Improvements in Machines for Imparting to Paper and other Sheet Material a Variegated or Marble-like Appearance.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1891-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Imparting to Paper and other Sheet
Material a Variegated or Marble-like Appearance.
I, CHARLES HARLEY BELLAMY, of Methodist Street of South Hadley Falls,
Hampden County, in the State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to machines for marbleizing paper, or other sheet material,
that is, imparting to said sheet material a variegated, or mottled, or marble-like
appearance. Such class of paper, as well known, occupies a prominent place in the
trade for constituting unique and ornamental fly leaves and coverings for books,
linings and coverings for some kinds of boxes or cabinets, and for filling multifarious
other requirements..
Heretofore so far as known to me, the making of marble-paper has been
substantially by hand with the aid of a vat containing a solution of gum, on the
top of which colors are deposited, the paper then being carefully and evenly laid
on the top of the vat and immediately withdrawn therefrom, carrying therewith
the colors in distribution and arrangement corresponding with that which they
had on the top of the gum-solution.
The object of this invention is to perform by automatic machinery in the
marbleizing of paper and in the distribution of the color preparatory thereto, all
that has heretofore been done by hand, and furthermore, consequent upon the
capabilities of the machine it is possible to obtain effect; which have not heretofore
been arrived at in hand manufacture, particularly that the more or less irregular
disposition and arrangement of the colors on one sheet may be made to correspond
with that of the preceding and subsequent sheet, or portions of sheet material
subjected to the color-distributing operations of the machine.
The invention essentially comprises a vat or tank for holding a color-supporting
liquid, such for instance as a solution of gum,-a mechanism or apparatus for
distributing the color on the surface of the liquid in the vat, and a mechanism_ſo.
conveying the sheet material to, and presenting it upon the color, supported a
above, and for then removing the colored paper, or sheet material, away from the
color-vat.
The paper-carrying devices, both for conveying the paper to the color, and
withdrawing same therefrom may be of any desired style, and operated in any
efficient manner, always, however, possessing the capability of successively pre-
senting different sections of the paper in relation to the surface of the vat-liquid,
whereby the color supported thereon may be as it were licked up and received by
such sections or portions of the paper.
One particular description of the devices for conveying the paper and depositing
it upon the top of the color-supporting liquid in the vat may consist in a carriage
or frame adapted to travel for a back and forward movement over and then away
from over the vat in ways provided therefor on the machine-frame. The paper is
to be suitably supplied and placed on the said carriage with its one edge projecting
slightly beyond the forward edge or end of the carriage, and there is a gripping
device which is located on the forward upper edge of the vat.
As the said carriage runs forward the said gripping device opens and receives the
projecting edge portion of the paper and closes, and then as the carriage withdraws
from over the vat, and out from under the gripped paper, the. latter settles down
onto the surface of the vat liquid.
The said gripper is released again before the sheet, (after receiving the color

page_text: thereon which has been floated on the surface of the vat liquid) is withdrawn from
the vat.
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The devices for providing and insuring the distribution of the color upon
vat-liquid embody a series of color-holding receptacles supported above the vat, and
having in their lower extremities openings for the emission therefrom of the therein
contained colors, the issuing colors falling upon the said liquid, and it is preferred
to also employ contrivances for modifying the arrangement of the color thereupon
from the color-holders whereby such color may have a streaked, or wavy arrange-
ment and appearance.
The color-holders are usually formed with nozzle-like lower extremities in which
the apertures are provided, and said holders are usually given a reciprocatory
motion, which may be rectilinear, or curvilinear so that the nozzle-ends thereof
may impinge upon the surface of the vat-liquid whereby a globule of liquid color
may be given up thereby at each impingement; or, if desired, the said color-
holders may be so mounted as to have no motion whereby the nozzles reach the
vat-liquid, the color however, being periodically expressed therefrom for effecting
the desired results.
The machine is to comprise capabilities for the withdrawal or conveyance of the
marble-paper out of the machine whereby the same may be dried and in readiness
for being finished, or otherwise worked upon.
A form of carrier for withdrawing the paper from the vat may consist of a
carriage. or frame which is located forward of the vat, and for which means are
provided for giving the back and forth movements.
On this frame are endless and travelling carrier cords which have a forward
travelling motion faster than the bodily travel of the frame, and when the frame is
backed in over and nearly to the rear end of the vat the rear portion of the paper
is, by a capsizing device suitably provided therefor, overturned onto the travelling
tapes and thereby the remainder of the paper is finally overturned and drawn off
from, and without any dragging action on, the surface of the vat-liquid.
It may be possible without departing from the essentials of the invention, to
marbleize the paper in a continuous strip, the same being drawn off from a roll and
by the carrier conveyed to, and presented upon the liquid-supported color, and
withdrawn therefrom and conveyed out of the machine.
Dated this 29th day of September 1890.
CHARLES HARLEY BELLAMY.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Imparting to Paper and other Sheet
Material a Variegated or Marble-like Appearance.
I, CHARLES HARLEY BELLAMY, of Methodist Street in South Hadley Falls,
Hampden County, in the State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Mechanical Engineer, 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 relates to machines for marbleizing paper, or other sheet material.
Heretofore, so far as known to me, marble-paper has been of hand production aided
by the use of a vat containing a solution of gum on the top of which the colors are
deposited, the paper being then carefully aud evenly laid on the color-supporting
liquid and immediately withdrawn therefrom carrying therewith the colors in
distribution and arrangement corresponding with that which they had on the
solution.
