An Improved Process and Apparatus for Printing on Glass, Porcelain, and other Materials.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Process and Apparatus for Printing on Glass,
Porcelain, and other Materials.
I ALFRED BROOKMAN of No. 9 Ebenezer Place Wyndham Road Camberwell
in the County of Surrey Card Cutter do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a rapid and easy printing chiefly of label like
and ornamental designs on objects of glass, porcelain, and other material in one or
more colours, this is accomplished by means of an apparatus which is to be
described as follows and accompanied drawing.
Fig. 1, shows side view of machine of drawing 1, A, A is the frame work B, B, are
carriages herebefore named as glass bed and stone bed, C, is a revolving (printers
composition) pad used for conveying the design from the stone to the glass or other
material, D, D are heavy rollers which passes over revolving pad C, for the
purpose of conveying by pressure the design from the stone to the glass, porcelain
or other material. E E are adjusting screws for regulating rollers D D. F F is
handles for pulling the glass and stone bed or I may use a lever.
Fig. 2 shows top of machine, A, A is framework B, B are the glass and stone
bed, C, is the revolving composition pad, D, D, are the heavy rollers, E, E, are
the regulating screws for adjusting rollers, D, D, F F are handles for propelling
the glass and stone bed, G, G, are cogwheels for propelling the glass and stone bed.
Fig. 3, is an end view of machine, A, A, is the framework B, B, is the glass and
stone bed, F F is haudles for propelling glass and stone bed G, is a cogwheel for
propelling the glass and stone bed H, is a rack on bottom of glass and stone bed,
L, L, is an attachment bed for the purpose of laying the stone, glass, or other
material as I may use the rollers D, D, covered with printers composition in the
form of wrapper and is to be laced round rollers D, D, or glazed leather or any
other wrapper that is capable of conveying a design from a stone engraved plates
woodcuts or the like or I may print direct by placing round rollers D, D, castings
of rubber or composition lettering or devices.
Fig. 4 shows composition pad in frame I is a frame J is composition pad.
24th March 1801
ALFRED BROOKMAN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Process and Apparatus for Printing on Glass,
Porcelain, and other Materials.
I ALFRED BROOKMAN of 9, Ebenezer Place Wyndham Road Camberwell in
the County of Surrey Card Cutter 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 a rapid and easy method of printing designs of
a plain and ornamental character on all surfaces smooth or partly smooth and any
material of a printable nature but particularly on glass and porcelain and other
material of such brittleness in one or more colors and this is accomplished by
means of an apparatus which may be described as follows and as shown in drawing
accompanying my Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1 shows side view of machine of drawing A A. is the frame work B B are
carriages hereafter named as glass bed and stone bed. C is a revolving composition

page_text: pad which may be made of printer's roller composition or other similar material
suitable for conveying the design from the printing stone to the glass porcelain or
other material, D D. are heavy rollers which pass over revolving pad C. for the
purpose of conveying by pressure the design from the printing stone to the glass
porcelain or other material. E E. are adjusting screws for regulating rollers D D :
F F are handles for pulling the glass and stone beds backwards and forwards, and
are not seen in Fig. 1 but are shown in Fig. 2.
for
Fig. 2 shows the top of the machine; A A. is framework B B. are the glass bed
and stone beds C is the revolving composition pad D D. are the heavy rollers used
pressure; E E are the regulating screws for adjusting pressure rollers DD:
and FF are the handles for propelling the glass and stone beds: G G. are cog
wheels for propelling the glass and stone beds.
Fig. 3 is an end view of the machine A A is the framework. B B. is the glass
and stone beds. F F is the handles for propelling glass and stone beds G is one of
the cog wheels for propelling glass and stone beds. H is a rack on bottom of stone
and glass bed (but do not unite glass and stone bed together) working on cog
wheel G. L L. is an attachment bed for the purpose of laying the glass or other
material to be printed on, as I may use both the rollers D D. for printing by
covering them with glazed leather or any other glazed wrapper that is capable of
conveying a design from a stone or engraved plate, or woodcuts or the like, or I
may print direct by placing round rollers D D castings of rubber or composition
bearing letters or devices.
J is the
Fig. 4 shows the revolving composition pad in frame, I is the frame.
composition pad. Rollers D. D. when required to be used for printing with
wrappers cast or otherwise. I fix in the said rollers sharp points for the purpose
of keeping the wrappers from shifting and doubling in printing.
The method of working the above described machine is as follows, I first place
the revolving composition pad in a raised position as shown in Fig. 1 of accom-
panying drawing of my Provisional Specification, I then place a lithographic
stone, woodcut, or engraved plate, on bed B, shown in Fig. 1, I then ink up the
design or device on the lithographic stone woodcut or engraved plate with a
printer's hand roller, and then bring down composition pad C, on to the design or
device that has been inked up and is now on the stone woodcut or engraved plate,
then by turning handle F in Fig. 1 I propel the stone bed B with the composition
pad laying on the litho stone and bring it under heavy roller D by which means
the design is taken from the stone woodcut or engraved plate unto the composition
pad C, then by reversing handle F I bring the stone bed with the composition pad
back to its former position (in propelling the stone bed the glass bed do not move)
I then place the glass or other material for printing, on the glass bed B and raise
the composition pad (having the design upon it) from the stone, woodcut, or
engraved plate, then reverse composition pad C, I lay it down on the glass or other
material, for printing which is on bed B as seen in Fig. 2 and turning the other
handle F in Fig. 2 I bring it under the other heavy roller D by which means the design
is conveyed from the composition pad C, unto the glass or other material. When
I propel glass bed the stone bed do not move if more pressure is required I turn
adjusting screws E.
When printing with glazed wrappers round roller D, I remove composition
pad C, from machine, and place round roller D glazed leather or any glazed
material I then place a lithographic stone woodcut or engraved plate on bed B,
and the glass or other material for printing on extension bed L, in Fig. 2, I then
ink up design on stone, woodcut or engraved plate with a printer's hand roller and
then by turning handle F, in Fig. 2 I propel the stone bed (with the inked design
or device upon the stone) under heavy roller D in Fig. 2 the design or device is
thus conveyed from the stone woodcut or engraved plate unto the glazed roller D,
I then reverse the handle F and pass roller D over the glass or other material
laying on the extension bed L, in Fig. 2 by which means I convey the design or
device from roller D, unto the glass or other material laying on the extension

page_text: bed L by this last mentioned process I can place a man at each handle F, and
thus produce double the amount of work.
When I use cast composition or cast rubber round roller D, I place a lithographic
stone on bed B in Fig. 2 and ink up the stone with a printer's hand roller then
by turning handle F I pass roller D, (bearing the cast composition or cast rubber)
over the inked stone for the purpose of inking the cast design round roller D, then
I pass roller D on to the glass or other material that is laying on the extension
bed L, by means of turning handle F, thus conveying the design from roller D
unto the glass or other material, thus producing double the amount of work by
having a man at each handle F.
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. The machine for printing or transferring from a printing stone or other printing
surface to glass and other material by the aid of a revolving composition pad and
pressure rollers passing over the same as herein described.
2. The machine with an attachment bed and rollers covered with a glazed
leather printing surface or any other suitable glazed wrappers capable of printing
or transferring on to the materials hereinbefore described.
3. The machine carrying rollers covered with castings of rubber or composition
of a flexible nature bearing letters or devices and printing direct on to the materials
hereinbefore specified.
4. The machine having rollers with small spikes inserted for the purpose of
keeping the wrappers intact and in position.
Dated this 28th day of December 1891.
ALFRED BROOKMAN.