IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE APPLICATION OF DESIGNS AND OTHER DELINEATIONS TO VARIOUS SURFACES AND MATERIALS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Jones of Skinner Street Clerkenwell in the
County of Middlesex for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE APPLICATION OF DESIGNS AND OTHER
DELINEATIONS TO VARIOUS SURFACES AND MATERIALS"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Jones at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th December 1881.
THOMAS JONES of Skinner Street, Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE APPLICATION.
OF DESIGNS AND OTHER DELINEATIONS TO VARIOUS SURFACES AND MATERIALS"
The Invention has for its object improvements in machinery or apparatus
employed in the application of designs and other delineations in paint or other
colouring material in gold or other leaf or in bronze or other powders to various
surfaces and materials.
For this purpose I apply a cast or stereotype of india tubber or of roller or other
composition to a cylinder or roller and thereby form a printing roller with any
desired design or delineation in relief thereon. This printing roller is mounted in
a frame and rotates in contact with a roller which supplies say gold size or varnish
thereto and this latter roller receives its supply of gold size or varnish from a
fount through the intervention of one or more rollers, suitable scrapers or doctors
and guides being employed to remove and return to the fount the excess of gold
size or varnish taken up by the roller revolving in such fount. Machinery or
apparatus thus constructed may be used as a portable machine in which case I
place sponge or other suitable absorbent material (preferably spongy rubber) in
the fount to hold and prevent the running out of the gold size or varnish or it may
be paint or other colouring material in whatever position the apparatus may be
held and used and yet readily to give off the said gold size or varnish or material
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page_text: to the roller running in contact therewith in which case the printing roller is run
upon the wall or other surface to which the design or delineation is to be applied
and in its rotation gives motion to the gold size or varnish supply rollers.
Or the apparatus may be used as a stationary machine in which case power is
applied to one or other of the rollers and motion may be communicated to the
others of such rollers by frictional contact with each other or by gearing and in
this last arrangement I employ a pressure roller between which and the printing
roller the paper or other material to receive the impression is passed such material
being conducted thereto by a suitable guide.
When using the portable machine for applying gold size or varnish to any
surface the gold or other leaf or the bronze or other powder is applied to the
printed gold size or varnish in the way usually adopted in applying such materials
but when the apparatus is used as a stationary machine I arrange at a suitable
distance therefrom a bronzing apparatus constructed in the following manner for
supplying bronze or other powder to the sized or varnished paper or other material.
The bronze or other powder is contained in a trough in which is mounted a roller
covered by preference with fur; the sized or varnished material is conducted with
its sized or varnished surface downwards to the top of the powder supply roller by
being passed under a conducting roller and from the top of the powder supply
roller it is passed underneath another roller which is so arranged as to cause the
sized or varnished material to remain in contact with the powder supply roller for
a considerable portion of its circumference (nearly half) and from such last
mentioned guide roller the material is passed_to_a-finishing roller (also preferably
fur-covered) which removes the excess of bronze or other powder applied thereto.
A brush or comb acts against the finishing roller to remove any bronze or other
powder held thereby which powder is caused to fall into a suitable trough or
receiver.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Thomas Jones in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 28th June
June 1882.
THOMAS JONES of Skinner Street Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE APPLICATION
OF DESIGNS AND OTHER DELINEATIONS TO VARIOUS SURFACES AND MATERIALS'
"
The Invention has for its object improvements in machinery or apparatus
employed in the application of designs and other delineations in paint or other
coloring material, in gold or other leaf or in bronze or other powders to various
surfaces and materials.
