A NEW PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING DESIGNS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for A NEW PROCESS OF
TRANSFERRING DESIGNS, 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 a new process of transferring designs of all kind but
especially imitations of wood from paper matrices to suitably primed surfaces of
wood, plastered walls and such like.
For this purpose I generally employ matrices of paper cut from endless paper
which has been printed upon a particular printing machine and by means of a
certain printing roller etched according to a new process (said printing machine
and etching process forming the subject matter of two other simultaneous
applications for Patent).
It is understood however that paper matrices printed by means of any other
machine and printing roller may be used for this process of transferring without
departing from the nature of this Invention.
The ink or colour employed for printing these paper matrices for this purpose is
mostly a transparent or glazing colour and is composed firstly of aniline colours,
Secondly of dextrine, thirdly of glycerine and fourthly of some earth colours.
Dextrine forms the body of this colour mass or printing ink, glycerine secures
the preservation of the requisite moisture; the aniline colours secure the reproductive
quality of the ink (that is to say its capability of being transferred), whilst the
earth colours are added in order to produce the different shades or tints of the
colour.
Owing to this mode of composition the colour or ink receives a suitable
consistence and can readily be drawn off the paper so that several strong reprints
may be transferred from the endless paper to the object to be decorated by the
imitation of the speckle, grain, or design. The aniline colours forming the principal
ingredient of this mass which secures this good result.
The paper matrice thus produced may also be used for wall paper or hangings
but then the paper destined for this purpose is coated with a wood-colour and a
mordant so that the hangings will form imitations of wood.

page_text: The transferring of the pattern, drawing or design of the speckle or grain to the
object to be decorated according to this Invention is effected in the following.
manner:
The paper matrico is placed with its printed surface on a board and its backside.
is treated gently and uniformly with a broad brush or sponge moistened with
water and is left in this stato for about two minutes. After this has been done
the object to be decorated on the surface of which the speckle, grain or other
design is to be produced in moistened a little with water, the paper matrice is laid
on to it and by gentle pressure the design is transferred.
In this manner several uniform reprints of any design may be produced upon
wood, painted walls, metal and such like.
The objects thus printed or decorated are then carefully polished with fine sand
paper, japanned and eventually polished again.
In this manner very true and elegant imitations of wood can be produced.
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 new process of transferring designs of any kind and especially of speckle
or grain of wood to objects from a paper matrice, printed with composition ink
herein described, substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.
2. The printing or transfer ink composed of aniline colour, dextrine, glycerine
and some earth colour substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1884.
H: J. HADDAN.
By Herbert & Co.,
Agentè,
67, Strand.