Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 7th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 9th Dec., 1887
I, WILLIAM PATRICK BRUCE of Kinleith Mill, Currie, in the County of Mid-
lothian, N.B., Paper Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Instead of applying finished paper for the papering of walls, ceilings, and other
surfaces in the ordinary manner I paint or plaster the surface with the fibre in a state
of pulp.
The pulp may be sized and coloured as desired and the wall or other surface may
be coated with paste or other suitable material or otherwise prepared so as to secure
the adhesion of the pulp, or the latter if desired, may be mixed with some adhesive
matter. The surface of the pulp while damp may be varied by the application of
different kinds of brushes or other instruments, and pulps of different nature or
colour may be combined or worked into each other as desired.
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WILLIAM P. BRUCE.
Carpmael & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, WILLIAM PATRICK BRUCE, of Kinleith Mill, Currie, in the County of Mid-
lothian, N.B., Paper Maker, 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 :-
Instead of applying finished paper for the papering of walls, ceilings, and other surfaces
in the ordinary manner I paint or plaster the surface with the fibre in a state of pulp.
The pulp may be sized and coloured as desired and the wall or other surface may
be coated with paste or other suitable material or otherwise prepared so as to secure
the adhesion of the pulp, or the latter if desired, may be mixed with some adhesive
matter. The surface of the pulp while damp may be varied by the application of
different kinds of brushes or other instrument, and pulps of different nature or
colour may be combined or worked into each other as desired.
The pulp I prefer to use is from Esparto fibre which may be taken after it has run
long enough in the "beating engine" to clear out the knots and after it has been
mixed with size. The pulp at this stage generally contains rather too much water
but it may be easily reduced to the proper consistency by being placed on a wire
sieve (wire say 60 meshes to the inch). First it may be mixed with the desired
colour. In applying it to a wall I take a quantity of the pulp on a flat board or
palette and spread it on to the wall beginning from the top, with a large palette
knife much as a plasterer lays on plaster. I usually size the wall before applying the
pulp. The pulp may be laid on roughly about of an inch thick and while moist
may be stippled over with a broad flat brush, as commonly used by painters for
stippling. This spreads it to a uniform thickness all over and produces a texture like
morocco leather.
This is only one method of application but there is room for endless variety in
textures combinations of colours, gilding, designs etc.
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 :-
The covering of walls and other surfaces with paper material by painting or
plastering the surface with the fibre in a state of pulp substantially as described.
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