palate
knife, or, if desired, the stencil may be dispensed with and the composition
applied with a brush, repeated applications being made until the required body
is obtained.
When the composition is sufficiently set the surface may be worked to pro-
duce a rustic or other desired appearance by means of a suitable tool or instrument
If a coloured design is required a suitable colouring matter may be added to
the powder or if preferred the surface of the design may be coloured with gold,
bronze or silver leaf or foil or powder which is applied or shaken over the design
no adhesive material being required as the composition itself is sufficiently
adhesive.
If desired instead of applying the designs upon a cardboard or other stiff sur-
face the designs may be produced upon thin paper so that, for instance, letters
can be separated and afterwards fixed where required with any adhesive mixture,
this arrangement being especially applicable when making letters for fascias or
for window and other advertising.
Although the foregoing description chiefly refers to the use of my composition
for producing letters or designs it is to be understood that it can also be used
for architectural and like purposes, as for instance in the manufacture of
mouldings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what
I claim is: -
1. The herein described composition manufactured by mixing and combining
the above named ingredients in substantially the proportions mentioned.

page_text: 2. The manufacture of letters, show-cards, tickets, labels, mouldings and the
like for advertisements, architectural and other purposes from the herein de-
scribed composition substantially in the manner hereinbefore described.
Dated the 21st day of Anost 1800
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.