The object of this invention is to perform by automatic machinery all that has
heretofore been done by hand in the marbling of paper. The invention essentially

page_text: Figure 6 being a horizontal section.
Figure 7 is a view of the nozzle-end of the box, a movable part combined
therewith being shown as in a position different from that occupied thereby in
Figure 5.
Figures 8 to 13 are perspective and sectional views of devices to be hereinafter
described.
Figures 14 and 15 are sectional views at right angles to each other, of paper-
grippers for use on the carriages.
Figure 16 is a perspective illustration of devices coacting with the paper-severing
knife.
Figure 17 is a view to be hereinafter referred to.
Figure 18 is a perspective view of parts of the "brushing" and "combing"
devices hereinafter described.
Figure 19 shows a clutch-pulley employed at the paper-supply.
Figure 20 is a perspective view of the paper-capsizing device.
Figures 21 to 25, inclusive are views in the nature of diagrams showing all the
principal parts of the machine as in longitudinal section, changed relations of said
parts being indicated in the different views.
A represents a vat for the gum-solution, a, which, quite or nearly filling the vat,
constitutes the color-support. B represents the color-holding and distributing
apparatus. C indicates the paper supply roll in advance of which are carriages 1,
2 and 3. In the particular form of machine shown paper is drawn off from the
supply-roll and carried to, and slightly beyond the forward end of carriage 1, being
gripped by devices on the forward extremity of said carriage.
Carriage 1, moves forward over carriage 2, carrying the paper by its forward end
to the front end of carriage 2, when the grip on the paper by the confining device
on carriage 1, is released and grippers on the forward end of carriage 2, then confine
the paper carriage 1, then retraces. A cutting-off mechanism shown in D, between
the normal locations of carriages 1 and 2, then severs the portion of the paper on
carriage 2, from that which is at the rear thereof. Carriage 2, then moves forward
over carriage 3, the sheet being released from the gripping devices on 2, and
confined a little back from its forward extremity by the grippers on the front of
carriage 3. Carriage 2, then retraces to its normal position. Carriage 3, next
moves forward over the vat,-the color having before this been deposited on the
top of the gum-solution, and the paper is released from carriage 3, and confined
at its forward end by the grippers located at the forward end of the vat.
Carriage 3, then retraces from over the vat to its normal position.
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Another frame or carrier E, forward of the vat, comprising endless carrier-cords,
then moves rearwardly over, and by its rear end near to the rear end of, the vat.
This position of said carrier is seen in Figure 1. Capsizing devices indicated at G
lift and overturn the rear portion of the paper from the gum-liquid, and disposes
upon the rear end portion of said carrier-frame. As the said franie E, returus,
moving forwardly, the endless cords thereof have an independent-and accelerated
it

page_text: movement which draws the paper off from, and without any dragging action on, the
surface of the liquid, at the same time overturning the sheet so that the colored side
thereof is uppermost.
Having now briefly described the machine, generally, in order that its nature
and capabilities may be better understood I will now proceed to describe_more_in
detail the various mechanisms which I have embodied therein, it being, however,
here stated, that I do not confine myself to the exact organization of the machine
about to be described as an exemplification of an operative form of my invention,
for the invention may be carried out in machines of somewhat modified composition
and arrangement; and the scope of the invention will be best ascertained from the
terms of the subjoined claims.
And in the particular machine, I indicates a main-shaft, and J a counter-shaft.
For the carriages 1, 2 and 3, are provided feed screw shafts a', a³, and a³, and for
the carrier E, a screw-shaft e, each being mounted in suitable bearings in the
framer, for rotation. Each of the said carriages has a fixed arm 20, provided with
the nut 22, to engage with the feed screw-shaft respectively provided therefor.
Each feed-screw-shaft, a', a², a³, and e, is provided with a pair of loose pulleys
thereon the same being respectively indicated by b¹, 61, b², b², b³, b³, and el, e¹, and a
fixed pulley intermediately of each pair of loose pulleys respectively indicated
by d', d², d³, and e, and above the set of pulleys b², b², and d², on shaft a³, is a
drum 9, on the counter-shaft J, and below the said sets of pulleys, and on the main
shaft, are drums 10, 11 and 12, respectively.
Between and around each of the drums 9, 10, 11 and 12, and the sets of pulleys
on the feed-screw-shafts are open belts indicated respectively by c¹, c², c³, and c
and crossed belts indicated respectively by o¹, o², o³, and o, the open belts being
respectively adapted to be shifted from one of the loose pulleys of the set for
each screw-shaft, onto the fixed intermediate pulley of the respective set and each
crossed belt is also adapted to be shifted from the other loose pulley, of its sct
of pulleys onto the fixed pulley, and when the crossed belt is around the one fixed
pulley the screw-shaft will be driven to feed forward the open belt at such time
being around a loose pulley, and when the crossed belt is moved off from the fixed
pulley and the open belt is moved onto the fixed pulley, the screw-shaft will be
rotated to feed rearwardly. At times, both open and crossed belts for a given
screw-shaft may be around loose pulleys.
Belt-shifters to be automatically operated are provided, those indicated by ƒ¹, ƒ³,
f, and f, being for the open belts while the others indicated by y', 9², g³, and 9ª,
are for the crossed belts, and each comprises a rod, having at one end belt-engaging
yokes 15, and also rigid dogs 16, some of which dogs loosely encircle the screw-
shafts and are adapted to be engaged by moving parts to shift the belts, while others
thereof are otherwise properly extended to be engaged and moved by other movable
parts as will hereinafter more fully appear.
