Improvements in Stencil Plates and in the System of Printing therefrom.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stencil Plates and in the System of Printing
therefrom.
I, FREDERICK JORDAN, of 69, Eversley Road, in the City of Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, General Engraver, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows;-
This invention has for its object a process of stenciling letters, figures,
borders, diaper patterns, monograms or the like, by means of a few simple forms
stenciled in sheet lead or any other suitable metal or material.
Heretofore it has required about 36 stencils for the letters and figures alone,
and the stencils thus formed have been incapable of other use, and the sten-
ciling shows divided work owing to the pieces called ties having to be left in
stencil to support same. Whereas by my system using the beforementioned
simple stenciled forms of my invention, letters, figures, borders, diaper patterns,
monograms, or the like having no divided parts, and equal to printed matter.
can be executed.
My mode of application is as follows:-
The simple stenciled forms are used successively a little overlap is allowed
to register by, this will be shown and examples given in my sheet which will
be supplied with each set, making it so simple that after a little practice an
unskilled person will be able to evolve original designs.
I claim that this invention has an educational and commercial advantage.
In carrying out my improvements, I take a thin plate of any material such as
transparent celluloid, and pierce or cut within the material of the same a series
of figures, characters or part letters from which successive printings are taken,
in building up the letters of the alphabet and a train of numbers.
Thus the first character (which I will call 1) may consist of an upright staple-
shaped figure,, that is an elongated U-figure set up on end, from this parts of
the following letters and figures may be produced, viz., C, D, G, O and Q and
numerals G, and 0, another character (which I will call 2) may consist of a
bar figure like unto a letter I but placed obliquely and with a rectangular-
shaped piercing coming at a short distance from the top end of the raking side,
from this parts of the following letters and figures may be produced viz., K, N, R,
X and Z and figure 7. The next cut out or pierced character (3) may consist
of a broad based inverted V figure of half the depth of the other characters
which may be made to form any letters or figures having portions of it of that
shape, the next character (4) may consist of a flattened C figure with rounded
or beaded ends and disposed horizontally or otherwise, with a circular hole
thereunder to constitute a full stop or ornament as may be desired, this may form
a part of an ornament or part of any letter or figure having that configuration;
the next character (5) may consist of a Hattened or nearly straightened out S,
which may be used to form the body part of a letter S, or the middle part of
an &; the next figure (6) may consist of an upright V figure which may be
employed for the printing of the whole of a letter V, a part of an A, the middle

page_text: part of an M, either the middle part of a W, or the whole of a W in two prints,
the next character (7) may consist of an upright bar or rectangular opening
alike unto a letter 1 which may be employed in all the letters of the alphabet
and numerals having upright or straight sides; the next character (8) may
consist of two separated upright bars alike unto the last-named, but interspaced
Eo as to make the uprights of the letters H and N, whilst the distance between
this character and the last is spaced so as to make the uprights of the letter M
and when combined with character 6 forms the complete letter M, the next
character (9) consists of three parallel and separated bars disposed horizontally
and with the middle one of less length than the outer ones, this character in
conjunction with an upright such as (7) will make a letter E and part of it will
also make a letter F; the next character (10) consists of a flat staple shaped
figure, like unto a U turned upon its side, this in conjunction either with (1
or 7) may make or partly make a B, C, G, J, P, Q, R and other letters and
figures; the next character (11) may consist of two semi-circular piercings coming
opposite each other and interspaced and in conjunction with either 1,5 or 7
may make or partly make either a C, G, J, O, Q and other letters and figures,
the plate may also have a piercing somewhat of the figure of a trident or floral
design. Each character may have indicated near it the letters and figures or
the like to which it is intended to be used in the printing or part printing.
The borderings can be made from all or any of the characters as may be
desired.
Instead of employing transparent plates I may employ opaque ones, but I
prefer transparent plates so as to properly register the overlappings.
I do not confine myself to the particular characters as herein described so
long as portions of letters are employed by which the letters of the alphabet
and numbers up to 9 may be made up.
D: 1941
law of Moab 1809
Improvements in Stencil Plates and in the System of Printing
therefrom.
I, FREDERICK JORDAN, of 69, Eversley Road, in the City of Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, General Engraver, 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 the improvements hereinafter described in stencil
plates and in the system of printing therefrom and has for its object a process
of stencilling letters, figures borders, diapers monograms or the like by means
of a few simple forms stencilled in celluloid sheet lead or any other suitable
metal or material.
Heretofore it has been required about 36 stencils for the letters and figures alone,
and the stencils thus formed have been incapable of other use, and the sten-
cilling shows divided work owing to the pieces called ties having to be left in
stencil to support the same whereas by my system using the before mentioned
simple stencilled forms of my invention, letters figures, borders, diaper patterns,
monograms or the like having no divided parts, and equal to printed matter
'can be executed.

page_text: My invention consists essentially in providing simple stencilled forms to be
used successively for producing the aforesaid designs in a manner
that after a little practice an unskilled person will be able to evolve original
so simple
designs.
In carrying my invention into effect I take a thin plate of any transparent
material such a celluloid, and pierce or cut within the material of the same a
series of figures, characters or part letters from which successive printings are
taken in building up the letters of the alphabet a train of numbers, borders,
and the like.
In order that my said invention may be more clearly understood I will describe
it by reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate some only of
the numerous desigus which may be produced from two stencil plates.
The same letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the drawing.
Figures 1 and 2 show two stencil plates used for producing various designs,
letters, figures, borders and the like. Figure 3 shows three capital letters of
the alphabet built up from the simple forms, thus for example the letter A
will be produced from forms a and b the letter B from the form c, and two
of d. C, will be produced from o and band so on throughout the entire alphabet.
The small letters of the alphabet (Figure 4) I build up from the stencil
Figure 2 in the following manner:-The letter a is produced from the form f
and g the letter b from the form h and i and c from the form and so on,
In Figure 5 the £, representing the pounds I produce from the forms u, g,
and as shown, and the from k, g and j the from 2 q's, k, f, and j. The
figures illustrated at Figure 6 are produced in like manner. The designs
Figures and 8, are produced from both stencil plates, the corners from / the
long strokes from mn the short from c or the w from a orn and so on. The
border Figure 9 I produce from m, o, r and g, and the border Figure 10 is pro-
duced from m and s and y. The white markings in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6
indicate the overlapping and are given to show the system of printing from
the stencils.
The actual work produced by the stencils has no divided parts but is shown
at Figures 7, 8, 11 and 12 and also in the latter parts of the borders in Figures 9
and 10. It will be apparent from the aforesaid examples that any letter may
be produced, and designs to any extent. The borderings can be made from all
or any of the character as may be desired. Instead of employing transparent
plates I may employ opaque ones, but I prefer transparent plates so as to
properly register the overlappings.
I do not confine myself to the particular characters as herein described so
long as portions of letters or such like characters are employed by which the
letters of the alphabet and numbers up to 9 also large ornamental capitals or
decorative designs may be built up.
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:-
1. The improvements in stencil plates whereby various letters, figures,
borders diaper patterns and the like may be produced by means of the simple
forms illustrated at Figures 1 and 2 substantially as described.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.