Transparent Printed Paper Having the Appearance of Stained Glass, and Means or Apparatus for its Manufacture.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Communicated from abroad by JOSEPH MATHIEU BADON, of 59, Rue de Suède,
à Saint-Gilles Lez, Bruxelles, Belgium.]
Transparent Printed Paper Having the Appearance of Stained Glass,
and Means or Apparatus for its Manufacture.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of No. 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the production of transparent tinted paper having the
appearance of stained glass, and to means or apparatus for its manufacture. Trans-
parent tinted paper according to this invention is printed in a continuous form, after
the manner of wall-paper, and by similar methods of printing. Like the latter paper,
it may conveniently be made in rolls of eight metres length and fifty centimetres
breadth.
The impressions which, as in lithographic printing form a glaze--that is to say,
not run-inay bo made by various means. Amongst these are
do
1. Blocks or plates (hereinafter called blocks or cylinders of wood).
2. Blocks or cylinders of which the printing or relief portions are composed of
caoutchouc or gutta-percha or of any other soft and elastic substance such as gelatine
mixed with glycerine and treacle. These printing or relief portions may be supported
and surrounded by sheets of metal such as copper. as is done in the case of the blocks
and cylinders coated with felt and serving for printing coloured wall-papers, or they
may be simply attached by means of a coating of strong glue or marine glue, or solu-
tion of caoutchouc or any other adhesive medium on the block or the mandrel of the
cylinder. Such cliches may also be made by moulding caoutchouc guita-percha or
any other suitable soft and elastic substance in a mould having the design in intaglio,
and the design in relief obtained by this method is mounted on the block or the
mandrel of the cylinder by the means named above, that is to say, either by strong
glue, marine glue, solutions of caoutchouc, or any other adhesive medium.
3. Blocks or cylinders of which the printing or relief portions are formed of
caoutchouc or gutta-percha covered with a thin coating of gelatine applied either by
immersion in a weak solution of gelatine mixed with a variable proportion of treacle
or of glycerine, or else by a brush. These printing portions can be supported and
surrounded by sheets of copper or fixed by one of the means indicated above. The
coating of gelatine is intended to prevent the caoutchouc or the gutta-percha from
being affected by direct contact with colours or inks made with oil or turpentine ;
further, the impressions obtained by this means are sharper and more regular than
those obtained by caoutchouc or gutta-percha when employed alone.
4. Blocks or cylinders of which the printing or relief surfaces are composed of
zinc.
5. Blocks or cylinders of wood or metal covered with a coating of gelatine by
the same process as specified above.
Colours and inks made with turpentine or oil are employed for blocks and cylinders
which are faced with caoutchouc or gutta-percha, and for blocks and cylinders of wood
or metal covered with a coating of gelatine. Colours and inks made with water, to
which gum, gelatine, glycerine or like substance is added, are employed for blocks
and cylinders faced with caoutchouc or gutta-percha. Colours and inks made with
oil or made with water serve equally well for blocks or cylinders which are faced
with zinc.

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The inking of the blocks is effected by means of a gelatine roller, in the case of oi
or turpentine colours and inks, and by means of a caoutchouc roller in the case of
water colours and inks.
In the case of the cylinders faced with caoutchouc or gutta-percha or other soft
elastic material and having a gelatine basis, the inking is effected by the means shewn
by way of example in the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1.
A is the drum around which the paper is unrolled as from a reel, there to receive
its impressions.
B is the printing cylinder.
Cis the inking cylinder; it may be constructed of any suitable material, such as
wood, ebonite or metal.
D is the roller which takes the ink or colour from the hopper E. This roller D
penetrates the hopper E and on its periphery a "doctor" or blade of steel g rests more
or less closely so as to regulate the supply of colour or of ink. This blade is adjusted
by a set of screws / which enable the blade to be placed in more or less close contact
with the periphery of the roller D.
E is the hopper which contains the ink or colour previously ground and
prepared.
FFFF are rollers of caoutchouc or gelatine or other suitable material for
equalizing and distributing the colour or the ink onto the large cylinder C.
The colour or the ink, as the case may be, is taken from the hopper E by the
roller D, is then carried by the first roller on to the inking cylinder where
it is equalized and distributed by the rollers F F F F, and is then, finally,
received by the printing cylinder B which transfers it to the continuous surface of
the paper.
The inking, in the case of cylinders of wood, or those faced with zinc, is effected by
the same method, except that there is here interposed, between the cylinder Cand
the printing cylinder (Fig. 2) a roller G, which may be of caoutchouc or of
gelatine. This roller serves to take the colour from the cylinder C and to transfer
it on to the printing cylinder B which is then constructed of hard and inelastic
material. In this case the hopper E is placed immediately upon the cylinder C
and provided with a steel blade g and screw h for regulating the supply of colour
or ink.
For oil printing it is advantageous to construct the equalizing rollers F F F F
of gelatine for water printing of caoutchouc. These rollers F F F F are as
numerous as may be necessary for satisfactory equalization and distribution of the ink
or the colour on the large inking cylinder C. The impressions may be superimposed,
as in the case of chromo-lithographs, so as to obtain multiple combinations of tints
by superposition of different colours or inks, with a limited number of blocks or
cylinders.
For transparent paper printing it is advantageous to employ the paper known
as pelure. This paper, after having received the impressions to form the design
and the prints to imitate the lead and joints (of the stained glass) receives one coat
of oil varnish on each face. When this preparation is dry, it is recoated, also on both
faces, with an adhesive medium composed of gelatine, which serves to fix it in place
on the glass.
In applying the paper thus prepared, it is only necessary to moisten it with hot
water, apply it to the glass which is to be decorated, and to remove any bubbles of air
by passing over the paper a brush a cloth or any suitable body in order to ensure
complete adhesion without the necessity for using any other medium than that which
is already on the product itself.
Dated this 29th day of March 1889
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. B.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Transparent Printed Paper Having the Appearance of Stained Glass,
and Means or Apparatus for its Manufacture.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of No. 46 Lincolns Inn Fields, in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, 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 relates to the production of transparent or translucent (herein included
in the expression transparent) tinted paper having the appearance of stained glass,
and to means or apparatus for its manufacture. Transparent tinted paper according
to this invention is printed in a continuous form, after the manner of wall-paper, and
by similar methods of printing. Like the latter paper, it may conveniently be made
in rolls of eight metres length and fifty centimetres breadth.
The impressions which, as in lithographic printing form a glaze-that is to say, do
not run-may be made by various means. Amongst these are
1. Blocks or plates (hereinafter called blocks) or cylinders of wood.
2. Blocks or cylinders of which the printing or relief portions are composed of
caoutchouc or gutta-percha or of any other soft and elastic substance such as
gelatine mixed with glycerine and treacle. These printing or relief portions may
be supported and surrounded by sheets of metal such as copper, as is done in the
case of the blocks and cylinders coated with felt and serving for printing coloured
wall-papers, or they may be simply attached by means of a coating of strong glue or
marine glue, or solution of caoutchouc or any other adhesive medium on the block
or the mandrel of the cylinder. Such cliches may also be made by moulding
caoutchouc gutta-percha or any other suitable soft and elastic substance in a mould
having the design in intaglio, and the design in relief obtained by this method is
mounted on the block or the mandrel of the cylinder by the means named above,
that is to say, either by strong glue, marine glue, solutions of caoutchouc, or any
other adhesive medium.
3. Blocks or cylinders of which the printing or relief portions are formed of
caoutchouc or gutta-percha covered with a thin coating of gelatine applied either by
immersion in a weak solution of gelatine mixed with a variable proportion of treacle
or of glycerine, or else by a brush. These printing portions can be supported and
surrounded by sheets of copper or fixed by one of the means indicated above. The
coating of gelatine is intended to prevent the caoutchouc or the gutta-percha from
being affected by direct contact with colours or inks made with oil or turpentine ;
further, the impressions obtained by this means are sharper and more regular than
those obtained by caoutchouc or gutta-percha when employed alone.
4. Blocks or cylinders of which the printing or relief surfaces are composed of
zine.
