in Inks, Colours, Oils, Acids, or Corrosive Substances, and the like Objects of. Rounded, Concave, or Irregular Form.
Year: 1884

page_text: Stamping. Patterns, Designs, or other Marks in Inks, Colours,
Oils, Acids, or Corrosive Substances, and the like, Specially.
Applicable for Transferring or Printing on Vitreous, Earthen,
or other Ware, or Objects of. Rounded, Concave, or Irregular
Form.
We, AUGUST HENTSCHEL, of 166 Camden Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman, and JOHN VINING ELLIOTT TAYLOR, of 14 Cockspur Street, in the
said County, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
"IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING OR PRINTING OR STAMPING
PATTERNS, DESIGNS, OR OTHER MARKS IN INKS, COLOURS, OILS, ACIDS OR
CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES AND THE LIKE, SPECIALLY APPLICABLE FOR TRANSFERRING
OR PRINTING ON VITREOUS, EARTHEN OR OTHER WARE OR OBJECTS OF ROUNDED,
CONCAVE, OR IRREGULAR FORM (partly communicated to us by the firm of
A. L. Damköhler's Widow, of 26 Brandenburg-strasse, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany Manufacturers and Carl Weber, of 33 Frieden-strasse Cologne, in the
said Empire, Manufacturer and partly the result of invention or discovery made
by ourselves) to be as follows:-
"
This invention has for its object an improved means or apparatus for transferring
or printing or stamping designs or other marks and which apparatus is specially
applicable to transferring or printing patterns, designs, or other marks (in inks
or colours or in oils or like fluids for bronzing, gilding or silvering or in acids
or corrosive substances for etching) on vitreous ware, earthen ware, porcelain,
enamelled iron, or other materials, and more especially on objects of rounded,
concave, or irregular form or for stamping plastic or flexible materials.

page_text: The apparatus consists of a suitable bed plate in which we form transverse and
longitudinal slots or grooves. In these grooves moves a pin, adjustable by a clamp
nut, carrying a frame in which are grooves to receive supports to fit various articles
to be printed, such as, say, bottles, or arranged to support other articles to be
printed on.
Above this bed plate we place a standard on which we pivot a lever_preferably
ou a ball and socket or other universal joint.
This lever has pivotted to it, about the centre of the bed plate, a bar or yoke
fitted with a segmental plate or quadrant passing through a slot or groove in the
lever and capable of adjustment by a pin or bolt passing through holes in it or by a
set screw or otherwise. This bar or yoke is generally curved where it pivots to
the lever and has straight arms at its ends in which we form slots in which we
pivot arms projecting downwardly to carry straight, angular, curved, or adjustable
frames in which we clamp the ends of an elastic or flexible die or stamp on which
the pattern, design, or other mark to be impressed is carried or formed.
Hooks are formed on the ends of the bar or yoke to which we attach elastic
bands or springs connected to the frames carrying the elastic die or stamp.
The quadrant or segment is first adjusted to the 'proper angle for an object
supported on the frame on the bed plate and a set screw carried by the standard
underneath the lever adjusted to give the required: pressure. The elastic stamp is
then inked by a roller or pad by throwing back, the lever, and when inked the
lever is brought down, so printing or, transferring the design, pattern, or other
mark on the object.
When objects of a concave form are used we fix a mould or block or padded
surface above the elastic die or stamp and adjust the same by a set screw, lever, or
other device carried by or on the bar or yoke so as to make the die or stamp
conform to the shape of the object it is desired to print or impress on.
In place of the transverse slot and longitudinal slot in the bed plate we may use
a spiral slot or let the frame simply slide in guides or grooves.
In cases where it is desirable to print or stamp directly on articles of clay or like
plastic material before baking or on leather, papier maché or like material wo. may
use a flexible leather stamp, or stamp of like material.
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Dated this 16th day of December 1884.

