Certain Improvements in Colour Pots and Colour Dishes or Saucers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1893-Accepted, 27th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Colour Pots and Colour Dishes or Saucers.
We, JOHN LEWIS, of Caldwall Foundry, Kidderminster, in the County of
Worcester, Ironfounder, and CHRISTIAN WILLIAM DASHWOOD, of No. 1, Hill
Street Kidderminster, aforesaid, Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in coiom pots and
colour dishes or saucers and particularly such as are used by designers of printed or
woven fabrics for holding water colours.
It is a common thing for designers of printed and woven fabrics to have from
twenty to fifty or more of the said pots dishes or saucers upon the desk at one time
each containing a different shade or colour and in most cases a separate brush is
used for each shade of the various colours. When the artist finishes with a brush
which for example we will say has been used for painting the first of the blue
shades he places this brush upon the top of the pot dish or saucer containing the
first blue shade then he takes up another brush say to paint the first drab shade
and when he has finished he places this bush upon the pot dish or saucer containing
the first drab shade and so on placing each brush upon the top of the corresponding
pot dish or saucer but much inconvenience is experienced by the rolling of the
brushes off the tops of the pots dishes or saucers and getting mixed upon the desk.
This defect we overcome as follows:-
Hitherto the said pots dishes and saucers have been made perfectly level right
round the top or rin but according to this part of our invention we make one two
or more small half circle or other shaped notches or recesses in the rim to receive
the handle of the brush when the brush is laid across the pot dish or saucer as
aforesaid, thus effectually preventing the brush rolling off.
Another part of this invention has for its object means for quickly freeing the
brush of the superfluous paint after it has been dipped into the pot dish or saucer
containing the colour; and especially when using thick paint such as used by
designers of printed and woven fabrics. This part of this invention consists in
making one or more V-shaped notches in the rim of the pot dish or saucer so that
after dipping the brush into the paint the brush can be drawn through the V-shaped
notch in the rim which frees the brush of the excess of paint and at the same time
forms a much better point to the brush and in much less time than can be done
with the pot dish or saucer now in use.
The said improved colour pots dishes and saucers may be made of china,
earthenware or glass or (and this is what we prefer so as to prevent breakage)
of iron tin or any other suitable metal and enamelled by preference inside and
outside.
Dated this 18th day of March 1893.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Colour Pots and Colour Dishes or Saucers.
We, JOHN LEWIS, of Caldwall Foundry, Kidderminster, in the County of
Worcester, Ironfounder, and CHRISTIAN WILLIAM DASHWOOD, of No. 1, Hill
Street, Kidderminster, aforesaid, Desiguer, do hereby declare the nature of this
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page_text: invention and in what manner the same is to he performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in colour pots and
colour dishes or saucers and particularly such as are used by designers of printed or
woven fabrics for hobling water colours,
It is a common thing for designers of printed and woven fabrics to have from
twenty to fifty or more of the said pots dishes or saucers upon the desk at one
time each containing a different shade or colour and in most cases a separate brush
is used for each shade of the various colours. When the artist has finished with a
brush which for example we will say has been used for painting the first of the
blue shades he places this brush upon the top of the pot dish or saucer containing
the first blue shade then he takes up another brush say to paint the first drab shade
and when he has finished he places this brush upon the pot dish or saucer containing
the first drab shade and so on placing each brush upon the top of the corre
sponding pot dish or sameer but much inconvenience is experienced by the rolling
of the brushes of the tops of the pots dishes or saneers and getting mixed upon
the desk.