For instance, now assuming that the frame E, having been projected over the
vat as seen in Figure 1, to take on a sheet of paper, and is moving forwardly to
the limit of its forward movement as seen in the diagram view Figure 21, and
noting that the sub-frame F,-comprising the long bars h, and longitudinally
guided, is rigidly joined to the said frame E;-and that there is, under the left
hand dog 16, of the belt shifter g', a pivoted lever 17, the upper arm of which is
just at the left of said dog, and further noting that rod 18, is connected to said
lever and passes loosely through an ear-piece 19, on said bar h, and having the
abutment 5, it will be plain that as the frame E, completes its forward movement
the ear-piece 19, will move the rod forward, swinging lever 17, and will move the
belt-shifter 9', and cross-belt for carriage 1, onto fixed pulley d', when the screw-
shaft a', will rotate to forwardly feed carriage 1, and the parts then occupy the
positions indicated in Figure 22.
The cutting-off knife D, is movable in the vertical ways 25. The knife has
outwardly projected ends extended beyond its bearings; and cheek-plates 26, are
provided on carriage 1, having inclined edges 27, which force the knife, when

page_text: fallen, upwardly. A supporting latch-device for the knife consists of swinging
lever 28, supporting arm 29, and the abutment stud 30, (Figure 16).
As carriage 1, reaches its forward limit, its nut 22, abuts against the left hand
dog of belt-shifter, for open belt c', thereby moving the open belt onto fixed
pulley d', and as the left-hand dog 16, for belt-shifter g', is at this time imme-
diately at the left of the left-hand dog of shifter, shifter g', is forwardly
moved carrying the cross-belt off from fixed pulley d¹, and the open belt being
on the fixed pulley the carriage will be moved rearwardly to its normal position,
and approaching its rearward limit, the pins 32, on carriage 1, abut against the
studs 30, and swing the levers 28, rearwardly so that the knife is permitted to
drop to sever the paper which is forward on carriage 2, from that which is rear
thereof.
The color-distributing mechanism B, operates at the time carriage 2, moves
forward, and same comprises a chest 35, with series of color-boxes 1, therein
projecting downwardly through and below the bottom of the chest. The nozzle-
end 36, of each box is provided with an aperture 37. There is an axially
supported rod 38,-having bearings 39, therefor,-which is projected downwardly
to play loosely in and out at the nozzle-aperture, and said rod is provided above
the top of the box with the ring-eye 40. The rod is upwardly supported by the
spring 42, bearing between top of box and the shoulder 43, on the rod. The
color-box, as shown in Figure 5, is formed by upper and lower sections 44, 45,
screwing together as at 46."
The chest is supported over the vat A, by means of a suitable form of frame, 48,
to which a rack-bar 49, is secured which has bearings for steady movement in
the portion 50, of frame a. A pinion 52, engages the rack-bar 49, being fixed on
shaft 53, having bearings at 54, 55 and 56, and receiving its periodical rocking
motion from the similar movements of screw-shaft a², through gears 57, 58.
Horizontal shafts 60, 60, having bearings 59, on the chest 35, range longitudinally
of the machine and have at their ends pinions 62, engaging fixed rack-bars 63,
vertically supported. Each shaft 60, between its bearings, is formed into, or has
attached thereto an eccentric or cam, 64, of considerable length. Rods 65, are
provided for each laterally aligned series of color-boxes engaging the ring-
eyes thereof, the rods resting by their extremities upon said eccentrics, or
cams 64.
As the color-box support 35, is moved down through the proper rotation of
shaft 3, the pinions 62, will be rotated, correspondingly moving the eccentrics,
when all of the rods 65, and the vertical rods 38, will be downwardly projected,
the lower ends of the rods having and carrying down color thereon; and when the
support 35, is sufficiently depressed, the rod-extremities will touch or enter the
gum-liquid giving up the color thereunto.
In Figure 4, both the uppermost and lowermost dispositions of the color-box
support and coacting parts, are shown.. The rack-bars 63, are of but slight
length so that the pinions 62, have only an engagement therewith long enough to
secure one back and forth movement of the rods 38, at each up and down movement
of the part 35.
The rods 38, may be omitted from the color-boxes, as well, also as the devices
described for actuating them, and the color may be given out from the boxes
merely by presenting the nozzles to the surface of the liquid, the apertures
being of a suitable size to permit of a sluggish oozing out of the color spon-
taneously.
The shifter g², has a downwardly extended section that is connected to lever 66,
hung on rod 67, (Figure 2) and projects downwardly across the line of travel of
a stud 68, on top of carriage 1. As carriage 1 approaches its rearward limit, the
said stud 68, contacting with lever 66, swings same rearwardly, moving the belt
onto the fixed pulley d², starting the shaft a². Just before carriage 1, arrives at
its rear limit the lever 69, has passed out of engagement therewith, the lever
swinging upwardly.

page_text: When the carriage 2, has reached its forward limit the nut 22, thereof will abut
against the forward dog on shifter f³, forcing the open belt o², onto the fixed
pulley; and the dog on shifter g², which at this time is against and forward of the
dog on shifter 2 is also moved forwardly, the crossed belt moving off the fixed
pulley as the open belt moves on, and carriage 2, thereupon retraces, until the
nut 22, of carriage 2, strikes the rear dog of shifter 2, stopping the carriage at its
rearmost limit. At the time of completion of the forward movement of carriage 2,
as the shifter g², is forwardly moved the lever 66, is swung forwardly into its
normal position. The lower end of said lever is formed by a pivoted pawl 69,
clearly shown in Figure 17, (this form of pawl-ended lever being employed in
several other parts of the machine, as will hereinafter be manifest) and force
exerted against said pawl in one direction will cause the swing of the lever
carrying same, while force acting against the other side of the pawl and in the
reverse direction, will merely swing the pawl on its pivot and without effect on its
carrying lever.
Therefore, as carriage 1, next moves forwardly, stud 68 which is at the rear of
the pawl-ended lever 66, merely swings the pawl forward until the stud has
passed by.
The final and retracing movement of carriage 2, through the pawl 72, thereon
engaging the lever 70, moves the crossed belt o³, onto the fixed pulley causing
carriage 3, to move forward over the vat. The nut 22, on said carriage, abutting.
against the dog 16, on the belt-shifter f³, places the open belt on the fixed pulley,
and through the engagement of the dogs of the belt-shifters the one g³, is forwardly
moved, placing the crossed belt on its loose pulley.
the same.
A form of gripper for each of the carriages is indicated at P in the various
views, and is particularly shown in the sectional views Figures 14 and 15, the
former being in a plane along the length of the carriage, while the latter is across
Ways 74, are provided in the upright 73, the spindle 75, playing.
therein being downwardly pressed by the spring 76. The gripper-bar 77, extends
across the carriage from the one spindle to the other. There is a vertical
slot 78, through each spindle and the uprights are also provided with apertures
longitudinally of the carriage. A wedge 79, passes through the aperture in the
upright and the slot in the spindle. Force applied on the forward ends of the
wedges, moving same rearwardly, will ensure a raising of the spindles and
the gripper-bar 77, supported thereon. The gripper-bar will remain upwardly till
force is applied rearwardly on the wedges to move them when under the action of
the springs the gripper-bar and spindles will move downwardly.
As carriage 1, moves rearwardly the rear ends of the wedges strike against
abutment lugs 80, Figure 2, fixed on the side of the frame x, permitting the
gripper-bar to bind the paper on the forward end of carriage 1. The wedges of
carriage 1, on striking by their forward ends against those on the carriage 2,
open the gripper for carriage 1, and close that of carriage 2. The gripper on
carriage 2, is next released by its wedges striking against those on carriage 3,
closing the gripper for such carriage while the gripper on carriage 3, is released
by the abutment of the wedges against the fixed lugs 82, on the frame, Figure 1,
near the limit of the forward movement of the last carriage.
The grippers at the forward end of vat A., and the actuating devices therefor
are particularly illustrated in Figures 9 to 13, and compose upper and lower
jaws 83 and 84; one adapted to rest upon the other and the lower one to normally
rest on the horizontal top edge of the vat. The said jaws are secured to the upper
ends of uprights 85, and as shown the jaws are preferably formed in sections
whereby a continuous and uniform bearing on the paper may be had. Each of
the uprights for the sectional portions of the upper jaw 83, is supported on the
transverse plate 86 vertically guided in grooves 87, of the machine, and a
similar plate 88, is also provided for the sectional uprights of the lower jaw,
being similarly vertically guided. The rear plate 88, is provided at its lower
edge with recesses 90 and 92. The sub-frame L, is attached to carriage 3, the

page_text: same being supported on the sub-frame F, connected to frame E, the frame L,
being movable independently of the other F; and on the forward portions of
frame L, are two pairs of inclines 94 and 95, having different angles of inclina-
tion. As frame L, travels forward with carriage 3, the inclines 94 and 95, bear
against the under sides of said transverse supporting plates raising them and the jaws.
The steepest inclines 94, elevate the upper jaw, and pass through the recess 90,
in the rear plate 88, without effect thereon, but impinge against the forward
plate 86, serving to raise same higher than does the other set of inclines 95, raise
the rearmost plate. Therefore the lower jaw is slightly raised above the top edge
of the vat to about a level with the paper on carriage 3, while the upper jaw is
raised somewhat higher, see Figure 13.
As carriage 3, finishes its forward travel the inclines 94 and 95, have just
passed, by their rear ends, beyond the foremost supporting plate 86, the same
dropping to the level of the top of the side-bars L, which level is coincident with
the highest point of the inclines 95, and therefore while the rear supporting plate 88,
drops to the level of the top of frame L, resting thereon, the upper jaws fall upon the
paper clamping same. As frame L, moves rearwardly the inclines 95, for the rear
cross-plate are withdrawn from under same permitting said plate to fall to its
normal position and the jaws to come to a rest on the forward top edge of the vat.
The lower edge portions of the cross-plate 86, which are borne upon by the
inclines 94, 94, are comprised in hinged portions of the board, as 97, rearwardly
swinging to permit said inclines to move rearwardly past them, but to receive and
withstand the impingement of said inclines on their forward movement to raise the
board and the upper jaw.