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We AUGUST HENTSCHEL of 166 Camden Road in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman and JOHN VINING ELLIOTT TAYLOR of 14 Cockspur Street in the said
county, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention for "IMPROVED
MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING OR PRINTING OR STAMPING PATTERNS,
DESIGNS OR OTHER MARKS IN INKS, COLOURS, OILS ACIDS OR CORROSIVE SUB-
STANCES AND THE LIKE, SPECIALLY APPLICABLE FOR TRANSFERRING OR PRINTING
ON VITREOUS EARTHEN OR OTHER WARE OR OBJECTS OF ROUNDED, CONCAVE OR
IRREGULAR FORM (partly communicated to us by the firm of A. L. Damköhlers
Widow, of 26 Brandenburg-strasse Berlin in the Empire of Germany and Carl
Weber of 33 Frieden-strasse Cologne in the said Empire and partly the result of
invention or discovery made by ourselves) and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention has for its object an improved means or apparatus for transfering
or printing or stamping designs, or other marks and which apparatus is specially
applicable to transferring or printing patterns, designs or other marks (in inks or
colours or in oils or like fluids for bronzing gilding or silvering or in acids or
corrosive substances for etching) on vitreous ware, earthenware, porcelain, enamelled
iron, or other materials and more especially on objects of rounded concave or
irregular form or for stamping plastic or flexible materials."
To enable the said invention to be understood and carried into practical effect
we have caused to be annexed to this specification the two accompanying sheets of
drawings and now refer to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.
On Sheet I. Fig. 1 is a side elevation of our apparatus shewn in the act of
printing or stamping on a bottle or jar.
Fig. 2 is an end view of the bar or yoke carrying the stamp shewing the latter
in contact with the surface of the said jar or bottle.
Fig. 3 sectional side elevation on line x--x Fig. 2.
On Sheet II Fig. 4 is a plan of the apparatus.
Fig. 4 tolescopic standard.
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Fig. 5 is an end view of the standard or pillar carrying the printing or stamping
device shewing the lever cut through on the line --v Fiơ. 4.

