Year: 1898

page_text: I, JAMES CHALLIS, of Fernbank, 35, Mildenhall Road, Clapton, London, N.E.,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved method of utilizing transparent sheet
xylonite or celluloid in the production of showcards.
I take a sheet of the before named material and upon this cement, by means of
dextrine or gelatine, a printed, lithographed, or photographic showbill. I prefer to
leave a margin of the celluloid projecting beyond the bill, say for example, 2 inches
all round; this margin is decorated by what is known (when applied to glass) as the
"crystoleum process." Upon the back of the whole I then cement a stout strawboard
or the like of the same dimensions as the celluloid. The edge is then sewn all
and
round bound with paper or cloth, or edged with metal strips clamped on. The
appearance of my showcard when finished without the crystoleum edge is similar to
the well known "gelatined" showcard, but my process of production is cheaper,
quicker, and more certain in result than the gelatining process, besides having the
advantage of allowing of the said crystoleum decoration.
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I, JAMES CHALLIS, of Fernbank, 35, Mildenhall Road, Clapton, London, N.E.,
Manager, 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 an improved method of utilising transparent sheet
xylonite or celluloid in the production of show cards.
For this purpose I cover with liquid cement preferably a solution of gelatine or of
dextrine the surface of a show bill, printed, lithographed or photographed and I lay
and press this on a sheet of transparent celluloid to which it adheres. The show bill
thus faced with celluloid may be mounted on a board or card, its margins being
turned over the edges of the board or card and glued on its back.
Or instead of turning the margins over the board or card, they may be glued on
its face, the edges being then bound with paper or metal strips bent so as to clamp
them, but such clamping is not necessary when the show bill is framed.

page_text: The show bill faced with celluloid while it is damp may have its edges glued to
a wooden stretcher, so that as it shrinks in drying it becomes quite tight and
flat.
In many cases I employ a sheet of celluloid larger than the show bill so as to
present a margin which extends an inch or more all round the bill, and I decorate
this margin by painting or by a lining of paper presenting a decorated pattern or by
what is known as the "crystoleum" process for decorating glass.
A show bill treated as above described is preferably mounted on a board or card by
glueing at its edges, the whole being held in a suitable frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
A show card consisting of a paper show bill cemented on a sheet of transparent
celluloid, having a decorated margin, substantially as described.
Dated this 11th day of November 1898.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.