This defect we overcome by the first part of this invention which we will
describe by referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings of which
Fig. 1 represents in sectional elevation and Fig. 2 in plan one of the said colour
dishes or saucers constructed according to the first part of this invention and
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of a modified form of the same.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in
Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
Hitherto the said pots dishes and saucers & have been made perfectly level right
round the top or rim but according to this first part of our invention we make one
two or more (preferably two) small half circle or other shaped notches or recesses
such as in the rim to receive the handle of the brush when the brush is laid across
the pot dish or saucer as aforesaid thus effectually preventing the brush from rolling
off. We prefer to make the colour pot dish or saucer with two of these notches a
at opposite sides of the rim as shewn in Fig. 2 so that the brush will lie neross the
centre of the pot dish or saucer but it will be evident that without departing from
the nature of the first part of this invention the said colour pots dishes or saucers
may be made with only one of the notches at in the rim for the brush to lie in, or
with more than two noiches. The said notch or notches a may either be below the
level of the top of the rim of the pot dish or squeer as shewn in Fig. 1 or the
bottoin of the notch or notches a may be level with or slightly above the top of
the rim as shewn in Fig. 3. In this latter case there is a shoulder formed on
the rim at each side of the notch a these shoulders in Fig. 3 being marked
respectively. The advantage of making the bottom of the notch or notches a
level with or slightly above the top of the rim of the colour pot dish or saucer A
as shown in Fig. 3 is that when the colour pots dishes or saucers are placed very
near to one another on the desk the brushes lie above the level of the other saucers
and there is also a greater depth for the colour than is the case when the notch or
notches are cat in below the level of the rim as in Figs. 1 and 2. When the notch
or notches a are cut in below the level of the rim the pot dish or saucer has to be
made slightly deeper than heretofore otherwise it will not hold sufficient colour.
The second part of this invention has for its object means for quickly freeing the
brush of the superfluous paint after it has been dipped into the pot dish or saucer
containing the colour; and especially when using thick paint such as used by
designers of printed and woven fabrics. Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings
illustrates in sectional elevation and Fig. 5 in plan one of the said colour pots
constructed according to the second part of this invention; Fig. 6 is a sectiona!
elevation of one of the said colour dishes constructed according to the second part
of this invention and Fig. 7 shews the second part of our invention applied to those
colour dishes which are made to fit one above the other and form what is called a
cabinet set.

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This second part of this invention consists in making one or more V shaped
notches such as in the rim of the pot dish or saucer A see Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 so
that after dipping the brush into the paint the brush can be drawn through the
V shaped notch in the rim which frees the brush of the excess of paint and at the
same time forms a much better point to the brush in much less time than can be
done with the pot dish or saucer now in use. There may be either one or more of
these shaped notches for the purpose above stated and the said V shaped notch
or notches may either be altogether below the level of the rim as shewn in Figs. 4
and 7 or be above or slightly above the same by forming a shoulder d'on each
side of the V shaped notch as shewn in Fig. 6.
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We may make the said colour pots dishes or saucers each with one or more of
the notch to hold the brush and one or more of the notches e for removing the
superfluous paint and point the brush, or each of the said colour pots dishes or
saucers may be made with only one or more of the notches a, or with only one or
more of the V shaped notches c.
The said improved colour pots dishes and saucers may be made of china
earthenware or glass or (and this is what we prefer to prevent breakage) of iron
tin or any other suitable metal enamelled both on the inside and outside or upon
the inside only.
The manufacture of colour pots colour dishes and saucers of iron tin or other
suitable metal enamelled inside and outside or on the inside only forms a feature of
this invention and is applicable to colour pots colour dishes and colour saucers of
all kinds whether made with one or more of the said notches as herein described
or made without the notches.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. Colour pots, colour dishes and colour saucers for holding water colours made
with one or more notches such as a in the rim for preventing the brush from rolling
off the rim, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figs. 1, 2
and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
2. Colour pots, colour dishes and colour saucers for holding water colours made
with one or more V shaped notches such as c in the rim for removing superfluous
paint from the brush and for pointing the same, substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to Figs. 4, 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
3. Colour pots, colour dishes and colour saucers for holding water colours made
with one or more notches such as a in the rim for preventing the brush rolling off
the rim and with one or more V shaped notches such as e in the rim for removing
superfluous paint from the brush and for pointing the same, substantially as herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
4. Colour pots, colour dishes and colour saucers for holding water colours made
of iron tin or other suitable metal enamelled inside and outside or on the inside
only and made either with or without the said notches in the rim substantially as
hereinbefore described.
Dated this 20th day of December 1893.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.