In order that, as carriage 1, having gripped the forward extremity of the paper
from the roll, and moved forward therewith, there may be no excessive draught
on the paper, means for drawing the paper off from the supply roll C, in successive
quantities corresponding to the lengths of the forward travel of carriage I, are
provided, which comprise, firstly, the nipper rolls, 145, 145, one above the other
just in advance of the supply roll C, one of which on its one end outside of its
journal-bearing, is provided with a clutch pulley p, secondly, the horizontal trans-
verse shaft, having thereon a bevel gear-wheel 146, which meshes with a bevel
gear-wheel 147, which is on the rear end of the feed-screw-shaft a', and also having
on its other end which is at the same side of the machine as the said clutch pulley p,
a pulley 148, and thirdly, a belt 149, between the said pulley 148, and the said clutch
pulley p. The clutch pulley may be set loose on the gudgeon of the nipper roll,
and provided on its face with a pawl 150, there being fixed on the gudgeon of the
nipper roll a ratchet wheel 152, with which the pawl 150, may engage, as the said
pulley p, through the connections with the feed-screw shaft described, is rotated
forwardly. As the feed-screw-shaft rotates, reversely ensuring the corresponding
rotation of the pulley, the pawl thereof passes over the teeth on the ratchet,
without any effect to turn the ratchet or the nipper roller on which the ratchet is
carried.
Devices for raising the upper jaw 83, are provided, which operate after
carriage 3, has moved forward and been returned, and as frame E, reaches its
rearward position over the vat for receiving the paper and is moving forward
therewith to carry it out of the machine, and said devices consist of the
inclines 98, on frame F, which impinge against the lower edge of plate 86, to raise
same and the upper jaw. The lower edge portion of said plate 86, is formed with
the hinged portion 99, rearwardly swinging, but resisting the impingement of the
incline 98, on its forward movement.
As carriage 3, returns to its rearward position, the rear end of the sub-frame L,
moving therewith abuts against the lug 104, on rod 103, rearwardly moving same
and swinging the lever 100, having the pawl-end 105, and retracting spring 102, by
its upper end forwardly, and with it the shifter 4, moving open belt c, onto the
fixed pulley., see Figures 24 and 23, the frame E, then moving rearwardly so that

page_text: the rear roll 121, for the carrier cords, will be over the vat, about as shown in
Figure 1 and as said frame E, moves rearwardly, parts of the sub-frame F,
moving with frame E, ensure the operation of the mechanism for raising the rear
end of the sheet of paper which is on the vat-liquid at the same time overturning
the end portion thereof and depositing it upon the rear end of the carrier frame E,
said devices being as follows.
106, 106, represent a pair of journal studs bearing in the side walls and near
the rear end of the vat, having on their laterally projected extremities fixed
sheaves 107; and inside of their bearings said studs are turned angularly in the
portions 108, and are united by the cross-rod 109, see Figure 20. The cross rod
lies normally under the surface of the gum-liquid, as shown. A chain passes over
each sheave carrying at its one end a weight 112, another portion thereof passing
over the guiding roll 113, and by its extremity is attached to the horizontal cross-
115 is a sliding latch-rod, horizontally movable in the bearing 116, and
is provided with the extended lug 117. 118, 119, represent dogs on the sub-
bar 114.
frame F.
As frame E, and sub-frame F, reach their rearmost limit, the foremost
dog 118, strikes the lug 117, on the latch 115, forcing the latter rearwardly
out of engagement with the bar 114, when under the action of the weighted
cord the capsizing device will be upwardly swung, as indicated in Figure 21,
the cross-bar 114, being raised.
As frame E, reaches the limit of its rearward travel, the nut 22, thercon strikes
against the rear dog, of shifter ', which at this time lics just forward of the
shifter, and, moving both dogs, the open belt is moved off from the fixed pulley
and the crossed belt is moved on, causing a retracting movement of the frame E,
until it reaches its normal position when the projection thereof abuts against the
shifter, forcing the crossed belt o*, off from the fixed pulley.
As will be seen in Figure 3, the forward endless cord supporting roll, 121, on
the frame E, has, on its extremities, fixed pinion gears 122, and on the portions of
the forward top rails 123, of the frame, over which the said pinion carrying
ends of the roll 121, move in the forward half of its travel are rack bars 124.
As the frame E, moves rearwardly, during the latter half or part of its travel,
the roll, 121, will be backwardly rotated and through it the endless cords will have
a reversed movement. As at this time there is no paper on the cords of the
carrier-frame this reversed movement of said frame affects nothing, but after the
rearward extremity of the paper has been lifted off from the gum liquid and over-
turned and deposited on the rear end of the carrier-frame, as the said frame then
moves forward, the carrier cords also have an independent forward feed movement
for accelerating the drawing off of the paper from the liquid.
Figure 25, is a diagram or sectional view of the carrier-frame and the relation of
the sheet thereto and to the surface of the liquid in the vat, the paper being shown
as about half drawn off from said surface, and indicating such withdrawn portion
upon the carrier-frame, as moving forwardly, the same, as it were, "crawling" up
on said carrier-frame, as fast at least as the forward bodily movement of the frame
causes the paper to be "peeled off from the surface of the liquid. When the
paper has, travelling on the endless cords, reached the obliquely disposed set of
carrier-cords H, it moves upon and along said cords out of the machine, said
oblique set of carrier-cords having in rearward horizontal continuation thereof a
series of endless carrier-cords M, which may be of sufficient length to constitute a
drier.
As the frame E, moves forwardly the inclines 120, on the bars h, act upon and
against the top of cross-bar 114, depressing same and through the connections
between said bar and the capsizing device the latter is caused to resume its normal
position. When the longitudinal bars, have moved about to their forward extent
and the transverse bar has been depressed to its lowest limit, the pins or dogs, 119,
near the rearward ends of the bars, strike against the lugs 117, of the latch-rods,

page_text: moving the latter over the transverse bar and confining same in place until again
removed by the other and forward set of pins 118, on the longitudinal bars h, in the
next forward movement of the frame E.