For this purpose I apply a cast or stereotype of india rubber or of roller or other
composition to a cylinder or roller and thereby form a printing roller with any
desired design or delineation in relief thereon. This printing roller is mounted in
a frame and rotates in contact with a roller which supplies say gold size or varnish
thereto and this latter roller receives its supply of gold size or varnish from a
fount through the intervention of one or more rollers, suitable scrapers or doctors
and guides being employed to remove and return to the fount the excess of gold
size or varnish taken up by the roller revolving in such fount. Machinery or
apparatus thus constructed may be used as a portable machine in which case I
place sponge or other suitable absorbent material (preferring spongey rubber) in
the fount to hold and prevent the running out of the gold size or varnish or it may
be paint or other coloring material in whatever position the apparatus may be
held and used and yet readily to give off the said gold size or varnish or material
to the roller running in contact therewith in which case the printing roller is run
upon the wall or other surface to which the design or delineation is to be applied
and in its rotation gives motion to the gold size or varnish supply rollers. Or the
apparatus may be used as a stationary machine in which case power is applied to
one or other of the rollers and motion may be communicated to the others of such
rollers by frictional contact with each other or by gearing and in this last arrange-
ment I employ a pressure roller between which and the printing roller the paper
or other material to receive the impression is passed such material being conducted
thereto by a suitable guide
When using the portable machine for applying gold size or varnish to any
surface the gold or other leaf or the bronze or other powder is applied to the
printed gold size or varnish in the way usually adopted in applying such materials
but when tho apparatus is used as a stationary machine I arrange at a suitable
distance therefrom a bronzing apparatus constructed in the following manner for
supplying bronze or other powder to the sized or varnished paper or other material.
The bronze or other powder is contained in a trough in which is mounted a roller
covered by preference with fur; the sized or varnished material is conducted with
its sized or varnished surface downwards to the top of the powder supply roller by
being passed under a conducting roller and from the top of the powder supply
roller it is passed underneath another roller which is so arranged as to cause the
sized or varnished material to remain in contact with the powder supply roller for
a considerable portion of its circumference (nearly half) and from such last
mentioned guide roller the material is passed to a finishing roller (also preferably
fur covered) which removes the excess of bronze or other powder applied thereto.
A brush or comb acts against the finishing roller to remove any bronze or other

page_text: powder held thereby which powder is caused to fall into a suitable trough or
receiver.
And in order that my said Invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying Drawings more
fully to describe the same
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section, Figure 2 is a plan Figure 3 is a
detail view and Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are views of parts drawn on a larger scale
than Figures 1 and 2 shewing my Invention adapted for the application of designs
to the flat surfaces of tea trays and other articles capable of being supported and
fixed on a rotating table
Figure 8 is a side view. Figure 9 is a plan and Figure 10 is a section shewing
my Invention adapted for the application of designs to edges mouldings or raised
surfaces of various articles
Figure 11 is a side view-Figure 12 is a plan-Figure 13 is a cross section and
Figure 14 is an elevation of the printing portion of the apparatus and Figure 15 is
a cross section of the bronzing portion of the apparatus shewing my Invention
arranged as a stationary machine for the application of designs to paper and other
flat material.
In all the Figures like parts are marked with similar letters of reference.
In carrying my Invention into effect I apply. a-cast or stereotype of india rubber
_or_of-roller-or other composition to a cylinder or roller a and thereby form a
printing roller with any desired design or delineation in relief thercon.
This printing roller is mounted in a frame band rotates in contact with a roller c
which supplies say gold size or varnish thereto and the roller c receives its supply
of gold size or varnish from a fount & through the intervention of one or more
rollers e a scraper or doctor f is employed to remove the excess of gold size or
varnish taken up by the first roller e revolving in such fount d and a guide g is
employed to return to the fount d the excess of gold size or varnish removed from
the first roller e by the scraper or doctor f.
I will now describe the apparatus represented at Figures 1 to 7. The fount is
provided with a piece of sponge or other absorbent material d' to hold the charge
of gold size or varnish and a rotary brush d² acts to take a supply from the
absorbent material d' and deliver it to the first roller e but if desired the rotary
brush d may be dispensed with in which case the absorbent material will be
caused to press against the first roller e.
The work is supported on a rotating table g on which it is held by a spring
holder provided with an elastic or yielding bearing face formed preferably of an
india rubber ring. This spring holder is capable of being readily raised for
placing and removing the work; the spindle of such holder is mounted in a
radius arm i capable of adjustment both vertically and laterally on the upright j
which is fixed to the frame of the table g which latter is rotated by means
of a handle fixed on one end of a shaft on the other end of which is a
bevelled pinion 12 which takes into a pinion g' fixed on a shaft g' fixed to the
table g.
