Improved Moulding.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 1st June, 1893-Accepted, 22nd July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Moulding.
I THOMAS HUBERT HUNDLEY 6 Alma Street New North Road London,
Toolmaker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Guttapercha to be moulded in any shape and covered over in Morocco silk velvet
tapestry or other materials and that the above materials will stick together.
May 4 1893.
THOMAS HUBERT HUNDLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Moulding.
I, THOMAS HUBERT HUNDLEY of 6 Alma Street, New North Road, Islington
in the County of Middlesex Tool Manufacturer 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 an improved moulding, for use in connection with the
ornamentation of furniture during the upholstering thereof, or for decorating
mantleboards, fancy brackets, foot and music stools, or upon any other article or
place where decorative mouldings are, or may be employed, and consists of the
employment of gutta percha as a base, from which I form the said moulding, and a
method of attaching to the front or face thereof silk, Morocco or other leather,
American or other cloth, velvet, chenille, plush or any other material or com-
bination of materials that may be adaptable for the purposes of such decoration, the
object of my said invention being, that by reason of the elastic and pliable
properties of the material employed as a base, the said moulding may be bent or
curved in any manner desired to facilitate its application to the angles and curves
of furniture or decorative articles, without the need of cutting and joining, as
obtains with the materials hitherto employed in the construction of mouldings, for
the same and like purposes.
I carry my invention into effect by forming of gutta percha, a moulding of any
desired pattern, contour or size, to suit different requirements, during the moulding
of which, or subsequently thereto, I cause to be inserted therein the heads of
suitable nails or pins, in such a manner, that the points of these extend outwardly
from the back surface of the moulding, by the aid of which, and a slight tap upon
the front, the said moulding is caused to adhere to such parts of the furniture or
other article as may be desired.
The silk, cloth, leather, velvet or other material to be placed upon the front of
said moulding I cut into suitable strips or lengths, corresponding to that of the
length, and width of the face of the moulding to be dealt with, and by the
application of heat to the front of the moulding, I render the surface of this more
or less glutinous or sticky, and while in this condition I cause the back surface of the
textile or other strip to adhere thereto, and by the aid of a metallic or other wheel
or tool, (the periphery or face of which is arranged to form a counterpart of the
pattern of the moulding) the said textile or other material is forced into the pattern
of the moulding while the face thereof is still in a plastic or tacky condition, and as
this cools and solidifies the said decorative material becomes firmly adhered thereto,
and from which it cannot be removed by damp, or exposure to damp places.
I may form the said moulding without the said nails or pins previously mentioned,
and use pins or nails having fancy shaped heads, which may be driven through the
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page_text: textile or other material and the substance of the moulding, for the purpose of fixing
this where desired, so that the fancy head of the nail or pin may add to the
decorative appearance of the moulding. Or I may in certain cases, warm the back
of the finished moulding and cause it to adhere where required, and so dispense
with the use of nails or pins entirely, and in certain articles of furniture or places
where the nailing or sticking on of said moulding would be impracticable, this may
be fixed by the aid of stitching or sewing, or both.
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,
In the construction of mouldings for decorative purposes, the employment of
gutta percha as a base, with or without having the heads of nails or pins moulded
therein, and therewith, and the herein described method of attaching a decorative
facing thereto, substantially as and for the purposes stated.
Dated this 31st day of May 1893.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
4, Moorfields, Fore Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.