A brushing contrivance for securing the even laying and contacting of the
under side of the paper on the color-bearing surface of the gum-liquid, that it
may take up all of said color, will be now described in conjunction with Figures 1
and 18.
It will be observed that the frame at each side of and above the top of the vat is
provided with cheek-boards m, in which are formed opposing grooves, those 222, of
the forward pair inclining forwardly and upwardly while the grooves 223, of the
rearward pair incline rearwardly and upwardly. The forward and rearward set of
oblique grooves open into and connect with the upper and lower horizontal ways 224
and 225.
To the rear end of frame E, at each side is pivotally connected a rod 126,
the pair of such rods extending rearwardly and supporting a horizontal transverse
brush, N, of a length sufficient to extend across the vat. Friction rollers 127, are
affixed on the ends of the head of said brush, which are adapted to extend across
but a portion of the width of the parts of frame x, comprising the said check-
pieces m. After the paper has been placed on the vat. and as the frame E, moves
rearward, the rollers 127, on the brush-head, move along down the forward oblique
slots 222, and on reaching the lower horizontal way 225, the brush is depressed so
that the lower flexible portion thereof will rest upon the paper with a delicate and
yielding pressure, and as the frame E, continues rearwardly the said brush will
move over the whole surface of the paper from front to rear. As the brush reaches
the rear end of the paper the rollers on the ends thereof move up the oblique
slots 223, passing and forcing themselves past spring fingers 128, secured on the
cheek-pieces or boards m, or other part of the frame to lie over said oblique
slots 223. As the frame E, may perhaps move slightly further rearwardly the
rollers will run along on the longitudinal parts or rails 240, of the frame. As
the frame E, then moves out, forwardly, the rollers 127, are prevented by said
spring fingers 128, from moving down the oblique slots 223, but move along through
the upper horizontal ways 224.
The device for the "combing" of the liquid and the color thereon, is also
illustrated in said Figures 1 and 18. On the sides of carriage 3, are pivoted the
ends of rods 130, which extend forwardly carrying at their extremities inter-
mediately thereof the comb K, the width of which is about equal to that of the
vat. The end portions of the head of the comb are extended outwardly receiving
thereon friction rollers 132, which are in planes outside of the friction rollers on
the brush-head, said friction rollers being adapted to move in the ways formed by
the said oblique slots 222 and 223, and the uniting upper and lower horizontal
ways 224 and 225. As the carriage 3 moves forwardly with the paper, as has
already been fully described, it carries the comb in advance thereof. The normal
position of the comb device is shown in said Figure 1. As the carriage 3, moves
forward the rollers 132, move down through the rear oblique slots 223, and then
along the horizontal ways, the teeth of the combs at such latter period being
depressed to enter the gum liquid and to move forwardly through same, modifying
the arrangement of the color thereon as will easily be understood. As the
carriage 3, completes its forward movement the rollers on the comb move upwardly
through the forward oblique slots 222, carrying the comb upwardly out of the
liquid, and after said rollers have reached the level of the top edge of said cheek-
boards m, if the carriage has then any further forward movement the rollers will
run upwardly on the lower forward side walls 133, of said forward oblique slots.
Spring fingers 134, are applied to overlic a portion of the width of said forward
oblique slots in the plane of the top of said cheek-boards, and as the carriage 3,
next moves rearwardly, the rollers of the comb will not be permitted to travel
down the forward oblique slots 222, but will be by the said spring fingers switched
into the upper horizontal ways 224. By an examination of the perspective view
B

page_text: Figure 18, it will be seen that the rollers for the brush and the switching spring
fingers therefor are disposed in planes within the planes occupied by the rollers for
the comb and the switching spring fingers therefor, so that the brush may easily
and positively have, or be made to have, the movements described without any
effect thereon by the movements of the parts forming or effecting the comb
devices.
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. In a machine for marbleizing paper, a stationary vat for containing a color-
supporting liquid and a series of color-receptacles supported above said vat, each
color-receptacle having a delivery-orifice over the vat, the parts being combined
and operating substantially as described.
2. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a stationary vat
for containing a color-supporting liquid, of a support above said vat and means for
imparting thereto vertical reciprocating motions, a series of color-holding receptacles
on said support having openings in their lower extremities, rods passing vertically
through said color-holding receptacles and adapted to be projected through and
beyond the said openings, and means for imparting to said rods vertical reci-
procating movements, whereby they may be projected to or below the surface of
said liquid when the above-named support is moved into its lowermost plane, for
the purpose set forth.
3. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for containing
a color-supporting liquid, of a support above said vat and means for imparting
thereto vertical reciprocating motions, a series of color-holding boxes having the
apertured lower extremities and provided with the vertical rods, horizontal shafts
supported in bearings on the said reciprocatory support, each comprising cams
intermediately of its length, a series of rods supported by their ends on said cams
and intermediately engaging the upper ends of said color-box rods, a pinion on each
of said cam-carrying shafts, and a stationary horizontal rack-bar with which each of
said pinions engages, substantially as described.
4. A color-holding box for the purpose set forth, consisting of a main body
portion having a downwardly-tapering extremity provided with an aperture in its
lower end and adapted to permit the entrance of liquid color into said receptacle
and adapted to have a reciprocatory movement, whereby its end may be projected
vertically beyond said aperture, and a spring applied for insuring the projection
of the extremity of said rod outwardly beyond said aperture, substantially as
described.
5. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for holding a
color-supporting liquid, of an apparatus for distributing color on the surface of the
liquid in said vat and carrying appliances for conveying the paper to and presenting
it upon the color on the liquid in suid vat, for the purpose set forth.
6. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for holding a
color-supporting liquid, of an apparatus for distributing color on the surface of the
liquid in said vat, carrying appliances for conveying the paper to and presenting it
upon the color on the liquid in the vat, and devices for withdrawing the paper off
from said liquid, for the purpose set forth.
7. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a stationary vat
for holding a color-supporting liquid, of a carriage adapted to support a sheet of
paper thereon and movable over and away from over said vat, paper-gripping
devices on the forward edge of said vat, and means for causing same to open to
receive the edge portion of the paper from the carriage, whereby said paper will be
held against movement as said carriage retraces, for the purpose set forth.
8. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a stationary vat,
for holding a color-supporting liquid, having paper-gripping devices on the forward
edge thereof, cf a frame provided with the suitably supported carrier-cords adapted

page_text: to be moved horizontally over and nearly to the rear end of said vat, a device for
raising the rear portion of the paper on said liquid and overturning such portion
and placing it on the rear of said cord-carrier, means for driving said carrier-cords
as its supporting frame travels forward, and means for opening said gripping
devices for the release of the paper, substantially as described.
9. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a paper-supply
roll and a carriage in advance thereof, of another carriage in advance of said first
carriage, a paper-severing mechanism located intermediately of said carriages,
paper-gripping devices on each of said carriages, means for securing the closing of
said gripping devices on the first carriage, means for securing the movement of said
first carriage over the next carriage for releasing its gripping devices, for closing
the gripping devices on the next carriage, and for retracing said first carriage,
and means for securing the operation of the paper-severing mechanism, for the
purpose set forth.
10. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a paper-supply
roll and a carriage in advance thereof, of a vat for holding a color-supporting
liquid, paper-conveying appliances between said first carriage and said vat, a paper
severing mechanism located between said first carriage and the secondary carrying
appliances, mechanism for securing the movement of said first carriage to present.
the paper carried thereby to said secondary paper-carrying appliances, means for
actuating said paper-severing mechanism, and a mechanism for securing the travel
of said secondary carrying appliances to deliver the paper thereon upon the vat
and for returning said appliances, for the purpose set forth.
11. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a paper-supply
roll having a clutch-pulley thereon adapted to rotate freely on the journal of the
roll in one direction, but to. clutch same in the reverse direction, of a carriage 1 in.
advance of said roll and a feed screw with which said carriage has an engagement,
substantially as described, means for securing forward and backward rotations of
said screw-shaft, a shaft geared to said screw-shaft, having thereon a pulley and a
belt around said pulley, and said clutch-pulley, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
12. The combination, with a paper-supply roll, a carriage 1 in advance thereof,
and another carriage in advance of said carriage 1, of vertical guiding ways and a
knife vertically movable in said ways and having projections thereon inclined at.
their upper portions, the inclines 27 on said carriage 1, adapted to raise said knife
as the carriage moves forward, a swinging lever having the knife-supporting arm 29,
and a stud located on said carriage 1, whereby as said carriage 1 moves rearwardly
it will abut against and swing said lever, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
13. In a machine for marbleizing paper, in combination, a carriage 1 and another
carriage in advance thereof, a feed-screw shaft for each of said carriages and with
which they engage, having thereon sets of loose and fixed pulleys, reversely-speeded
belts around said pulleys, belt-shifters for each of said belts, having abutment-dogs
thereon, and the belt-shifter for the forwardly-driving belt for the second screw-
shaft being connected with a swinging lever which is in proximity to said
carriage 1, an abutment-stud 68, on said carriage 1, adapted to swing said lever,
another abutment on said carriage 1, as its screw-engaging nut, to operate on certain
of the belt-shifter dogs to reverse the travel of carriage 1, and an abutment on said
second carriage 2 for moving certain of the belt-shifters to reverse the travel of
said carriage, substantially as described.
14. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for holding
a color-supporting liquid, a frame E in advance thereof, means for projecting the
same over and away from over said vat, and a sub-frame F, moving in conjunction
with said frame E, of a carriage at the opposite side of said vat, a feed-screw shaft
with which said carriage engages, having loose and fixed pulleys thereon, reversely-
speeded belts around said pulleys, belt-shifters for each of said belts, having.

page_text: abutment-dogs thereon, a pivoted lever 17, extended by one end into proximity
to a dog on the shifter for the forwardly-driving belt of said carriage, and a
rod connected to said lever, which by its other end has an engagement, substantially
as described, with a part of said sub-frame, all whereby as the frame E moves
forwardly to convey a sheet of paper from the vat the said carriage will be started
forwardly toward the vat, substantially as described.
15. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for holding
a color-supporting liquid, of a frame E, provided with paper-carrying appliances
located near one end of said vat, a carriage 3, located near the other end of said
vat, means for projecting said carriage over and away from over said vat, and
means for then also projecting said carrier-frame E over and away from over said
vat, substantially as described.
16. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for holding
a color-supporting liquid, of a frame E, provided with paper-carrying appliances
located near one end of said vat, a carriage 3, located near the other end
of said vat, having the sub-frame L to move therewith, feed-screw shafts
for said frame E and carriage with which they engage, having thereon sets
of loose and fixed pulleys, reversely-speeded belts around said pulleys, belt-shifters
for each of said belts, having abutment-dogs, a pivoted pawl-ended and
spring-constrained lever 100, extended into proximity to the dog on the belt-shifter
for the rearwardly-driving belt for said frame, and a rod 103, projected rearwardly
beyond the end of said sub-frame L, provided on its end with a lug 104, with
which said sub-frame may abut, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
17. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with the vat, of the
frame E and means for imparting rearward and forward motious thereto, the
rollers 121 121, supported and journaled on said frame, the forward of said rollers
having a pinion 122 thereon, endless carrier cords or tapes on said rollers, and
the stationary rack-bar of a length corresponding to but a portion of the run
of said frame, and with which said pinion engages in the rearward portion of its
to-and-fro travel, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
18. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with the vat, of the
frame E and means for imparting rearward and forward motions thereto, the
rollers 121 121, supported and journaled on said frame, endless carrier cords or
tapes on said rollers, means, substantially as described, for driving the rollers for
said endless cords during portions of the forward and backward travel of said
frame E, and the set o endless carrier-cords or tapes H, intersecting the plane
of the carrier-cords on said rollers 121, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
19. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with the vat for
holding a color-supporting liquid, of a jaw 83, overlying the forward edge of
the vat, an upright support for said jaw, and movable inclines 94, for raising the
supports for the upper jaw, substantially as described.
20. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with the vat for holding
a color-supporting liquid, of a jaw 83, overlying the forward edge of the vat, an
upright support for said jaw, provided with the trap-doors 97 and 99, the sub-
frame L, provided with an incline 94, the sub-frame F, provided with an incline 98,
and means for imparting to said frames forward and rearward movements, sub-
stantially as described.
21. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination with the vat for holding
a color-supporting liquid, of a lower jaw 84, resting on the forward edge of said vat,
an upper jaw 83, resting on said lower jaw, an upright support for each of said
jaws, the one for the lower jaw provided with recesses 90 and 92, and the one for
the upper jaw provided with the trap doors 97 and 99, the sub-frame L, provided
with the inclines 94 and 95, the sub-frame provided with the inclines 98, and means
for imparting to said sub-frames forward and rearward movements, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.

page_text: 22. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with the vat, of a jaw
overlying the forward edge of the vat, formed in sections, each carried by uprights,
a horizontal transverse supporting-board for all of said sectional jaw-carrying
uprights vertically movable, and means, substantially as described, for raising and
lowering said board, substantially as and for the purpose described.
23. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a carriage
provided near its end with uprights having vertical ways therein and apertures
therethrough, spindles movable in said ways, carrying a gripper-bar and each
having a slot 78, therethrough, wedges passing through said spindle-slots and said
apertures to secure when forced in one direction the movement of said spindles, and
springs to force said spindles in the other direction when said wedges are reversely
moved, for the purpose set forth.
24. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination with the vat, and the
cord-carrier, and means for projecting same rearwardly over the vat and with-
drawing the said frame from over the vat, of the journal-studs having the extensions
carrying the transverse rod and means for partially rotating said journal-studs, for
the purpose set forth.
25. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with the vat, of the
journal-studs having the extensions 108, and intermediately thereof the cross-
1od 109, a sheave on one of the journal-studs, a chain or cord passed over said
sheave, having a weight on one end, a transverse bar 114, to which the other
terminal portion of said chain is guided and connected, the sliding latch-rod 115,
having the lug 116 thereon, and the movable sub-frame F, having the incline 120
and the dogs 118 and 119, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
26. The combination, with the vat and the ways at the sides thereof, comprising
the inclined end slots 122 and 123 and the upper and lower longitudinal ways 124
and 125, and the switching-fingers 128, located over the inclined slots 123, of the
movable frame E, and the arms pivoted thereto and provided with a brush having
projections bearing in said ways, substantially as and for the purpose described.
27. The combination, with the vat and the ways at the sides thereof, comprising
the inclined end slots 122 and 123 and the upper and lower longitudinal ways 124
and 125, and the switching-fingers located over the inclined slots 122, of a movable
carriage and arms pivoted thereto and provided with a comb or rake having
projections bearing in said ways, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
28. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for con-
taining a color-supporting liquid, of an apparatus for distributing color on said
liquid, a combing device carried on a suitable support, and means for moving said
support, for the purpose set forth.
29. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with a vat for holding
a color-supporting liquid, of gripping devices at the forward end thereof, means for
opening said gripping devices and causing them to close, a carriage and means for
moving same over said vat to present the extremity of the paper thereon within said
gripping devices and for retracing said carriage, and a brush movable over and
upon the surface of the paper then resting on the said liquid, substantially as and
for the purpose described.
30. In a machine for marbleizing paper, the combination, with the vat, of a
paper-conveying carriage 3, means for imparting to said carriage forward and
backward movements, gripping devices on the forward end of said carriage, com-
prising the uprights having vertical ways therein and apertures therethrough,
spindles movable in said ways, carrying a gripper-bar, each having a slot
therethrough, wedges passing through said spindle-slots and said apertures to
secure, when forced in one direction, the movement of said spindles, springs to
force said spindles in the other direction when said wedges are reversely moved,
and fixed studs to secure the movement of said wedges as the carriage reaches its
forward limit, substantially as and for the purpose described.
31. The combination with the vat and a support for the color-boxes provided
with the rack-bar, 49, of a carriage, as the one 2, and a screw-shaft with which it is

page_text: engaged, and means for rotating said shaft both forward and rearwardly, a gear, 57,
on said screw-shaft, a shaft, 53, having thereon a gear meshing with said screw-
shaft gear and also provided with a pinion engaging with said rack-bar, 49,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 21st day of October 1890.
CHARLES HARLEY BELLAMY.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.