Improvement in Methods of Assimilating Printed and Typewritten Work.
Year: 1899

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Methods of Assimilating Printed and Typewritten
Work.
I, SAMUEL ABRAHIMS NEIDICH, of No. 804, South Forty-Eighth Street, Phila-
elphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, Consulting
Engineer, 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:
My invention relates to the production of advertising letters, comprising
a body portion mechanically imprinted by means of a press, and an address por-
tion manually inserted by means of a typewriting machine.
When letters of the class aforesaid are produced by methods hitherto known,
the distinction between the printed and typewritten portions thereof is so
apparent that it is necessary to moisten or otherwise deface and partially oblite-
rate the combined impressions to, in a measure, assimilate the same.
It is obvious that said defacing operation not only adds largely to the cost of
production, but also, in many instances renders the product commercially un-
desirable.
It is the object of my present invention to obviate the necessity for the usual
defacement of the combined impressions; thereby save the cost of one operation
hitherto necessary in such processes; and, also improve the appearance and value
of the product.
I employ, as hereinafter described, for the respective mechanical and manual
impressions; types of corresponding peculiarities of appearance, and inks
matching in color; it is to be noted, however, that the desired result cannot be
secured by the mere employment of such elements, but is directly due to other
features of my process hereinafter described; whereby, in their original dry
condition, without defacement of any kind, the printed and typewritten portions
of the work are assimilated and indistinguishable.
Type impressions made through textile fabric have a characteristic stippled
appearance varying with the texture of the fabric: and, the shade of color of
the impressions varies in accordance with the quantity and condition of the
0 ink embodied in the fabric. Therefore, it is essential that the inked fabrics
employed in my process, respectively in the press and in the typewriter, shall
be identical, in order that the respective impressions shall be indistinguishable,
when applied to the paper; without subsequent moistening.
Another characteristic of all manual typewriting; particularly noticable upon
hard finished paper; is the irregularity of depth of the separate impression
of the various types. This characteristic is entirely distinct from lateral dis
placement of the separate impressions, for correct alinement in that respect i
insured in modern typewriters by proper mechanism; whereas, the aforesai
irregular depth of the separate impressions is due to variations in the force wit
40 which they are struck, and such variations are unavoidable because they neces
sarily result from the manual operation of the type keys.
In carrying out my invention I prefer to first manually typewrite the matte
to be mechanically reproduced. Following the manual copy said matter is the
composed in type of the peculiar style of the typewriting. The form of ty
45 thus assembled being then secured in a press, a trial impression is taken ther

page_text: from; and, owing to the planular form of the press platen, said trial impression
is of uniform depth throughout. The platen face is then preferably made irre-
gular by overlaying the same in certain portions, opposed to the punctuation
marks and to other regions of the form, where the impression must be deepened
to conform to the manual copy: said overlay being, of course, varied in thickness
from sufficient to cause a period to perforate the paper; to barely sufficient to
darken a particular letter in a word. Precise counterparts of the manually made
copy are then secured by mechanically printing from the press work, prepared
as aforesaid the differing thickness of overlay effecting a corresponding irregu-
larity in the depth of the impression throughout the area of the imprint. The
address, salutation or other portion of the letter being inserted by manually
typewriting upon the paper, in proper relation with the mechanically made
imprints; the combined work presents the appearance of being wholly manual.
It is to be understood, of course, that in carrying out my invention as afore-
said, that the type employed in the respective impressions shall be productive
of corresponding peculiarities therein; that the inked fabrics employed, respec-
tively in the press and in the typewriter, shall be identical; and, that the inks
of the respective impressions shall be of identical appearance when applied to
the paper, without subsequent moistening.
I believe it to be new to produce combined printed and typewritten work
wherein the respective impressions are. assimilated and rendered indistinguish-
able, without defacement, as herein before described, and, therefore, I no not
desire to limit myself to the particular means I have described for rendering the
printed impressions uneven in predetermined regions, as that feature is of
secondary importance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The method of producing combined and assimilated printed and typewritten
work, which consists in making a mechanically printed impression through a
textile fabric, from which the ink for said impression is solely derived,—and,
manually typewriting a portion of the work through an identical textile fabric
from which the ink for said portion is solely derived,-employing for the res-
pective impressions type productive of corresponding peculiarities therein,―
and using ink, for the printed impressions, which, when applied to the paper,
will resemble the ink of the typewritten impressions, substantially as set forth.
2. The method of producing combined and assimilated printed and typewritten
work, which consists in making a mechanically printed impression of irregular
depth in predetermined regions,--and manually typewriting a portion of the
work,—employing type of corresponding appearance for the respective impres-
sions, and using, for the printed impression, ink which, when the work is dry,
will resemble the ink of the typewritten impressions, substantially as set forth.
3. The method of producing combined and assimilated printed and type-
written work, which consists in making a mechanically printed impression of
irregular depth in predetermined regions, and manually typewriting a portion
of the work, employing type of corresponding appearance for the respective
impressions, making the respective impressions through fabrics of similar tex-
ture, and using, for the printed impression, ink which, when the work is dry,
will resemble the ink of the typewritten impressions, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 11th day of December 1899.
CARPMAEL & Co..
Agents for the Applicant.