Improvements in Ornamental Plates.
Year: 1895

page_text: [Cominunicated from abroad by the Firm of SCHOOP AND REUCHE, of
No. 1 Quai des Bergues, Geneva, Switzerland, Manufacturers.]*
Improvements in Ornamental Plates.
I, DAVID YOUNG, Patent Agent, of the Firm of D. Young & Co.
of 11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The invention consists of ornamental plates composed of two distinct parts
connected to one another by any suitable means whatever, and the combination of
which produces approximately the same effect as enamelled plates for decorative
purposes. The said ornamental plates may be made in any shape or dimensions
desired and they may be applied to a great many various purposes. The said
plates may be provided with any desired design or inscription whatever and they
will be especially advantageous for replacing enamelled dials and casings for
clocks and watches.
The said ornamental plates are composed of a non-transparent sheet, preferably
of metal which is provided with engraved, goffered or embossed designs of any
suitable forms or configurations, preferably disposed so as to produce nice reflexes
forming a suitable ground for the designs or inscriptions provided on the other part
of the plate. The said non-transparent sheet may be made of suitable paper of
any colour whatever.
The other part of the said ornamental plates is formed of a sheet of a suitable
transparent material having parts of it coloured or tinted in suitable colour or tint
whatever, said colour or tint leaving part of said sheet in blank so as to have the
colour of the non-transparent sheet appearing through the blank parts of the
transparent sheet when the latter is applied on the former one.
Either the non-transparent sheet or the transparent one or both of them may be.
provided with any desired design or inscription whatever, which will be applied in
such manner that it will be placed between the adjacent faces of the two parts of
the plate when the same are fixed to one another as above specified.
The transparent sheet may be, for instance, a plate of coloured glass of which
the colour is partly withdrawn by means of grinding suitable depressions in the
surface of said glass-plate, and the depressions may be filled up with a non-
transparent colour or mastic so as to have the design formed by those depressions
visible like au embossing when seen from the external side of the transparent
sheet.
The non-transparent or internal sheet of the plate may have its borders turned
over the borders of the transparent sheet forming the external part of the plate,
or those two sheets may be fixed in any suitable way whatever to one another.
When the such constructed plate is intended to be used as a dial for clocks or
watches, the hours are painted or applied in any suitable manner whatever upon
one of the adjacent faces either of the transparent or of the non-transparent sheet
forming the plate.
When the plates are intended to be applied to. watch-cases, the bottom of the
watch-case may be used as forming one of the parts (the non-transparent part)
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page_text: of the plate and such bottom will then be provided with a suitable groove or
depression in which the transparent sheet, forming the other part of the plate, is
inserted.
Dated the 31st day of May 1895
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Ornamental Plates.
I, DAVID YOUNG, Patent Agent, of the Firm of D. Young & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., 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 :-
The invention consists of ornamental plates or facings for replacing enamelled
dials and casings for watches, and similar articles, the said plates being composed
of distinct parts connected to one another as hereinafter described, the combination
of which produces approximately the same effect as enamelled plates.
The said ornamental plates or facings are composed of a non-transparent sheet,
preferably of metal, which is provided with engraved, goffered or embossed designs
of any suitable description, preferably disposed so as to produce nice reflexes which
form a suitable ground for the designs or inscriptions, when such are provided, on
the other part of the plate. The said non-transparent sheet may, if desired, be
made of suitable embossed metallized paper of any colour.
Another part of the said ornamental plate is formed of a sheet of glass or other
suitable transparent material coloured or tinted in any suitable colour or tint.
Part of the said sheet may also be left blank so as to have the colour of the non-
transparent sheet appearing through the blank or uncoloured parts of the transparent
sheet when the latter is applied on the former.
Either the non-transparent sheet or the transparent one, or both of them, may
be provided with any desired design or inscription preferably applied in such
manner that it will be situated between the adjacent faces of the two parts of the
plate when the same are fixed to one another as herein specified.
The transparent sheet may be, for instance, a plate of coloured glass from which
the colour is partly removed by means of grinding suitable depressions in the
surface of the said glass-plate, and the depressions may be filled up with a
non-transparent colour or mastic so as to have the design formed by those
depressions visible like an embossing when seen from the external side of the
transparent sheet.
The said plates are secured together as follows:-The non-transparent or
internal sheet of the plate is formed with extended borders turned over the borders
of the transparent sheet forming the external part of the plate, or these two sheets
may be fixed together by means of a plate of metal covering the under or rear side
of the said non-transparent plate and having a rim or border turned over the edge
of the outer transparent plate so as to hold the whole securely together. When
the said plates are to be used as dials, the hours are painted or applied in any
suitable manner upon one of the adjacent faces either of the transparent or of the
non-transparent sheet forming the plate.
When the plates are intended to be applied to watch-cases, the bottom of the
watch-case may be used as one of the parts (the non-transparent part) of the plate,
and such bottom is provided with a suitable groove or depression in which the
transparent sheet, forming the other part of the plate, is inserted.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
The improved ornamental plates or facings for watch-cases and the like,
constructed substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated the 28th day of Fohman 1905.
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.