A New and Improved Method of Producing Show Bills, Posters, and Imitations of Oil Paintings and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Apr., 1890-Accepted, 10th May, 1890
IDIONAL DIVIFICA
A New and Improved Method of Producing Show Bills, Posters, and
Imitations of Oil Paintings and the like.
I FREDERICK WEAVER OLIVER of 37 Huddart Street, Bow in the County of
Middlesex Lithographer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:--
This invention relates more particularly to a substitute for that class of advertizing
bill or poster which is now printed on paper and afterwards mounted on canvas or
other suitable flexible material in order to strengthen the same the great objections to
this method being that when such bills are used for exterior advertising the paper
becomes detached on account of the atmospheric influences and the bill then hangs in
rags and requires to be renewed frequently thus adding considerably to the original
expense.
Now according to this invention I produce a waterpoof advertizing show bill or
poster upon which the matter or design is transferred direct on a suitable waterproof
textile material thus entirely obviating the above objections.
And in order to effect the above I take a piece of canvas liuen or other suitable
textile fabric and after waterproofing the same (if not already waterproof) I transfer
the advertisement design thereon as follows.
Having first taken a suitable transfer paper I print the design thereon in one or as
many colors as may be required I then print all over the sheet one or more solid
whites, or blacks or colors if the groundwork is required to be in black or colors so
as to hide the transferred matter and coat the waterproof material and the whites
(which cover the design) with a a suitable transfer varnish 'and when both these
varnishes are nearly dry I lay the transfer paper having the design on it as above
and pass the whole through a press which firmly fixes the two together. I then wet
and remove the paper thus leaving the whites or colored ground next the waterproof
material and the design uppermost I then subject the material to a gentle heat to
assist in drying the aforesaid varnishes and when sufficiently, dry I stretch the
material on a strainer where required and again varnish it on that side where the
design is.
Instead of printing the groundwork as above it might be painted on the waterproof
material.
According to this invention I am enabled to produce imitation oil paintings and the
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New and Improved Method of Producing Show Bills, Posters, and
Imitations of Oil Paintings and the like.
I FREDERICK WEAVER OLIVER of 37, Huddart Street Bow in the County of
Middlesex Lithographer 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 more particularly to a substitute for that class of advertising
bill or poster which is now printed on paper and afterwards mounted on canvas or
other suitable flexible material in order to strengthen the same the great objection to
this method being that when such bills are used for exterior advertising the paper

page_text: becomes detached on account of the atmospheric influences and the bill then hangs
in rags and requires to be renewed frequently thus adding considerably to the original
expense.
According to this invention I produce a waterproof advertising show bill or poster
upon which the matter or design is transferred direct on a suitable waterproof textile
material thus entirely obviating the above objections. And. in order to effect the
above I take a piece of canvas, linen, or other suitable textile fabric and after water-
proofing, or indurating the same which waterproofing or indurating may be done
either by hand or by the use of a varnishing or other suitable machine (if not already
waterproof) I transfer the advertisement design thereon as follows:-
Having first taken a suitable transfer paper I print the design thereon in' one or
as many colours as may be required according to the ordinary method of producing
a transfer, I then print or coat all over the sheet one or more solid whites or blacks
or colours if the groundwork is required to be in black or colours so as to hide the
transferred matter and coat the waterproof material and the whites (which cover
the design) with a suitable transfer varnish, the transfer varnish which I use being
the ordinary transfer varnish made of a mixture of copal and gum damar this coating
and varnishing I prefer to do by the use of the varnishing machine, but the same
may be done by hand if préferred and when both these varnishes are nearly dry, I
lay the transfer paper having the design on it as above and pass the whole through
a press which firmly fixes the two together. I then wet and remove the paper thus
leaving the whites or coloured ground next the waterproof material and the design
uppermost. I then subject the material to a gentle heat to, assist in drying the afore-
said varnishes and when sufficiently dry I stretch the material on a strainer where
required and again varnish it on that side where the design is.
For this purpose I
have found good copal varnish very suitable.
The solid whites or coloured groundwork acts as a medium for holding the design
and assisting in the transfer in its entirety.
According to this invention I am also enabled to produce imitation oil paintings
and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of any said inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
I. The process or method hereinbefore described for the production of show bills
posters and imitation paintings and like articles by printing or coating one or more
solid whites or colours for the groundwork all over the sheet of transfer paper on
which the designs have been printed then transferring the whole to waterproof
inaterial and finally varuishing the same substantially as described.
II. The new and improved bill or poster or imitation painting produced by the
method or process hereinbefore described.
Dated this 3rd day of April 1890.