Improvements in Jewellery Charms.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Jewellery Charms.
THOMAS WILCOX, trading as Messrs. Matthew Wilcox & Son, 111, Spencer
Street, Birmingham, County of Warwickshire, Manufacturing Jewellers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to lie as follows:
The charins are perforated or pierced in the parts where necessary and the
luminous substance is placed at the back on a mother of pearl or other back-
ground. It is fitted in a mount or bezel and a convex glass is fitted in front
and back the glass front serving the purpose of exhibiting the charm and at the
same time preserving by boing airtight the luminous substance and the charm
inside. The luminous substance as the name implies gives light and life to the
subject.
Improvements in Jewellery Charms.
THOMAS WILCOX, trading as Messrs. Matthew Wilcox & Son, 111, Spencer
Street, Birmingham, County of Warwickshire, Manufacturing Jeweller, 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:―
The charm, which is enclosed and fitted so as to he airtight in a mount or
bezel having a glass front, is perforated or saw pierced in parts where necessary
according to the nature of the design. At the back of the perforated or saw-
pierced design is placed a luminous substance such as silver or other foil in
various colors which is exhibited through the piercings or perforations. The
sawpierced or perforated design is then placed firmly against a mother-of-pearl
or other background and is fixed in a mount or bezel with a convex glass front
and back. The glass exhibiting the charm and preserving the luminous
substance.
The invention is applicable to charms or jewels of all designs in which saw
piercings or perforations are or may be employed such as representations of
human heads, animals, monograms, mottos, flags, miniatures, churches, windows,
insects (such as butterflies) birds (such as peacocks) and a variety of other
objects, whilst by placing behind the perforations or saw pierced parts of the
design, suitably colored silver or other foil or other luminous or lustrous sub-

page_text: stance, an amount of light and life
hitherto unattainable is obtained.
imparted to the subject and an effect
In Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, I have shown a charm or jewel
ornamented by a design representing a cats head, in which the eves and mouthi
are saw-pierced and silver foil is placed behind the perforations to give character
and life to the ornament.
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Figure 2 shows a vertical section of the said charm, whilst Figuro 3 represents
a back elevation of the saw-pierced ornament with the luminous foil applied
behind the piercings.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several
figures of the drawings.
a is the charm or ornament, which is saw pierced at a¹, a3 and to represent
the eyes and mouth of the head 6 is the mount or bezel, c and d the front and
back glasses whereby the case is made air-tight and e represents the mother of
pearl or other backing, against the front of which the charm is placed with the
strips, of silver foil or luminous substance coming between the backing e
and ornament a and behind the perforations a¹, u² a³!
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:-
In charms or ornaments having saw piercings or perforations, the employment
behind the perforations or piercings, of a luminous or lustrous substance, such
as colored or other silver foil or the like, substantially as and for the purposo
described and set forth.
Dated this 4th day or October fo99.
THOMAS WILCOX.
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.