Improvements in the Manufacture of Playing Cards and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd June, 1896
Complete Specification Left. 22nd Mar. 1897-Accepted 10th June 1807
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Playing Cards and the like.
We, ADOLF LEISEGANG, of 11, Johannis Street, Elberfeld, Designer, MAX
WINKELSTRÖTER, of 15, Johannis Street, Elberfeld, Merchant, PAUL SIMONS of
4, Wilhelm Street, Elberfeld, Manufacturer, all in the Empire of Germany, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Our invention relates to card-making and consists in an improved method of
manufacturing playing cards and the like of celluloid which on one hand do not get
worn out so soon, or become dirty so easily as the ordinary cards, and which on the
other hand are much stronger, than the cards hitherto used for play on account of their
not breaking or splitting so readily when shuffled.
By this improved method of manufacturing cards and the like, the pictures, figures,
marks or the like are produced on the back-side of celluloid-plates, which are first
provided with a non-transparent coating.
In making use of lithographic printing the pictures, figures, marks or the like are
put on, in oil-colours or as lac-dye upon transparent celluloid plates, or upon those
deadened only on one side.
After completely drying these plates-which process may be quickened by making
use of drying apparatus slightly heated and of strong currents of air-the pictures,
figures, marks or the like are again coated with oil-colours of such shade that they
may stand out in strong relief from the back-ground when looked at through the
transparent celluloid plates.
For the purpose of making the cards non-transparent, a metallic coating of bronze,
gold, silver, or even of a base metal is put upon a prime coating of oil-colour in such
a manner that after having carefully spread lac, varnish, or adhesive substance over
the lithographic stone, this substance may be transferred to the coating of oil-colour
upon the celluloid plate that the bronze, gold, silver or the like may be consumed
by this slight adhesive coating, when touched by means of a printers-ball of
wadding.
The colour of the metallic coating is preferably selected according to the colour,
shade of the back-ground, thus for instance in accordance with a white back-ground,
genuine, or imitated silver-bronze will be most suitable.
In order to dispense with the monotony or sameness of decoration at the back of
the cards we apply designs or patterns of any appearance and colour by means of
lithographic printing.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION:
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Improvements in the Manufacture of Playing Cards and the like.
We, ADOLF LEISEGANG of 11 Johannis Street, Elberfeld, Designer, MAX
WINKELSTRÖTER of 15 Johannis Street, Elberfeld, Merchant, and PAUL SIMONS of
4 Wilhelm Street Elberfeld, Manufacturer, all in the Empire of Germany, 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 :-
Our invention relates to card making and consists in an improved method of
manufacturing playing cards, advertisement cards and the like of celluloid, which do
not get worn so easily as the ordinary cards and are much stronger than the cards
hitherto used for playing, as they do not easily break or split when shuffled.
The process of manufacture consists in printing or otherwise affixing the pictures,
marks, name of firm, prices and the like on the back of celluloid plates before a non-
transparent coating.
By aid of the lithographic printing process the pictures figures marks or the like
are printed either in lac- or oil-colours upon celluloid plates which may be either
transparent or deadened on one side.
After completely drying the plates, for the acceleration of which process suitable.
slightly heated drying chambers and strong currents of air may be employed, the
pictures, figures, marks and the like are coated with oil. colours of such shade as to
make them show strongly from the background through the transparent celluloid
plates.
For the purpose of making the cards non-transparent, a metallic coating of gold,
silver or imitation metal bronze is put upon the first coating of oil colour by carefully
spreading lac, varnish or other adhesive substance on the lithographic stone, this
substance being transferred to the coating of oil colour upon the celluloid plate
and the gold, silver or other bronze powder may then be rubbed on by a ball of
wadding.
The colour of the bronze powder may be selected according to the shade of the
background; for instance for a white background real or imitation silver bronze will
be most suitable. In order to relieve monotony any suitable design or pattern may
be printed in suitable colours and by lithographic process on the bronze coating at the
back of the cards.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
A new or improved method of manufacturing playing cards, advertising cards and
the like, consisting in printing successively by lithographic process on transparent
celluloid plates, the figures pattern or the like of the card, a coloured background, a
metallic coating for rendering the cards non-transparent, and finally a suitable design
or pattern, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
. Dated this 22nd day of March 1897.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C.,
For the Applicants.