Improved Article of Manufacture for use as a Substitute for Wall Papers, Flooring, and other Ornamental Coverings.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 27th Dec., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Article of Manufacture for use as a Substitute for Wall
Papers, Flooring, and other Ornamental Coverings.
I GEORGE BARKER of 77 Colmore Row Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Consulting Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention as com-
municated to me from abroad by Hugh Silver of the Town of Lindsay, in the County
of Victoria, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Merchant, and Samuel S. Ritchie of
the Town of Lindsay, in the County of Victoria, in the Province of Ontario, Canada,
Blacksmith and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of the invention is to produce a useful article of manufacture to be used
as a substitute for wall paper, flooring, and other ornamental coverings and it consists,
essentially of two or more strips of thin wood veneer cemented upon a backing of
paper, cloth or other flexible fabric, the said article of manufacture being made flat,
corrugated, or in any form to correspond with the ornamental covering for which it is
intended to act as a substitute.
Figure 1 is a view of my improved article of manufacture made flat for flooring or
other flat covering.
Figure 2 is a view of my improved article of manufacture made corrugated to be
used in fancy covering designs."
Figure 3 is a view of my improved article of manufacture made ogee in shape with
scalloped edges for ornamental designs.
Figure 4 is a view of my improved article of manufacture applied as a covering for
mouldings.
Figure 5 is a view of my improved article of manufacture made in a hollow roll.
In the production of my improved article of manufacture I prefer to use soft wood
perfectly straight in its grain, as I find that wood of this kind is more suitable for the
purpose of my invention as it absorbs the cement evenly, will be more easily
produced, and will always remain in perfect condition.
For the purpose of better illustrating my invention I show in each figure a corner
turned up, separating the wood veneer from the fabric it is cemented to.
A represents the wood veneer, and B represents the paper, cloth, or other fabric to
which it is cemented.
In Figure 1, which represents the fabric specially adapted for flooring I show the
wood veneer A, cemented upon a backing of paper, cloth, or other fabric B, and
which fabric is cemented to a corresponding piece of fabric having a similar strip of
wood veneer cemented to it and thus forming a reversible flexible covering specially
adapted for the purpose stated.
In Figure 2 I show the material corrugated. This is done for the purpose of
indicating that my improved material being flexible may practically be made into
any desired form and owing to the nature of the material used in its production it
may be stamped into any suitable form and will itself remain in the said form so that
it may be used for any desired place the particular form may be designed for.
Figure 3 is exhibited for the same purpose as Figure 2.
In Figure 4 my improved article of manufacture is applied as a covering for
mouldings. In this form the material is first produced as before described and one
edge of it is inserted into a groove b made in the moulding C and the material is then
bent around and securely cemented to the said moulding C as indicated.
In Figure 5 I show my improved article of manufacture used to produce a light
roll suitable for moulding or cornice work. As the material is of a very light nature
it is necessary to strengthen or brace it to prevent it warping or twisting. With that
view I bend one edge Das shewn in Fig. 5 so as to project towards the centre of

page_text: the roll thus forming a longitudinal internal brace for the said roll. The other edge E
of the roll projects at a tangent and forms in addition to a longitudinal brace a shelf
to support any material extending from and used in connection with the roll.
While I do not wish to confine myself to any particular cement, I may say that the
most suitable for the purpose may be produced as follows:-
Two pounds of wheat flour mixed into a stiff paste to which is added one pound of
thick liquid glue, one pint of black molasses, and about one & a half ounces of
winter green. The black molasses keeps the cement in a flexible condition so that
the material will remain pliable for an indefinite period; the winter green being of
course used simply for the purpose of preserving the cement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is: --
1st. As a new article of manufacture, two or more strips of wood veneer cemented
upon a backing of paper, cloth or other fabric, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
2nd. As a new article of manufacture two or more strips of wood veneer cemented
upon a backing of paper, cloth, or other fabric, which fabric is cemented to a corre-
sponding piece of fabric having similar strips of wood veneer cemented to it and
forming a reversible flexible covering, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3rd. Two or more strips of wood veneer cemented upon a backing of paper, cloth
or other fabric and stamped into any desired shape, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
4th. Two or more strips of wood veneer cemented upon a backing of paper, cloth or
other fabric, and formed into a roll having an internally-projecting edge D forming
a longitudinal brace for the said roll, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
th. Two or more strips of wood veneer cemented upon a backing of paper, cloth or
other fabric cemented to the moulding Cand having one of its edges inserted in the
groove made in the said moulding substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 4th day of November 1890.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.