IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND DECORATION OF LINOLEUM, KAMPTULICON, AND OTHER SURFACES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Sydney Pitt, of Sutton, in the County of Surrey, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND DECORATION OF
LINOLEUM, KAMPTULICON, AND OTHER SURFACES." A communication from
abroad by Charles Moise Jacob, of Paris, in the Republic of France.
Sealed the 2nd January 1880, and dated the 15th September 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Sydney Pitt at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 15th September 1879.
SYDNEY PITT, of Sutton, in the County of Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE AND DECORATION OF LINOLEUM, KAMPTULICON, AND OTHER SURFACES."
[A communication from abroad by Charles Moise Jacob, of Paris, in the Republic
of France.]
This Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture and decoration
of linoleum, kamptulicon, and other surfaces. I treat as hereinafter described,
linoleum, kamptulicon, and other similar fabrics made from oxidised linseed oil
mixed with various matters such as powdered cork, saw dust, india rubber, gutta
percha and such like, which are used to cover the ground as carpet or walls as
hangings.
The linoleum or other surface is passed under printing rolls whose pattern has
first been coated with a suitable agglutinant material, linseed oil oxidised by
manganese or otherwise is specially suitable by reason of its agglutinant properties
and its relation to the substance of the linoleum. When the impression has been
taken the surface is dusted over with wool, silk, feathers, hair, or other material
which forms a velveting; the velveting material is cut to a length suitable to the
effect it is wished to produce.
To set up the pill and cause it to adhere by its ends the surface thus dusted over
receives a tremulous motion by the process employed by chocolate makers, or by
the arrangements adopted for the beating of furs or carpets and the like.
Ventilators, winnowing machines, and other like engines can also be employed
for the distribution of the pieces.
It can also be done by hand but only on a small scale.
These operations have the result of arranging the pile which at once gives the
appearance of a Wilton, a Smyrna, or other carpet, according to the nature and
length of the pile employed. A very solid result with the best effect is obtained.

page_text: The effects can be varied and the colours multiplied by giving several impressions
on the same surface and dusting over each impression.
It will also be understood that this operation can be done during the manufacture
of the linoleum, kamptulicon, and the like; in this case the dusting over takes place
before the surface is dry which saves the expence of the subsequent treatment, but
it is then necessary to protect the surface so that the dusting over will only reach
those parts on which the pieces ought to be fixed to produce the desired design.
This velveting can also be combined with impressions either plain or in relief in
one or several colours, made on the same ground as that on which the pile is to be
applied, it can also very usefully be combined or alternated with grounds; very
satisfactory results are thus obtained.
The pile can also be laid down so as to produce imitations of cloth, skins, furs
and felts. For this it is only necessary to pass over the surface which has been
dusted over, and, before it is dry, a roller which lays down the pile more or less as
required. By engraving the roller an embossed result can be produced.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Sydney Pitt in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 13th March
1880.
SYDNEY PITT, of Sutton, in the County of Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE AND DECORATION OF LINOLEUM, KAMPTULICON, AND OTHER SURFACES."
(A communication from abroad by Charles Moise Jacob, of Paris, in the Republic
of France.)
This Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture and decoration
of linoleum, kamptulicon, and other surfaces. I treat as hereinafter described
linoleum, kamptulicon, and other similar fabrics made from oxidized linseed oil
mixed with various matters such as powdered cork, saw dust, india rubber, gutta
percha, and such like, which are used to cover the ground as carpet, or walls as
hangings.
The linoleum or other surface is passed under printing rolls whose pattern has
first been coated with a suitable agglutinant material; linseed oil oxidised by
manganese or otherwise is specially suitable by reason of its agglutinant properties
and its relation to the substance of the linoleum. When the impression has been
taken the surface is dusted over with wool, silk, feathers, hair, or other material
which forms a velveting. The velveting material is cut to a length suitable to the
effect it is wished to produce.
To set up or raise the pile and cause it to adhere by its ends the surface thus
dusted over receives a tremulous motion by the process employed by chocolate
makers or by the arrangements adopted for the beating of furs or carpets and the
like.
Ventilators, winnowing machines and other like engines can also be employed
for the distribution of the velveting material.
It can also be done by hand, but only on a small scale.
These operations have the result of arranging the pile which at once gives the
appearance of a Wilton, a Smyrna or other carpet; according to the nature and
length of the pile employed. A very solid result with the best effect is obtained.
The effects can be varied and the colours multiplied by giving several impressions
on the same surface and dusting over each impression. It will also be understood
that this operation can be done during the manufacture of the linoleum, kamptulicon,
and the like; in this case the dusting over takes place before the surface is dry
which saves the expense of the subsequent treatment, but it is then necessary to
protect the surface so that the dusting over will only reach those parts on which
the pile ought to be fixed to produce the desired design.
This velveting can also be combined with impressions either plain or in relief in
one or several colours made on the same ground as that on which the pile is to be
applied. It can also very usefully be combined or alternated with grounds of
metallized collodion already patented by Mr. Jacob; very satisfactory results are
thus obtained.
The pile can also be laid down so as to produce imitations of cloth, skins, furs,
and felts. For this it is only necessary to pass over the surface which has been
dusted over, and, before it is dry, a roller which lays down the pile more or less as
required. By engraving the roller an embossed result can be produced.
I claim the mode of decorating linoleum, kamptulicon, and like fabrics giving in
the manner described the effect of velvet or Wilton or other carpet by the
application of a pile or velveting of suitably colored wool, silk, hair, feathers, down,

page_text: and the like. This mode of decoration has never been applied in the manufacture
of linoleum or like fabrics which heretofore have only been decorated by embossing
and printing.
In witness whereof, I, the said Sydney Pitt, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty.
SYDNEY PITT. (L.S.)