Improvements in the Process of Inlaying or Ornamenting Metals with Metals.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in the Process of Inlaying or Ornamenting
Metals with Metals.
I RICHARD WILLIAM LAWS of Chandos Metal Works, Chandos Street Strand in
the County of Middlesex, Manager do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF INLAYING OR ORNAMENTING
METALS WITH METALS to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to produce in a permanent manner various
ornamental effects by the combination of metals of different kind, colour, or
appearance.
For this purpose I take several sheets of metal of different kinds say for
example a sheet of copper and a sheet of brass and I apply to one side thereof a
coating of tin solder or other suitable cementing material.
These two sheets of metal I place one upon the other and by the aid of a fret
saw or other means I cut or stamp out therefrom any desired pattern.
I now take two sheets of metal which have been previously coated on one side
with tin solder or other cementing material and which I will call the "backing"
and place upon each of them, with the tinned or otherwise coated sides in contact,
one of the said copper and brass plates.
The portions removed from each copper and brass plate being interchangeable,
I now place the brass ornament in the space left in the copper plate and I place
the copper ornament in the space left in the brass plate taking care that in each
case the tinned or otherwise coated side is next to the coated side of the backing.
I now submit these plates to heat or otherwise treat them when it is necessary
to liquefy or soften the cementing material and thus unite the parts firmly and
closely together.
The patterns and the plates having been united may now be finished and
engraved or otherwise further ornamented in any desired manner.
It will be evident that a considerable number of plates of various metals may
be treated according to my invention at the same time and as the parts removed
from any of the plates are interchangeable with the corresponding spaces in others
of the plates many and various highly ornamental and permanent effects can be
produced.

page_text: In some cases I form the space or spaces in the sheet of metal or metal article
desired to be ornamented by eating away the pattern with acid and I then place
therein a pattern of different metal, the meeting faces having been previously
coated with cementing material; the parts are then united and the plate or article
is finished in the manner before explained.
Metals with Metals.
I RICHARD WILLIAM LAWS of Chandos Metal Works, Chandos Street Strand in
the County of Middlesex, 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 has for its object to produce in a permanent manner various
ornamental effects by the combination of metals of different kind, colour, or
appearance.
For this purpose I take several sheets of metal of different kinds say for
example a sheet of copper and a sheet of brass, and I apply to one side thereof a
coating of tin, solder or other suitable cementing material.
These two sheets of metal I place one upon the other, and by the aid of a fret saw,
piercing saw or means I cut, punch or stamp out therefrom any desired pattern.
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I now take two sheets of metal which have been previously coated on one side
with tin, solder or other cementing material and which I will call the "backing
and place upon each of thein, with the tinned or otherwise coated sides in contact,
one of the said copper and brass plates.
The portions removed from each copper and brass plate being interchangeable
I now place the brass ornament in the space left in the copper plate and I place
the copper ornament in the space left in the brass plate taking care that in each
case the tinned or otherwise coated side is next to the coated side of the
backing."
I now submit these plates to heat, or otherwise treat them when it is necessary
to liquety or soften the cementing material and thus unite the parts firmly and
closely together.
The patterns and the plates having been united may now be finished and
engraved or otherwise further ornamented in any desired manner.

page_text: In some cases I form the space or spaces in the sheet of metal or metal article
desired to be ornamented, by eating away the pattern with acid or otherwise
removing the metal to the depth required, and I then place therein a pattern of
different metal, the meeting faces having been previously coated with cementing
material; the parts are then united and the plate or article is finished in the
manner before explained.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings fully to
manner before explained.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings fully to
describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents a face view of a sheet of metal from which a pattern has
been cut out or removed in the process of inlaying or ornamenting metals with
metals according to my invention. Figure 2 represents a finished sheet of metal
which has been inlaid or ornamented according to my invention.
Figure 3 represents a vertical section of the ornamented metal sheet shown at
Figure 2.
Figuro 4 represents an enlarged view of the upper part of Figure 3 and
Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of a sheet of metal illustrating
a modification.
In all the figures like parts are marked with similar letters of reference.
I have thought it necessary only to show in the drawings one example of each
part although for the purpose of description I have referred to some of the parts as
being duplicated.
In carrying my invention into effect, I take several sheets of metal such as a of
different kinds, say for example a sheet of copper and a sheet of brass and I apply
to one side a thereof a coating of tin, solder or other suitable cementing material.
These two sheets of metal a I place one upon the other and by the aid of a fret
saw, or piercing saw or other means I cut punch or stamp out therefrom any desired
pattern such as b leaving therein spaces or openings such as a².
I now take two sheets c of metal which have been previously coated on one
side c with tin, solder or other cementing material and which sheets c of metal
I will call the "backing" and place upon each of them with the tinned or otherwise
coated sides c¹ a¹ in contact one of the said copper and brass plates a.
The portions or patterns b removed from the copper and brass plates being
interchangeable I now place the brass ornament b in the space or opening a' left
in the copper plate a and I place the copper ornament which is similar to b in the
space or opening similar to a² left in the brass plate, taking care that in each case
the tinned or otherwise coated sides a¹ and b¹ respectively of the plate a and the
pattern 6 are placed next to the coated side c¹ of the "backing" c.
I now submit these plates to heat or otherwise treat them when it is necessary
to liquefy or soften the cementing material and thus unite the parts a b and c
firmly and closely together.
The patterns or ornaments 6 and the plates a having been united may now be
engraved or otherwise further ornamented in any desired manner thereby producing
a finished plate such as is represented at Figures 2, 3 and 4.
It will be evident that a considerable number of plates or sheets of various
metals may be treated according to my invention at the same time and as the
parts b removed from any of the plates a are interchangeable with the corre-
sponding spaces in others of the plates many and various highly ornamental and
permanent effects may be produced.
In the modification shown at Figure the shallow space or spaces or recesses a²
in the sheet of metal or metal article a desired to be ornamented have been formed
by eating away with acid or otherwise removing the metal according to the pattern
desired after which a pattern or ornament such as b of different metal is placed
therein the meeting faces having been previously coated with cementing material

page_text: in the manner described with respect to the previous figures and the parts are then
united and the plate or article is finished in the manner herein before explained.
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
1. The process of inlaying or ornamenting metals with metals substantially as
herein described and illustrated.
2. An inlaid or ornamented metal sheet or plate composed of a "backing" c
perforated plate a and pattern or ornament b the whole being united all in
the manner substantially as herein described and illustrated with respect to
Figures 1 to 4.
3. An inlaid or ornamented sheet of metal or article a in which spaces or
recesses a have been formed and into which spaces or recesses a pattern or
ornament b bas been placed the whole being united, all in the manner substantially
as herein described and illustrated with respect to Figure 5.