Improvements in or applicable to Marking Ink and other Penoils.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 10th June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Marking Ink and other Penoils.
I, JAMES HICKISSON, trading as John Bond, Manufacturer and Proprietor of
the Crystal Palace Marking Ink, of 75 Southgate Road, Hackney, in the County
of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in or applicable to marking ink and other
pencils, and as such improvements have reference more particularly to marking ink
pencils, I will describe my invention with reference thereto.
The marking ink pencils to which I prefer to apply my invention are of the kind
or class originally invented by me, and for which I obtained Her Majesty's Letters
Patent dated the 18th June 1884, and numbered 9149, that is to say, a marking ink
pencil having its marking point at one end and its mordant or fixer at the
other.
The object of my present invention is to combine with such pencils an attachment
or receptacle capable of being readily fitted to, and detached from, either end of
the pencil, and carrying by preference a strip or length of suitable material such as
ribbon-steel, parchment, vellum, in which are cut or stamped out stencil letters,
monograms, names, devices or other desired symbols or marks suitable for use in
marking linen, or other fabrics, whereby it will be possible for any one to quickly
and effectively mark wearing apparel, or other desired articles.
This stencilled strip or length may be secured to a spindle fitted into the
receptacle and provided at one end with a button, boss, or crank-handle by means
of which it may be readily returned to its receptacle, or wound up on the spindle
after use.
To make use of the strip or length so arranged it is only-necessary to
remove the receptacle from the pencil and to then draw out the strip or length in
like manner to an ordinary tape measure, through a slot provided for the purpose
in such receptacle. But if preferred, the spindle and slot may be dispensed with
and the stencilled strip or length be simply wound up and placed within the
receptacle, from which it can be readily removed when required, a cap or cover
being provided to prevent it from falling out when placed in the receptacle.
Or in place of the stencilled strip or length, the receptacle may be utilized to
contain postage stamps, a tape measure, spare marking points, stain or grease
extractor, or other desired article, or articles, suitable for women's use.
The receptacle may be secured to the body of the pencil by frictional contact, or
by screwing.
According to which end the receptacle is fitted on it may act as a cover to the
marking point, or to the mordant or fixer, or mordants or fixers (white and colored)
if more than one be carried by the pencil.
When the pencil is fitted with the stencilled strip and it be desired to use such
strip for marking linen, etc. it is only necessary to detach the receptacle and to
then draw out the said strip or length, or to remove it from its receptacle, and to
place it upon the article to be marked which must be previously moistened or
damped. When using a colored mordant or fixer this is rubbed into the stencilled
portions of the strip and when this strip is removed there will appear on the linen
colored lines corresponding to the form of the letters etc. on the stencils which were
employed. The marking point is then traced over these colored lines when deep
indelible black lines will appear on the linen, etc., the marking point being, by
preference, composed of nitrate of silver. But if a white mordant is employed the
damped or moistened fabric is first rubbed over with it, then the stencilled strip or
length applied and the marking point used to trace the letters, etc. in the stencil
onto the fabric, care being taken to so manipulate the marking point as to cause it

page_text: to enter all the corners and angles in the letters etc. in the stencil strip or
length.
It is of course obvious that the stencil strip or length must be shifted for each
combination of letters to be formed.
: Dated this 10th dex of September 1901
..
ERNEST DE PASS,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
"
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Marking Ink and other Pencils.
I, JAMES HICKISSON, trading as John Bond, Manufacturer and Proprietor of
the Crystal Palace Marking Ink, of 75 Southgate Road, Hackney, in the County
of London, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to
the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
My invention relates to improvements in or applicable to marking ink and other
pencils, and as such improvements have reference more particularly to marking ink
pencils, I will describe my invention with reference thereto.
The marking ink pencils to which I prefer to apply my invention are of the kind
or class originally invented by me, and for which I obtained Her Majesty's Letters
Patent dated the 18th June 1884, and numbered 9149; that is to say, a marking
ink pencil baving its marking point at one end and its mordant or fixer at the other.
The object of my present invention is, to combine with such pencils an attachment
or receptacle capable of being readily fitted to, or detached from, either end of the
pencil and carrying, by preference, a strip or length of suitable material, such as
ribbon steel, parchment, vellum, in which are cut or stamped out stencil letters,
monograms, names, devices, or other desired symbols or marks, suitable for use in
marking linen or other fabrics, whereby it will be possible for any one to quickly
and effectively mark wearing apparel, or other desired articles.
This stencilled strip or length may be secured to a spindle fitted into the
receptacle and provided at one end with a button, boss, or crank handle, by means
of which it may be readily returned to its receptacle, or wound up on the spindle,
after use. To make use of the strip or length so arranged, it is only necessary to
remove the receptacle from the pencil and to then draw out the strip or length in
like manner to an ordinary tape measure, through a slot provided for the purpose
in such receptacle. But if preferred the spindle and alot may be dispensed with,
and the stencilled strip or length be simply wound up and placed within the
receptacle, from which it can be readily removed when required a cap or cover
being provided to prevent it from falling out when placed in the receptacle.
Or in place of the stencilled strip or length, the receptacle may be utilized to
contain postage stamps, a tape measure, spare marking points, stain or grease
extractor, or other desired article or articles suitable for women's use.
The receptacle may be secured to the body of the pencil by frictional contact, or
by screwing.
According to which end the receptacle is fitted on it may act as a cover to the
murking point, or to the mordant or fixer, or mordants or fixers (white and colored)
if more than one be carried by the pencil.
In order that my said invention may be readily understood and carried into effect
I proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in
which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the improved attachment
or receptacle fitted onto a marking ink pencil, the stencil ribbon being shown
partially drawn ont in Fig 2

