Improvements in and connected with the Production of Ornamental Metal Work.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1897--Accepted, 24th Dec., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with the Production of Ornamental
Metal Work.
I. ROBERT JOHN SIMPSON of Triangle Chambers, Martineau Street in the City of
Birmingham Designer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the production of designs in metal formed out of
thin sheets without causing any waste of metal in so doing.
It consists in taking sheets of metal and cutting or slashing them length ways,
crossways, or diagonally in straight or curved lines so that the openings made by the
slashes may be widened and the portions of the metal bent turned or twisted into
any desired shape to form the plain and ornamental parts of the design.
Metal treated in this manner can readily be formed into designs, such as (for
instance) designs for photographic frames and the like.
This system of cutting or slashing the metal so as to enable it to be expanded or
opened out, and bent into a variety of shapes is particularly applicable to the
formation of ornaments of similar outline, capable of being bent or twisted into a
variety of designs and adapted to a variety of purposes.
Dated this 10th day of Feb 1897
HENRY F. TALBOT
7 Cherry St, Birmingham Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with the Production of Ornamental
Metal Work.
I ROBERT JOHN SIMPSON of Triangle Chambers Martineau Street in the city of
Birmingham, Designer, 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:—
This invention has for its object the production of designs in metal formed out of
thin sheets without causing any waste of metal in so doing.
It consists in taking sheets of metal and cutting or slashing them lengthways cross-
ways or diagonally in straight or curved lines so that the openings made by the
slashes may be widened out and the portions of the metal bent turned or twisted into
any desired shapes to form the plain and ornamental parts of the design.
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Metal treated in this manner can readily be formed into vase shaped ornaments for
flower pots glass and earthenware vessels and the like bent or curved mouldings and
for photographic frames and the like..

page_text: This system of cutting or slashing the metal enables pieces of metal though exactly
similarly slashed to be expanded or opened out and bent into a variety of varying
shapes or designs.
Referring to the accompanying sheets of drawings upon which the similar letters
refer to similar parts on the various figures.
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Fig 1 represents a flat sheet of metal cut to the outlines shewn by its edges a, b,
and cut or slashed with parallel curved slashes e e e e and nicked out on the edge a
at f f f f
The metal sheet can then be bent into the form shewn in Fig 2 and when bent
round in the direction indicated by the dotted lines x to form the circular ornament
Fig 3 the slashings e and nickings f will open out as shewn and by bringing the
tongue pieces g with their rivet holes under the rivet holes h and rivetting or other-
wise fastening them together and then giving the desired curve to the edges a and c
the design Fig 3 is completed.
It will be obvious that the sheets of metal of the outline and slashed as at Fig 1
may be bent into designs af various outlines. For instance they may be bent as at
Fig 4 to produce the design Fig 5.
The flat metal sheets may be embossed or otherwise ornamented on their surfaces
befor being bent into the desired shapes to produce patterns as for instance at i
Figs 4 and 5.
Fig 6 represents a portion of a sheet of metal divided on the lines; to so that
whilst the portion shewn as slashed at e, f is bent as at Fig 7 to form the design
Fig 8 the remainder k of sheet can be reservsd for forming another design.
To strengthen the design Fig 8 and prevent the spreading of the legs the portions m
may be turned down as at Fig 8 and rivetted or otherwise attached together in the
centre n.
Fig 9 shews a piece of metal cut with a parrallel straight lines. e, f and on
diagonal line e¹ so that it can be formed into a stand or frame for photographs.
To effect this the parts are opened out and the end turned over into scroll
patterns such for instance as shewn in Fig 10, the outside strips being twisted at o
and bent at p so that when the parts are further expanded and the outside strips
further twisted so as to come together and be joined as at n Fig 11 a frame or stand
is made to hold a photograph placed either on the front and held in place by the
scrolls m¹ m² whilst the joined strips r form a leg or support to the stand, or placed
at the back between the front s and the strips r these latter being closed down to the
back of the photograph to hold it in the frame.
Instead of cutting the metal to form the legs, a wider piece than Fig 9 may be used,
slashed as desired and bent anglewise at the sides to form supporting wings or
rectangular or other shapes, may be formed as lantern or lamp frames.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) Cutting, slashing and dividing thin sheets of metal so that by bending the
metal and opening out or expanding the cut or slashed portions and twisting or
bending them into the desired shapes, ornamental designs in metal are produced
suitable for a variety of purposes.
(2) Cutting or slashing thin sheets of metal so that various designs can be produced
from sheets of metal cut or slashed in exactly the same lines.
Dated this 9th day of November 1897.
HENRY F. TALBOT
7 Cherry Street Birmingham Agent for the Applicant.