Purposes of Design to Articles of Jewellery.
Year: 1885

page_text: Purposes of Design to Articles of Jewellery.
I REGINALD WALTER HEWETT of 65 Albion Street, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick Manufacturing Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my inven-
tion for THE APPLICATION OF LOOKING GLASS, AND METALLIC REFLECTORS FOR
PURPOSES OF DESIGN TO ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY, to be as follows:-
My invention consists in combining and arranging in the manner hereinafter
described, articles of jewellery of the ordinary description such as lockets, brooches
bracelets, earrings, scarf pins, studs and solitaires, whereby the reflecting property
of a looking glass or polished metallic surface can be effectively employed for
ornamental purposes.
I will describe my invention in connection with a brooch.
The front part of the brooch is silvered glass, or as it is generally termed,
looking glass; or it may be with equal effectiveness a polished metallic surface;
upon this glass, or upon this metallic reflector, I paint, transfer engrave or
otherwise affix, an ornamental design, figure, letters or monogram, and this design
I affix either to the back or front of the looking glass; but if upon the back of the
glass, I affix the same before the glass is converted into a looking glass; that is
before it is silvered or coated with its metallic reflector. And when this design is
affixed I cause the glass to be held or secured to the other portion of the brooch in
the usual ordinary manner. The design is thus quite covered, and the reflecting
properties of the silvered glass or metallic surface will give lustre to the design and
cause the same to be the more readily seen.
The application of my invention to articles of jewellery such as scarf pins, studs
solitaires, earrings, lockets, and bracelets differs in no essential respect from its
application to brooches as herein before explained.

page_text: Purposes of Design to Articles of Jewellery.
I REGINALD WALTER HEWETT of 65 Albion Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Manufacturing Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my inven-
tion for THE APPLICATION OF LOOKING GLASS AND METALLIC REFLECTORS, FOR
PURPOSES OF DESIGN TO ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—―
My invention consists in combining and arranging in the manner hereinafter
described, articles of jewellery of the ordinary description such as lockets, brooches,
bracelets, earrings scarf pins, studs and solitaires, whereby the reflecting property
of a looking glass or polished metallic surface can be effectively employed for
ornamental purposes.
I will describe my invention in connection with a brooch-The front part of the
brooch is silvered glass, or as it is generally termed looking glass, or it may be
with equal effectiveness a polished metallic surface; upon this glass or upon this
metallic reflector, I paint, transfer, engrave, or otherwise affix, an ornamental
design, figure letters or monogram; and this design I affix either to the back or
front of the looking glass, but if upon the back of the glass I affix the same before
the glass is converted into a looking glass, that is before it is silvered or coated
with its metallic reflector; and when this design is affixed I cause the glass to be
held or secured to the other portion of the brooch in the usual ordinary manner.
The design is thus quite covered and the reflecting properties of the silvered glass
or metallic surface will give lustre to the design and cause the same to be the more
readily seen.
The application of my invention to articles of jewellery, such as scarf pins, studs,
solitaires, earrings, lockets and bracelets, differs in no essential respects from its
application to brooches as hereinbefore explained.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in front elevation a brooch to
which my invention is applied. Figure 2 and Figure 3 represent in elevation the
glass only with the designs thereon, and figure 4 in side elevation either or both of
the same glasses.
The design, letters or name is preferably burnt, or painted, engraved or stained
on the back portion A of the glass, and the coating of silver or reflecting material
is placed over this design and forms a thin film B upon the same.
For the better
protection of this reflecting material I cover it with a coat of varnish, paint or any
medium to prevent its being rubbed off in process of mounting it in the brooch or
whatever article of jewellery I may apply it to.
adopt exactly the same process in every respect when preparing the designs on
the glass for application to earrings, studs solitaires, scarf pins, lockets, bracelets,
and other fancy articles of apparel; and for further varying the effect produced
I sometimes employ a coloured glass instead of the ordinary plain glass; adopting
with the coloured glass exactly the same method of production and application.

page_text: 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
1st Combining and arranging looking glass or reflecting metallic surfaces for the
purposes of design in articles of jewellery and fancy articles of apparel in the
several ways herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing;
whereby the ornamental effect is increased and the design upon the material made
more lustrous, and the nature of the design made more clear and prominent,
substantially as described and illustrated.
2nd The adaptation and application of designs, figures, letters or devices by
staining painting, engraving or ordinary well known methods, to looking glass on
fancy articles of apparel substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 28th dow of June 1886