A Process of Making Dolls' Heads and other parts of Dolls Unbreakable.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct.,
7097
Complete Specificationleft 22nd July 1898-Accepted. 27th Aug.. 1898
Date of Application, L., 1997
Complete Specificationleft 22nd July 1898-Accepted. 27th Aug.. 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Process of Making Dolls' Heads and other parts of Dolls
Unbreakable.
RODOLPHE VERDIER, of 10, Rue d'Angouleme, Paris, Hat Manufacturer, and
SYLVAIN GUTMACHER, of 7, Rue des Petites Ecuries, Paris, Fancy Goods Importer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A process of making dolls heads & other parts of dolls unbreakable.
This process which also causes a considerable diminution in weight is in the
main as follows; The head will consist of two parts or halves namely, a front & a
back one; each of these halves will be composed of a number of layers of woven
or felted material the number being larger or smaller according to the thickness
& the size of the head to be produced they may for instance be two or more.
Beginning at the inner side they may consist of buckram or some other woven
or felted fabric & a third webbing which must be very fine & close. These stuffs
will be pasted together by any sticking material. The piece thus produced is
then cut to the size required, therein taking into consideration, that it has to
be pressed into a mould as hereafter mentioned & that it must not only be large
enough to fit into that mould but that a part of it has to lap over all round. The
piece of material thus cut has to be damped by being put between wetted pieces
of cloth for which clear water must have been used & which must first be thoroughly
wrung. The moulds spoken of are in two parts one for the front part & one for
the back piece, each to consist of matrice & patrice, the best material to use for
them is zink or any other metal. The piece of stuff cut out as described above
is then put into such form or mould but in such a manner that the finest web is
on the outside & some part of it hanging over. The overhanging part must be
pulled very firmly while the mould is pressed together, after it has first been
heated by a gasflame, or other means. The shapes required for each half of the
head being thus formed incisions are made in the part intended for the face,
for the mouth & eyeholes. The overhanging ridges are then cut down to the
width of only half a centimetre & the two halves put into another mould
corresponding to the whole head & are pressed together. The mould thus used
must have nudges to receive the overhanging parts which latter however must
first have some glue or other sticking material on. After being pressed together
a small strip of the original material is glued over the seam thus forming a ridge
which after the sticking material is dry & the head taken out of the mould is
cut down with some sharp instrument to form a clear smooth surface. The head
must now be prepared for painting. It is first brushed over with a solution
consisting of fifty parts sulphate of barium & fifty parts liquid gelatine to which
is added some colorstuff to produce flesh color. Instead of sulphate of barium
some other stuff may be used such as oxyde of zink kaolin, casein and similar
substances, but sulphate of barium will be found best suited for the purpose
as it gives a perfectly smooth surface & is not liable to crack. The solution

page_text: must in any case be used strongly heated. Should in spite of all precaution
any unevenness appear after the application of the solution it is best removed
by the use of emery or sand-paper. The application of the solution in question may
be by a brush or by the head being dipped into it, but, in the latter case it must be
made comparatively more liquid. The head is after that painted over with hygro-
scopic color & the eyes are fixed in the usual manner. To give it a slight
gloss it is further dipped into a bath consisting of gelatine dissolved in nine
parts of water by the use of a hot water bath. By making the solution of gelatine
somewhat stronger the doll's head will get the appearance of being enamelled.
To prevent the gelatine after being applied from being dissolved a further bath
should be used containing 6 per cent. formal-dehyde or 12 per cent. chromalum
in gelatine.
A Process of Making Dolls' Heads and other parts of Dolls
Unbreakable.
RODOLPHE VERDIER, of 10, Rue d'Angouleme, Paris, Hat Manufacturer, and
SYLVAIN GUTMACHER, of 7, Rue des Petites Ecuries, Paris, Fancy Goods Importer,
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:―
A process of making dolls' heads and other parts of dolls unbreakable.
This process which also causes a considerable diminution in weight is in the
main as follows. The head will consist of two parts or halves namely, a front
and a back one; each of these halves will be composed of number of layers of
woven or felted material the number being larger or smaller according to the
thickness and the size of the head to be produced, they may for instance be two
or more. Beginning at the inner side they may consist of buckram or some other
woven or felted fabric and a webbing which must be very fine and close. These
stuffs will be pasted together by any sticking material. The piece thus produced
is then cut to the size required therein, taking into consideration that it has
to be pressed into a mould as hereinafter mentioned, and that it must not only
be large enough to fit into that mould, but that a part has to lap over all round.
The piece of material thus cut has to be damped by being put between wetted
pieces of cloth for which clear water must have been used, and which must first
be thoroughly wrung. The moulds spoken of, are in two parts one for the front
part, and one for the back piece, each to consist of matrice and patrice the best
material to use for them is zink or any other metal. The piece of stuff cut out
as described above is then put into such form or mould but in such a manner that
the finest web is on the outside and some part of it hanging over.
The over-
hanging part must be pulled very firmly while the mould is pressed together,
after it has first been heated by a gas flame, or other means. The shapes required
for each half of the head being thus formed incisions are made in the part intended
for the face, for the mouth and eyeholes. The overhanging ridges are then cut
down to the width of only half a centimetre and the two halves put into another
mould corresponding to the whole head and are pressed together. The mould

page_text: thus used must have nudges to receive the overhanging parts, which latter however
must first have some glue or other sticking material on. After being pressed
together, a small strip of the original material is glued over the seam, thus
forming a ridge which after the sticking material is dry and the head taken out
of the mould, is cut down with some sharp instrument to form a clear smooth
surface. The head must now be prepared for painting. It is first brushed over
with a solution consisting of fifty parts sulphate of barium and fifty parts liquid
gelatine to which is added some colorstuff to produce flesh color. Instead of
sulphate of barium some other stuff may be used such as oxyde of zink, kaolin,
casein and other similar substances, but sulphate of barium will be found best
suited for the purpose, as it gives a perfectly smooth surface and is not liable
to crack. The solution must in any case be used strongly heated. Should in
spite of all precaution any unevenness appear after the application of the solution
it is best removed by the use of emery or sand paper. The application of the
solution in question may be by a brush or by the head being dipped into it, but
in the latter case it must be made comparatively more liquid. The head is after
that painted over with hygroscopic colour and the eyes are fixed in the usual
manner. To give it a slight gloss it is further dipped into a bath consisting of
gelatine dissolved in nine parts of water, by the use of a hot water bath. By
making the solution of gelatine somewhat stronger the doll's head will get the
appearance of being enamelled. To prevent the gelatine after being applied
from being dissolved a further bath should be used containing 6 per cent. formal
dehyde or 12 per cent. chromalum in gelatine.
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 I
claim is:
That a piece of material consisting of several layers of woven or felted stuff
held together by stiffening is pressed by means of moulds into the required shape
of a doll's head or other part, which then is covered with a solution of gelatine
mixed with sulphate of barium or similar substance and after being painted
is finally put into another solution of hygroscopic gelatine mixed with formal-
dehyde or chromalum.
Dated this 99nd day of T1 1000