And in order that the table g may be caused automatically to stop when 'a
revolution thereof has been completed I fix on the underside of the table a stop g³
formed with a notch into which the spring stop m slides and thereby stops the
motion of the table g, at such time the handle is opposite such spring stop m
and when it is desired again to rotate the table g a spring pusher 13 passing
through the handle is pushed against the spring stop m to remove the latter
from the notch in the stop g³ and the handle is then rotated thereby giving
rotary motion to the table; if desired a treadle may be connected to the spring

page_text: stop m in which case instead of liberating the latter from the stop g³ by hand as
before described it may be liberated by the foot.-The printing apparatus is
provided with a link n connected thereto by a ball and socket joint n' and such
link n is fixed to a radius rod o capable of being fixed in any desired vertical and
lateral position as shewn a guide roller b' is carried by any suitable part of the
frame b to run against the edge of the article being ornamented and thereby ensue
the work being executed in the desired position. By these means the article to be
ornamented is capable of being readily fixed on the table g and liberated therefrom,
the printing apparatus is capable of being readily adjusted to the work and tho
rotation of the table and consequently the work is stopped immediately a revolution
is completed.
The apparatus represented at Figures 8. 9 and 10 can be fixed to the radius
rod o in lieu of the apparatus shewn at Figures 1. 24. 5. 6 thereby enabling a
design to be readily applied to a curved edge of the article to be ornamented or
to a moulding or other raised part thereof and in order to enable the printing
roller a to readily adapt itself to its work I mount its axis loosely in bearings or
slots in the frame b and apply a spring a¹ to retain it in contact with its roller c.
The printing apparatus represented at Figures 4. 5. 6. 8. 9 and 10 may also be
used apart from the rotating table in which case it can be held in the hand and
applied to a wall or other surface it is desired to ornament and the gold or other
leaf or the bronze or other powder is applied to the printed gold size or varnish in
the way usually adopted.
The apparatus represented at Figures 11 to 15 is intended for the ornamentation
of paper or other flat materials. In this arrangement the frame b is vertical and
the printing roller a is towards the top thereof, a pressure roller is mounted
above the printing roller a and other adjustable guide rollers q', 2³, are mounted
in position to conduct the material to be ornamented to and away from the printing
roller a.
At a suitable distance from the printing apparatus I arrange a bronzing apparatus
constructed in the following manner for supplying bronze or other powder to the
sized or varnished paper or other material.
The bronze or other powder is contained in a trough r in which is mounted a
rollers covered by preference with natural fur although artificial fur or long piled
plush may be used for such purpose; the sized or varnished paper is conducted with
its varnished or sized surface downwards by the guide roller t to the top of the
powder supply roller 8 and from the top of the roller s it is passed underneath
another guide roller t' which is so arranged as to cause the sized or varnished
material to remain in contact with the powder supply roller 8 for a considerable
portion of its circumference (nearly half) and from such guide roller t¹ the material
is passed to a finishing roller u (also preferably fur covered) which removes the
excess of bronze or other powder applied thereto and the material may then if
desired be cut into lengths. A brush or comb v acts against the finishing roller u
to remove any bronze or other powder held thereby which powder is caused to
fall into the trough or receiver u¹.
Motion is communicated to the printing apparatus by a belt passing round the
pulley a fixed on the axis of the printing roller a and the latter communicates
inotion to the other rollers by friction as shown or if desired gearing may be
employed for this purpose and in some cases instead of communicating motion to
the pulley a by a belt, such pulley may be provided with a handle and be operated
by hand.
The work when in a continuous length is wound up on the roller w
Motion is communicated to the rollers of the bronzing apparatus by straps, bands
or chains as shown or other convenient means may be employed.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention and the mode in which
I carry the same into effect I would have it understood that what I claim is the
novel combinations arrangements and adaptations of machinery or apparatus for the

page_text: application of designs and other delineations to various surfaces and materials
substantially as herein shewn and described.
In witness whereof I the said Thomas Jones have hereunto set my hand
and seal this Twenty eighth day of June in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
TARTA
JONES. (L.S.)