Improvements in the Production of Decorative Stained Glass, or Imitations thereof.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1896
Complete Specification Left. 23rd Mar., 1897-Accepted, 24th Apr., 1897
Improvements in the Production of Decorative Stained Glass, or
Imitations thereof.
I, WILLIAM MACRAE, of 83 Dunlop Street, in the City of Glasgow,
Lithographic Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the inexpensive production of glass sheets or
panes for decorative glazing and advertising purposes in imitation of stained glass
and having designs or compositions with dividing lines introduced in imitation of
the customary leadings.
Under the invention the designs or compositions, instead of being painted on
the glass and burned in or being made up of colour-stained pieces, are printed from
blocks or stones on to any suitable transferring medium and are transferred
therefrom on to the surface of sheets of glass the coloured parts being printed in
more or less transparent or translucent colouring matter and the dividing lines
representing the leadings being printed in opaque colour. The transferred print is
protected by means of a sheet of glass laid over it, or by flooding with collodion or
other transparent protective medium.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1896.
WALLACE FAIRWEATHER.
Chartered Patent Agent,
St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicant
Improvements in the Production of Decorative Stained Glass, or
Imitations thereof.
1, WILLIAM MACRAE, of 83 Dunlop Street, in the City of Glasgow,
Lithographic Printer, 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 the inexpensive production of glass sheets or
panes for decorative glazing and advertising purposes in imitation of stained glass
and having designs or compositions with dividing lines introduced in imitation of
the customary leadings.
Under the invention the designs or compositious, instead of being painted on the
glass and burned in or being made up of colour-stained pieces, are printed from
blocks or stones on to any suitable transferring medium and are transferred
therefrom on to the surface of sheets of glass; the coloured parts being printed in
more or less transparent or translucent colouring matter and the dividing lines
Price 8d.1

page_text: representing the leadings being printed in opaque colour. The transferred print is
protected by means of a sheet of glass laid over it, or by flooding with collodion or
other transparent protective medium.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
The production of decorative glass in imitation of stained glass by transferring to
the surface of glass sheets or panes designs or compositions printed in transparent
or translucent. colouring matter with dividing lines printed in opaque colour
substantially as described.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1807
WALLACE FAIRWEATHER,
Of the Firm of Cruikshank & Fairweather,
Chartered Patent Agents,
62 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicant.