IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS AND MATERIAL FOR ORNAMENTAL PAINTING, GRAINING, MARBLING, AND SUCH LIKE PURPOSES
Year: 1866

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Titterington, of 30, York Street, Charlton-
upon-Medlock, Manchester, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS AND MATERIAL FOR ORNAMENTAL PAINTING, GRAINING, MARBLING,
AND SUCH LIKE PURPOSES."
Sealed the 14th June 1867, and dated the 18th December 1866.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Titterington at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
18th December 1866.
I, THOMAS TITTERINGTON, of 30, York Street, Charlton-upon-Medlock,.
Manchester, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS AND MATERIAL FOR ORNAMENTAL PAINTING, GRAINING,
MARBLING, AND SUCH LIKE PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
This apparatus is for the improvement in the imitation of woods and marbles
and decorations, but as its greatest importance is in imitation of oak I will
give a description of that wood, how it is worked, and the same method is
applicable to the imitation of other woods and marbles or decorations.
First, this apparatus consist of two rollers, one for printing the impression
and the other for cleaning or supplying the printing roller, also a stenceling
cloth for executing the dapple or figure in oak.
Second, these rollers are held and supported by a framework, which also
forms the handle, and is attached to. the rollers by an axis; this framework is

page_text: composed of iron or other metal, and the handle of one is open down the
centre, so as to allow the handle of the other roller to fit into it, this always
keeping the supply roller in the centre of the printing roller, and by this means
both rollers are held in the one hand together, and a perfect command obtained
over them, both rollers revolving together, the supply roller giving out a
regular quantity of material or otherwise cleaning the printing-roller.if.required;
this supply roller and handle is also applicable to any other hand roller
printing or graining apparatus, and may be made in different ways; they
may be attached together with a slip, with a pin, by fitting in a socket, or
attached by a hinge, all of which would answer the same purpose. The supply
roller may be made of wood or inetal and covered with cloth so as to absorb
colour or moisture on its surface. The printing roller may be composed of
wood or metal covered with india-rubber, a composition of glue and treacle,
cork wood, printers' blanket, cloth, or any elastic or spongy substance, so as to
render the surface soft and pliable; upon this surface is placed with a cement
the design of the wood, marble, or decoration intended for execution. The
design is made of cloth, felt, or wash leather, or anything that will keep its
place and hold colour or moisture. For the bate or overgrain of oak, ash,
and similar woods the printing roller is covered with a cordage of linen,
cotton, gutta percha, wire, or other suitable material, and cut to the design of
the bate of the wood required. The stencel cloth is composed of cotton or
lining cloth, and coated with a hard gum soluble in spirits of wine of naptha;
this renders the cloth stiff as drawing paper, and is made with an even
surface, is also more durable, and will stand a great amount of rubbing. The
design of the figure of oak is cut in this cloth and placed on the surface,
covered with distemper or other colour, and is worked through with a brush;
this brings out the figure quite clean, and is ready for the overgrain or bateing
roller to be passed over it.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Thomas Titterington in the Great Seal Patent Office on :
the 17th June 1867.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, THOMAS
TITTERINGTON, of 30, York Street, Charlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Eighteenth day of December, in the year of our

page_text: Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, in the thirtieth year of
Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said Thomas Titterington, Her special licence that I, the said Thomas
Titterington, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I,
the said Thomas Titterington, my executors, administrators, and 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 APPARATUS AND MATERIAL FOR ORNAMENTAL PAINTING,
GRAINING, MARBLING, AND SUCH LIKE PURPOSES," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Thomas Titterington, 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 Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Thomas Titterington, do hereby declare
the nature of my 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:-
This apparatus has for its object the improvement in the imitation of
woods and marbles, also for decorations; but as its greatest importance
is in the imitation of oak I will give a description of that wood, how it is
worked, and the same will apply to the imitation of other woods, marbles,
and also to decorations. This apparatus consists of two rollers, as shewn
on Drawing, one for printing the impression, and the other for cleaning
or supplying the printing roller with colour, also for stencilling cloth for
executing the dapple or figure in oak, and for ornaments. These rollers
are held and supported by framework a, a, which also forms the handle a', a¹,
and is attached to the rollers b, b, by the axis c, c. This framework is
composed of iron or other metal, and the handle is open down the centre
so as to allow the handle of the other roller to fit into it, thus always
keeping the supply roller in the centre of the printing roller, and by this
means both rollers are held in the one hand together, and a perfect command
obtained over them, both rollers revolving together, the supply roller gives
out a regular quantity of colour or otherwise cleaning the printing roller if
required; this supply roller is also applicable to any other hand printing
or graining apparatus, and may be made in different ways; they may be

page_text: attached together with a slip or a pin by fitting in a socket or attached by a
hinge, all of which would answer the same purpose. The supply roller is
made of wood or metal, and covered with cloth, leather, or any material that
will absorb moisture. These rollers can be made of various sizes; I do not
confine myself to any size in particular. The printing roller may be com-
-posed-of wood-or metal-covered with india-rubber, a composition of glue and
treacle, cork wood, printers' blanket, cloth, leather, or any other suitable
material, so as to render the surface soft and pliable; upon this surface is
placed with cement or other suitable material the design of wood, marble, or
decoration required, and the materials used is cord, cloth, felt, leather, or
india-rubber.
The stencil cloth is composed of cotton or linen cloth, and coated over
with any hard, resinous, or gummy substance, such as gum, shellac, or
other substance that is dissolvable in spirits of wine or wood naptha, which
renders the cloth stiff and protects its surface; this cloth is very durable,
and suited for all ornamental purposes; the dapple or figure of oak is cut in
this cloth and placed upon the surface, covered with graining colour, and the
design is worked through with a stencil brush; this works the figure clean,
and is ready for the overgrain or bateing roller to be passed over it. This
apparatus will work in oil, water, or Japan colours, and is applicable to plain
or painted wood, slate, metal, cement, pot paper, oilcloth, or any other smooth
surface.
Having now described the nature of my Invention, I declare that what I
claim and desire to be secured by the herein-before in part recited Letters
Patent is,--
First, the printing roller as herein-before described.
Second, the Invention and application of the supply roller and handles as
herein-before described and shewn on the Drawing, also the Invention of the
stencil cloth as herein-before described.
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In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Titterington, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Fifteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
THOMAS TITTERINGTON. (L.S.)