page_text: A. is the bedplate provided with flanges B. B. forming a groove or surface C.
Through flange B. projects a set screw or pin D. Sliding on C and against the
flanges B. B. we arrange a frame E. formed as shewn in Fig. 1. and Fig. 4. being
a kind of bottomless box having grooves F. F. in its sides in which can fit
supports G. G. formed as in Fig. 1 to support the bottle, jar, or other object to be
printed, transferred to, or stamped.
The shape of these supports G. G. will of course depend on that of the object and
they may be padded on their upper surfaces if desired. H is a standard or pillar
arranged to support the lever I on an universal joint.....
As shewn we form a fork or boss at J and arrange a pin K to pass through the
sides of the fork or boss J and through a lug or web L carried by another fork or
boss M at right angles to J and through which a pin N passes to pivot the lever I
to the fork or boss M. Thus the lever I and the fork or boss M has a rocking
motion from side to side on pin K; and lever I has also an up and down.motion on
pin N, or in place of the joint shewn we may use a ball and socket or other suitable
form of universal joint. We arrange a suitable device to fix the lever I in desired
position such as a quadrant, O secured to the web or lug L of the fork or boss M
and passing through a slot P. in the standard or pillar H which is provided with a
set screw Q to clamp O at any desired angle such as shewn at Fig. 5:
A projection R on the lever I and a set screw S carried by the standard or
pillar H serve to limit the downward stroke or amount of play of lever on its pivot
or fulcrum N.
As shewn in Fig. 4ª we prefer to arrange the standard or pillar H in two or more
portions telescoping one, into, the other to meet the varying height of objects of
different size placed on the frame E. The standard or pillar may be adjusted by
slot and set screw as shewn in Fig. 4 or in any other suitable manner.
If we use
a fixed standard or pillar as shewn in Fig. 1 we may make the frame. E adjustable
vertically; or its supports. G. so act accordingly. T is a bar or yoke pivotted to
lever Hat U, and V is a segmental plate or quadrant fixed thereto, and passing
through a slot W in lever H; set screw X clamps this quadrant in any desired"
position.
Or instead of a set screw, pins could pass through holes in quadrants O and V.
The bar or yoke is formed with straight ends Y. Y. and extensions Z. Z' are
pivotted to them by pins A1 A2 the straight ends Y. Y¹. carry segments having
slots B'. B2 through which pins C¹. C². fixed in extensions Z. Z. pass.; and fly or
lock nuts D¹. D. clamp Y. Y. and Z. Z. together by securing the pins C¹. C² in
any desired position in the slots B¹. B. Fig. 4 shews dotted lines indicating the
play of Z. Z on their pins C1, C2, in the slots B. B. In the extensions Z. Z¹. are
formed slots E. E2, in which we pivot arms F. F. projecting downwardly and
carrying the frames or plates G. G2, G1, G2, between which frames or plates are
clamped the ends of the elastic stamp H¹; or 'of-flexible material carrying the
elastic stamp. ""
Screws I¹. I'. I. I. 12. I clamp the frames or plates G1, G2, G1, G2, together with
the flexible material between as clearly shewn in Fig. 3:
Hooks J J J J are formed on the plates or frame G². G. and elastic bands
K³, K², K³, K³ or springs which might be of 'the spiral' variety or of suitable form
are linked over the hooks JJ J. J. and to hooks L¹ L, L' L2 formed on the
extensions Z. Z¹; or the springs may be otherwise attached to Z, Z, and G². G².
The arms F F are connected to the plates G2, G3, as shewn and these arms. may
have holes M. M³ formed in them to admit of their vertical adjustment in the
extensions Z. Z. by set or clamp screws as shewn.
Now referring to Fig. 1. supposing a bottle or jar has to be printed or stamped,
we first place the frame E in position on-the bedplate A and secure the same in
position by the set screw or pin D. Next the supports G. "G. "are selected to
provide a rest for the bottle or jar to be printed and placed in the grooves F: F.
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page_text: The lever I must now be adjusted in position according as to whether we are to
print transfer or stamp a pattern, device, name or the like on the cylindrical or
concave surface.
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For a cylindrical or convex surface we proceed to adjust the screw Qto clamp
the quadrant O.so that the lever I may move in a vertical plane. We now adjust
the screw S to allow the lever I to descend to the exact position required: We
also adjust the quadrant V by set screw ✗ to bring the stamp into the required
position. We now throw back the lever I ink the stamp Has will be well
understood and we place .the bottle or jar to be printed on the supports G
arranging the surface to be printed or stamped exactly under the stamp H¹.
We now pull down or depress the lever I when the stamp H₁ will transfer its
pattern device or lettering to the bottle or jar.
This may be for instance in any ink or colour to be simply varnished when dry
or in ceramic colors for firing, and the nature of inks or colors will depend on the
use to which the article is applied as will be understood. The lever I being
thrown back the bottle or jar is removed, the stamp H¹ re-inked and a fresh bottle
or jar being placed in position, the operation is repeated.
When we desire to print on objects of a concave form or on a dished or depressed
surface, we place a block, mould, or padded surface corresponding to the shape of
the object above the elastic stamp H¹, and so adjust or depress the same by means
of set screws or other devices attached to the bar or yoke T and which are not
shewn as the shape of the mould or padded block must vary with the article to be
treated as will be well understood.
The pins C¹ C in the extensions Z Z and their nuts D¹ D' together with the
pivotted arms F¹. F2 and the pin K on the fork J of the standard H will allow of
the flexible stamp H' being adjusted in various directions and at different angles
as may be required to suit the various articles which are capable of receiving its
application.
Also the shape of the frames G. G³ may be curved, circular or other than
straight if desired.
Instead of printing or transfering in inks or colors our apparatus may be used
to stamp or transfer acid or corrosive substances for etching or engraving vitreous
metallic or like substances, or for use with oils or viscous matters for bronzing or
dusting colors, metallic or other powders or inks, or for some applications we may
use leather stamps or stamps of equivalent material instead of stamps of rubber or
its compounds as will be well understood by persons conversant with the potter's
or like arts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
Firstly. In apparatus for transferring, printing or stamping for the purposes
herein before set forth the combination of a lever connected to a pillar or standard
by an universal joint, means for varying the angular position of the lever and for
adjusting its stroke, an adjustable bar or yoke carrying an elastic stamp capable
of being adjusted to work at different angles or positions and a suitable frame,
stand or support to receive or hold articles to be printed or stamped substantially
as described.
Secondly. In combination with the adjustable lever I the pivotted bar or yoke
attached thereto carrying the vertically and laterally adjustable elastic stamp and
with the segment V and its adjusting screw or pin substantially as and for the
purposes described.
Thirdly. Providing the bar or yoke T with laterally adjustable extensions Z. Z.
carrying downwardly extending arms F¹. F2 pivotted to the same and supporting
frames G. G. carrying the ends of the elastic stamp, in combination with springs
K¹. K, connected or hooked to the frames carrying the elastic stamp, and to the

page_text: aforesaid laterally adjustable arms Z. Z¹, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Fourthly. The general arrangement and combination of means or apparatus for
transferring printing or stamping by means of an adjustable elastic stamp in
the manner and substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
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