Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 7th Jan.. 1897-Accepted, 6th Mar., 1897
I, EDMUND REINHOLD GRIMME of Leipzig, Kohlen Str. 16, in the Empire
of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its purpose the imitation of genuine stained glass, and the
replacement of the diaphanic chromo-designs till now in use by the application of
transfer-designs with perfectly artistic and harmonious effect, so that with transfer
designs without background, the clear glass does not appear.
The process employed in making such transfer designs can be carried out in two
different ways. Firstly, after printing a series of colors a dull tone is imprinted
over the whole surface of the design, after which the picture is then finished. Or,
secondly, instead of imprinting a dull tone, an opaque color in either dry or moist
form, is added to one or several of the printing colors.
Dated this 7th day of April 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
I, EDMUND REINHOLD GRIMME of 16 Kohlen Street, Leipzig 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 :-
My invention relates to transfer pictures and has for its object to imitate
genuine stained glass and to replace transparent chromo-paper-designs with perfect
artistic and harmonious effect, and so that when applied to the back of clear glass,
the clear glass is not seen as is the case when there is a base or background to the
design.
The transfer designs as distinguished from the present transparent chromo paper
designs are intended to impart to the picture a complete harmony of colour and an
artistic, quiet, general effect without a special clear support such as a frosted pane
of glass, being required to obviate the so called plain glass appearance.
The cause of these plain glass appearances is that for example a light piece of
drapery when transmitting light does not appear as such but as a light spot on the
picture, and that a sky produces the impression that there are only blank clouds,
the colours grey and white not having any effect.
In one process for making transfer designs according to this invention certain
of the colours are first printed, then a dull or neutral tint or tone is imprinted over
the whole surface of the design and finally the picture is then finished by printing
the remaining colours.

page_text: If for example 5 to 10 colours of a picture have been printed the picture is not
finished but first over the print so far obtained a single colour such as light grey,
white or the like is printed the tone of which corresponds to the subject of the
picture. The number of the colours-already-printed is not of primary importance
but for the purpose of carrying out the desired object the over-print is best done
in the first third of the number of general colours. When this neutral colour is
printed the completion of the picture takes place, that is, the omitted colours are
printed. By this process a transfer picture is obtained which after transfer ou
to glass imitates real stained glass.
In another process for making transfer designs according to this invention a
neutral tint or tone is produced by adding to one or more of the printing colours
before use a body colour in dry or moist condition.
The advantages obtained are that the colours appear on both sides of the
transparent picture in nearly the same colour tones the transfer picture transferred
on to glass and replacing real stained glass thus attains the highest technical and
artistic effect.
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 process for the production of transfer pictures characterised by the
printing thereon of an intermediate or neutral colour.
2. The process for the production of transfer pictures characterised by the
addition of a dry or moist body colour to one or more of the printing colours.
Dated this 7th day of January 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.