Improvements in the Preparation or Treatment of Paper for Drawing Purposes.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd June, 1887
Complete Left, 1st Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th Apr., 1888
Improvements in the Preparation or Treatment of Paper for
Drawing Purposes.
I, KARL KLIC, of 9, Barnsbury Park, in the county of Middlesex, Photo-Chemist
and Artist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"
According to this invention paper of suitable thickness the surface of which has
previously been enamelled or covered with a coating of chalk, baryta or zinc
white, has superposed upon the latter by printing a light grey opaque uniform tone,
tint or colour.
When this light grey coating is quite dry, the coated surface is embossed or
impressed with various intaglio points or lines so that the surface presents a grained
or a lined appearance; this can be produced by means of an embossing machine of
known kind with a roller or by the use of a metal plate engraved so as to produce
such intaglio points or lines.
On a drawing being made with pencil or Indian ink upon paper thus prepared, the
grey colour that has been printed upon the paper will form the half-tone of the
drawing, dark tones will be produced at those parts that are covered by the pencil or
Indian ink; and light parts can be produced by scraping away the grey colour from
the higher portions of the surface of the paper (i.e. those between the indented or
intaglio points or lines) where required with a sharp knife or scraper.
But as the indented or intaglio points or lines formed in the surface of the paper
by pressure as aforesaid lie deeper than the grey color, they will not by such scraping as
referred to be entirely removed, but will serve to produce in a reproduction for the
preparation of heliographic printing plates, a light tone in points or fine lines which
said light tone will be practically a white surface and will very considerably reduce
the amount of time occupied in engraving as compared with large white surfaces as
ordinarily produced..
KARL KLIC.
W. Lloyd Wise,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Applicant's Agent..

page_text: I, KARL KLIC, of 9 Barnsbury Park, in the County of Middlesex, Photo-Chemist
and Artist, 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 :—
"
According to this invention paper of suitable thickness the surface of which has
previously been "enamelled' or covered with a coating of chalk, baryta or zinc
white, in a manner well understood, has superposed upon the latter by printing, a
light grey opaque uniform tone, tint, or colour.
When this light grey coating is quite dry, the coated surface is embossed or
impressed, with various intaglio points or lines so that the surface presents a grained
or a lined appearance; this can be produced by means of an embossing machine of
known kind with a roller or by the use of a metal plate engraved so as to produce
such intaglio points or lines.
On a drawing being made with pencil or Indian ink upon paper thus prepared, the
grey colour that has been printed upon the paper, will form the half tone of the
drawing; dark tones will be produced at those parts that are covered by the pencil
or Indian ink, and light parts can be produced by scraping away the grey colour
from the higher portions of the surface of the paper (i.e. those between the indented
or intaglio points or lines) where required, with a sharp knife or scraper.
But as the indented or intaglio points or lines formed in the surface of the paper
by pressure as aforesaid lie deeper than the grey colour, they will not by such
scraping as referred to, be entirely removed, but will serve to produce in a reproduc-
tion for the preparation of heliographic printing plates and blocks a light tone in
points or fine lines which said light tone will be practically a white surface and will
very considerably reduce the amount of time occupied in engraving as compared with
large white surfaces as ordinarily produced. Pictures drawn upon paper prepared
or treated in the manner herein before described with light tones produced in the
manner set forth may be used for the preparation of photo engravings for various
purposes such as book and newspaper illustrations.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention

page_text: and in what manner the same
claim is :-
is to be performed, I declare that what I
(1) The preparation or treatment substantially in the manner hereinbefore described
of paper for drawing purposes.
(2) Paper for drawing purposes having an enamelled or coated surface with super-
posed light grey opaque uniform tone tint or colour and embossed or impressed with
intaglio points or lines substantially as described.
Dated this 1st day of March 1888.
KARL KLIC.
W. Lloyd Wize,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.