An Improved Process for the Decoration of Articles of Wood, Metal, Stone, Glass, or the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1899-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1899
[Communicated from abroad by GAETANO CAMPANATO, of 19, Via Monforte,
Milan, in the Kingdom of Italy, Cabinet Maker.]
An Improved Process for the Decoration of Articles of Wood, Metal,
Stone, Glass, or the like.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to enable the reproduction to any desired
number upon the articles which it is desired to decorate, of a design of artistic.
merit, in such a manner as to render it possible to sell these articles at a price
greatly below what would correspond to the value of the decoration which
has the appearance of having been executed directly by the hand of a clever
artist.
This process consists in tracing the original design with fatty ink, either by
hand or otherwise, upon wood,, zinc or other suitable material. This design is
transferred by means of prepared paper, such as is employed in lithography,
which is pressed upon the object to be decorated (of wood, metal, glass, crystal,
faience, porcelain or the like) to the shape of which it is capable of conforming.
If the object to be decorated is flat the use of the prepared paper may in some
cases be dispensed with. The design traced upon the wood, zinc or the like is
reproduced directly by means of a press upon a plate or sheet formed of the
same material as the object to be decorated, (which in this case generally of
wood). After the impression the said plate or sheet is stuck upon the table,
piece of furniture or other article to be decorated, which is then finished, which
latter operation is hereinafter referred to.
By way of example only I will enumerate several kinds of products which
may be obtained by my improved process, and the methods of finishing which
I employ, which vary with the nature of the article to be decorated, the essential
part of my invention invariably consisting (independently of these methods of
finishing) in the application of the transfer process employed in lithography,
for obtaining artistic decorations.
As examples of the products which I may obtain I will cite the following;
MARQUETERIES IN WOOD.
These may be obtained in two colours, black and white, for example, imitating
marqueteries in ebony and ivory if the wood is white and the 'design trans-
ferred is black. Polychromes may be obtained by applying colours to the outlines
obtained by the transfer process. The imitation of marqueteries work is
rendered more perfect and such as will deceive the most experienced connois-

page_text: seurs if the wood is cut into small pieces following the outlines of the design
obtained by the transfer process; after which the products may be finished by
varnishing.
CERAMIC PRODUCTS.
The lithographic, zincographic or other transfer above referred to, is effected
in colours different from that of the ground and the decoration is finished, if
desired, by applying colours by hand or otherwise within the outlines obtained
by the transfer process.
OBJECTS OF METAL, GLASS, CRYSTAL, MARBLE OR OTHER STONE.
Sometimes (for example in the case of articles of common metal, such as
aluminium, coloured plaques for beds and so forth) the operation is confined
merely to the transfer process. Sometimes the decoration is embellished by
employing known methods of engraving by acids which are always applied along
the outlines of the transferred design. In this manner 'metal work in either bas
or alto relief is obtained to which colours or fusible pastes may be applied in the
sunken portions. In this manner imitations of inlaid enamel work, metal
cloisonne objects, marble, mosaics, engraved and coloured windows or mirrors
may be obtained.
Dated this 23rd day of iNlarambon 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Process for the Decoration of Articles of Wood, Metal,
Stone, Glass, or the like.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
The object of this invention is to enable the reproduction to any desired
number upon the articles which it is desired to decorate, of a design of artistic
merit, in such a manner as to render it possible to sell these articles at a price
greatly below what would correspond to the value of the decoration which
has the appearance of having been executed by the hand of a clever artist.
This process consists in tracing the original design with fatty ink, either by
hand or otherwise, upon wood, zinc or other suitable material. This design is
transferred by means of prepared paper, such as is employed in lithography,
which is pressed upon the object to be decorated (of wood, metal, glass, crystal,
faience, porcelain or the like) to the shape of which it is capable of conforming.
If the object to be decorated is flat the use of the prepared paper may in some
case be dispensed with. The design traced upon the wood, zinc or the like is
reproduced directly by means of a press upon a plate or sheet formed of the
same material as the object to be decorated, (which in this case is generally of
wood). After the impression the said plate or sheet is stuck upon the table,
piece of furniture or other article to be decorated, which is then finished, which
latter operation is hereinafter referred to.
By way of example only I will enumerate several kinds of products which
may be obtained by my improved process, and the methods of finishing which

page_text: I employ, which vary with the nature of the article to be decorated, the essential
part of my invention invariably consisting (independently of these methods of
finishing) in the application of the transfer process employed in lithography,
for obtaining artistic decorations.
As examples of the products which I may obtain I will cite the following:
MARQUETERIES IN WOOD.
These may be obtained in two colours black and white, for example, imitating
marqueteries in ebony and ivory if the wood is white and the design trans-
ferred is black. Polychromes may be obtained by applying colours to the outlines
obtained by the transfer process. The imitation of marqueterie work is
rendered more perfect and such as will deceive the most experienced connois-
seurs if the wood is cut into small pieces following the outlines of the design
obtained by the transfer process; after which the products may be finished by
varnishing.
CERAMIC PRODUCTS.
The lithographic, zincographic or other transfer above referred to, is effected
in colours different from that of the ground and the decoration is finished, it
desired, by applying colours by hand or otherwise within the outlines obtained
by the transfer process.
OBJECTS OF METAL, GLASS, CRYSTAL, MARBLE OR OTHER STONE.
Sometimes (for example in the case of articles of common metal, such as
aluminium, coloured plaques for beds and so forth) the operation is confined
merely to the transfer process. Sometimes the decoration is embellished by
employing known methods of engraving by acids which are always applied along
the outlines of the transferred design. In this manner metal work in either bas
or alto relief is obtained to which colours or fusible pastes may be applied in the
sunken portions. In this manner imitations of inlaid enamel work, metal
cloisonné objects marble, mosaics, engraved and coloured windows, or mirrors
may be obtained.
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:
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Process for decorating objects of wood, metal, stone, glass and so on, charac-
terized by the transfer by the aid of prepared lithographic paper of an original
design, executed with fatty ink or colours upon a wood or zinc plate, onto the
objects to be decorated which latter thereafter are further treated according to
the nature of the material by applying colours, or engraving by means of acids
or in any other suitable manner.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.