Improvements relating to the Production of Pictures, Letters or the like, applicable to Advertising and to Greeting Cards and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1897--Accepted, 24th.Dec., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Production of Pictures, Letters or the
like, applicable to Advertising and to Greeting Cards and the
like.
I WILLIAM MEED, of 243 High Road, South Tottenham, in the county of
Middlesex, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a method of combining designs on transparent material
with designs on opaque material, and has for its object to produce novel, striking,
and amusing optical effects, in the form of letters, words, devices, pictures or
patterns.
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For this object, a design on cardboard for instance is covered with a separate
design on transparent paper or other transparent material, the combination thus
effected presents letters, words, or an amusing, grotesque, or otherwise interesting
appearance.
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According to my invention the designs are executed in black and white, or in
colours. In one form of the combination the letters, words or characters consist
of the uncoloured surface of the card, the characters being delineated by the sur-
rounding designs. In another form of the combination, the letters, words, or
characters, are formed by coloured floral or other designs on a blank background.
In still another form of the combination, the effect is produced by a combination
of certain colours contained in the various designs. These transparency combina-
tions may be embodied in books, and in pamphlets, the transparent designs which
form the key to the complete designs, being interleaved. This invention is appli-
cable to advertising, also to Christmas and other greeting cards and the like.
Dated this 25th day of June 1897.
5 Improvements relating to the Production of Pictures, Letters, or the
like, applicable to Advertising and to Greeting Cards and the
like.
I WILLIAM MEED of 243 High Road, South Tottenham, in the County of
Middlesex, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
U 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 a method of combining hrtistio floral protosovie and

page_text: other designs in such a manner as to produce novel, striking and amusing optical
effects in the form of distinct letters, words, devices, pictures, or patterns.
For this object a sheet of transparent paper or other transparent material bear-
ing a suitable design is placed upon a sheet of cardboard or other opaque material
bearing a different design, and the combination thus effected presents to the eye,
distinct letters, words, or an amusing grotesque, or otherwise interesting
appearance.
In one form of the combination the letters, words, or characters consist of
parts of the uncoloured surface of the card being delineated by the surrounding
designs.
In another form of the combination the letters, words, or characters are formed
by floral or other designs on a blank background.
In still another form of the combination the effect is produced by a combination
of certain colours contained, in the designs.
The manner of effecting these combinations is susceptible of variation.
For instance the designs may be executed on both sides of semi-transparent
material such as thin paper, which when held to the light presents the same effects
by the combination of the designs as, hereinbefore described.
A suitable design may be executed on transparent material, which,
when interleaved in a book or the like, between two other suitable designs
on opaque material, would form a key to each of the said other
designs if placed alternately over them; thus producing two complete, devices.
with different effects. Any suitable pictures or designs may be employed in pro-;
ducing the effects herein described.
The designs may be executed in black and white or in colours.
This invention is applicable to advertising, also to Christmas and other greeting
cards and the like. In order that the present invention may be easily understood
I will proceed to further describe same with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THIE. DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents a design on opaque material, and
Figure 2 represents a design on transparent material.
Figure 3 represents the combination produced by placing B upon A.
Figure 4 represents another form of design on opaque material, and
Figure 5 represents the accessory design on transparent material..
.. Figure represents C and D combined..
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Figure 7 represents a design in colours on opaque material, and
Figure 8 represents a transparent sheet partly obscured by a coloured design:
Figure 9 represents a combination of Figures 7 and 8 in which one colour is
matched, thereby delineating letters or words of a contrasting colour.
Figure 10 represents a design on semi-transparent paper, and
Figure 11 represents a design on the reverse side of same.
Figure 12 represents the combination seen when the paper is held to the light.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what
I claim is
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1. An improved method of producing pictures, characters, or words, by 'com-
binations of designs on opaque material with designs on transparent material as
herein described.
2. An improved method of producing pictures, characters, or words, by com-
binations of certain colour contained in designs on opaque and transparent
material as herein described.
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3. An improved method of producing pictures, characters or words 'by 'com-
binations of designs executed on both sides of semi-transparent material as
harain deanrihed
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page_text: 4. Improved means or method of producing interesting optical effects in the
form of distinct characters, pictures and words, by combinations of designs sub-
stantially as described with reference to the drawings, and arranged for the pur-
poses set forth.