page_text: Fig. 3 is an elevation, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section of another form of the
attachment or receptacle.
A is the marking ink pencil, having at one end its marking point B, and at its
other the mordant or fixer C.
a is the body of the receptacle which is cylindrical and advantageously composed
of thin sheet metal. Inside, it is provided with two discs or partitions a¹, a', which
are each formed with a hole to receive the extremities of the rod or spindle 6'
carrying the stencil ribbon or strip b. This ribbon or strip may be secured to the
spindle by solder, or by passing its inner end through a longitudinal slit formed in
the spindle; or in any other suitable way. The inner end of the spindle is rivetted
or formed with a head while the outer end is furnished with a button or boss b³,
and in this manner the said spindle is prevented from becoming displaced; the
button or boss 6 also serving as a convenient means for winding the stencil ribbon
or strip onto the spindle. The lower disc or partition a' is situated some distance
within the body of the receptacle so as to leave a space for the reception of either
end of the marking ink pencil when said receptacle is attached thereto, this portion.
of the receptacle being made of a size to firmly grip the end of the pencil. The
receptacle is also formed with a slot 6, through which the stencil ribbon can be
drawn out when to be used, and this stencil ribbon is furnished with a thin rod 6³
which is of a greater length than that of the slot so that when the stencil ribbon is.
wound up it will be prevented from entering entirely into the receptacle and will
always remain in position ready to be drawn out when required.
Instead of forming the outer end of the spindle 6' with a button or boss, as shown
in the drawings, I can, if preferred, simply bend or crank the end so as to constitute
a handle. In this case it would be advantageous to provide the end of the recep-
tacle with a cap or cover so as to prevent the crank handle from getting bent or
otherwise damaged.
Or the stencil ribbon may be simply wound onto a plain rod or spindle and need
not be rigidly connected to the receptacle. The receptacle is then formed as shown
at Figs. 3 and 4, its outer end being covered with a cap a' so that when the stencil
ribbon is wound onto its spindle and put into the receptacle, it is prevented from
falling out.
When the pencil is fitted with the stencilled strip, and it be desired to use such
strip for marking linen etc. it is only necessary to detach the receptacle and to then
draw out the said strip or length, or to remove it from its receptacle and to place it
upon the article to be marked, which must be previously moistened or damped
either with water, or with water combined with the mordant.
When using a
colored mordant or fixer this is rubbed into the stencilled portions of the strip and
when this strip is removed there will appear on the linen colored lines corresponding
to the form of the letters etc. on the stencils which were employed. The marking
point is then traced over these colored lines, when deep indelible black lines will
appear on the linen etc., the marking point being, by preference, composed of nitrate
of silver. But if a white mordant is employed the damped or moistened fabric is
first rubbed over with it, then the stencilled strip or length applied and the marking
point used to trace the letters, etc. in the stencil onto the fabric, care being taken
to so manipulate the marking point as to cause it to enter all the corners and angles
in the letters etc. in the stencil strip or length.
It is of course obvious that the stencil strip or length must be shifted for each
combination of letters to be formed, when the letters are arranged in alphabetical
order; also that the mordant or fixer may be combined in the pencil point and that
such pencil point may be either colored or black, and be used for marking on linen,
cotton, or other material.
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 :-
1. The combination with a marking ink or other nonail of an attachment

page_text: receptacle provided with a stencil ribbon, strip, or length, substantially as herein-
before described and shown by the accompanying drawings.
2. The use of stencil strips, ribbons, or lengths in combination with marking ink
pencils in which the marking point is at one end and the mordant or fixer at the
other, or in which the mordant or fixer is combined with the marking point,
substantially as described.
3. My improvements in or applicable to marking ink and other pencils, substan-
tially as hereinbefore described and shown by the annexed drawings.
1000
ERNEST DE
PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.