5. Blocks or cylinders of wood or metal covered with a coating of gelatine by the
same process as specified above.
Colours and inks made with turpentine or oil are employed for blocks and cylinders
which are faced with caoutchouc or gutta-percha, and for blocks and cylinders of wood
or metal covered with a coating of gelatine. Colours and inks made with water, to
which gum, gelatine, glycerine or like substance is added, are employed for blocks
and cylinders faced with caoutchouc or gutta-percha. Colours and inks made
with oil or made with water serve equally well for blocks or cylinders which are
faced with zinc.
The inking of the blocks is effected by means of a gelatine roller, in the case of
oil or turpentine colours and inks, and by means of a caoutchouc roller in the case of
water colours and inks.
In the case of the cylinders faced with caoutchouc or gutta-percha or other soft
elastic material and having a gelatine basis, the inking is effected by the means shewn
in Fig. 1 of the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification.

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A is the drum around which the paper is unrolled as from a reel, there to receive
its impressions. B is the printing cylinder. C is the inking cylinder; it may be
constructed of any suitable material, such as wood, ebonite or metal.
D is the roller which takes the ink or colour from the hopper E. This roller D
penetrates the hopper E and on its periphery
"doctor
a
or blade of steel g
rests more or less closely so as to regulate the supply of colour or of ink; this blade
is adjusted by a set of screws which enable the blade to be placed in more or less
close contact with the periphery of the roller D.
E is the hopper which contains the ink or colour previously ground. and prepared.
F F F F are rollers of caoutchouc or gelatine or other suitable material for
equalising and distributing the colour or the ink onto the large cylinder .C.
The colour or the ink, as the cise may be, is taken from..the hopper E by the
roller D, is then carried by the first roller on to the inking cylinder where it is
equalized and distributed by the rollers F F F F, and is then, finally, received by the
printing cylinder B which transfers it to the continuous surface of the paper.
2
The inking, in the case of cylinders of wood, or those faced with zinc, is effected
by the same method, except that there is here interposed; between the cylinder C
and the printing cylinder (Fig. 2) a roller G which may be of caoutchouc or of
gelatine. This roller serves to take the colour from the cylinder C. and to transfer
it on to the printing cylinder B which is then constructed of hard and inelastic
material. In this case the hopper E is placed immediately upon the cylinder C and
provided with a steel blade g and screw for regulating the supply of colour
or ink.
For oil printing it is advantageous to construct the equalizing rollers FF F F
of gelatine; for water printing of caoutchouc. These rollers FF FF are as numerous
as may be necessary for satisfactory equalization and distribution of the ink or the
colour on the large inking cylinder C. The impressions may be superimposed, as
in the case of chromo-lithographs, so as to obtain multiple combinations of tints by
.superposition of different colours or inks, with a limited number of blocks or
cylinders.
For transparent paper printing the impressions must be made upon a thin paper not
sized, such as the paper known abroad under the name of "pelure." This paper, after
having received the impressions to form the design and the prints to imitate the
lead and joints (of the stained glass) receives one coat of oil varnish on each face.
When this preparation is dry, it is recoated, also on both faces, with an adhesive
medium composed of gelatine, which serves to fix it in place on the glass.
In applying the paper thus prepared, it is only necessary to moisten it with hot
water, apply it to the glass which is to be decorated, and to remove any bubbles of
air by passing over the paper a brush, a cloth or any suitable body, in order to
ensure complete adhesion without the necessity for using any other medium than that
which is already on the product itself.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
.
1. The manufacture in the ways and by the means hereinabove described of
transparent or translucent printed paper having the appearance of stained glass,
using blocks and cylinders of wood, or metal such as zinc, either bare or faced with
caoutchouc or gutta-percha or other soft and elastic substance and covered or not
covered with a coating of gelatine as set forth under the several heads of the
foregoing specification.
2. The hereinabove described article of manufacture-transparent or translucent
printed paper resembling stained glass produced as referred to in the preceding claim
in lengths like lengths of wall paper as set forth.
Dated this 27th day of December 1889
W. LLOYD WISE.