US1546742A - Method of delineating or reproducing pictures and designs - Google Patents

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July 21, 1925. 1546.742

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METHOlUbF IDELINIEATING UR BEPBOJDU'CJENG PICTURES AND DESIGNS npplicatiou'filed october 14, 1921. lterial No. 507,791.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

vlBe it' known that l, HARRY J. MORTON, a citizen of the- United States residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have-invented a new and useful Method of Delineating or Reproducing Pictures and Designs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a method of deineating or reproducing pictures and designs the same being a continuation. in part of my application bearing Serial Number 388,679, filed June 12th, 1920, and has for its object to provide a method whereby a picture .or design containing one or more colors may be delineated or reproduced on most any material such as paper, card board,

leather, fibre board, fabrics, wood, metal or glass avoiding the tedious method of blocking out the screen.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method of producing multi-colored pictures or designs wherein a separate screen is used for each color so that a number of operations may be carried on simultaneously, such a process having the one great advantage in thata number of pictures or designs may be reproduced as in a hurry up job and the entire run completed at a later time.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims In order that those skilled in the art to which this. invention 'appertains, may un-- derstand how to make and use the same, ll will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings vforming a part of this application, in which I Fig. l, is a perspective view of a sup porting surface such as a table with a stencil frame thereon, a portion of the screen and foil being broken away to illustrate the manner of centering a card on which the design is to be reproduced.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the stencil frame and its component parts.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of a sheet of glass showing a strip of metal foil thereon in which the out is to be made.

Fig. 4, is a fragmentary face view, of one sheet of foil or metal having a portion of a design cut therefrom as used with one color,

Fig. 5, is a similar view of another sheet of foil or metal having another portion of the same design cut therefrom as used with another color.

6, is a fragmentary face view of a card or similar object showing the complete design as made by stencils utilizing the cuts shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

ln carrying out my invention-as here em bodied, a sheet of suitable metal foil 2 is smoothed out upon some flat smooth surface preferably a piece of glass 3 by means of a piece of felt or similar substance avoiding any grit, as grit will tear the foil. The foilis then removed from the glass and the latter placed on a hot plate or heated in any suitable manner and a thin coating of beeswax is then. applied to the surface of. the glass and the metal foil then placed thereon after which it is rubbed down tight with a piece of felt or other suitable mate rial, The glass is next removed from the hot plate and when the'beeswax has cooled and hardened so that the metal foil will properly adhere to the glass the -surface of the metal foil and glass are both cleaned by the use of gasolene, turpentine or other suitable substance so that all of the surplus was is'removed' after which the surface is further cleaned by the use of acetic acid or vinegar and then again cleaned with water and whiting which will remove all grease,

The nentstep is to trace the design on tracing paperor other suitable substance then retrace it on the metal face prepared. as above stated, The design thus outlined on the metal face is then cut out by the use of a suitable cutting tool and a suitable adhesive such as glue or deatrine is applied to the surface and the cut out portions are removed,

The numeral 3 denotes a suitable frame preferably made of wood and on this is placed a screen t of bolting cloth, copper or brass gauze of from five to twelve mesh which is tightly stretched across the frame and securely fastened thereto as by tacks. The screen thus formed is dampened with water by the use of a sponge after which Next a piece of blotting paper is dampened with water and placed upon a flat surface such as a piece of glass and the engraving or cut laid on the blotter very gently allowing the water to come up through the screen but not over the metal parts and after soaking the same for a few minutes it is lifted ofl and placed upon a dry blotter with another piece of blotter on top of the screen which is rubbed down hard so that any surplus glue which may have entered the screen will be removed leaving the screen clear and if after this operation any wax is still in the meshes of the screen a blotter may be placed upon the hot plate with the screen thereover and by rubbing the screen with a rag the wax will be absorbed by the blotter as the latter is heated. f

The edges of the out should then be furthe cleaned with gasolene or turpentine and then with vinegar or acetic acid so that all foreign matter may be entirely removed. Any holes in the foil or around the edges thereof between it and the frame are next covered in any suitable manner as by pasting strips of adhesive paper 8 over the same, thus making the stencil tight to prevent paint passing through any place or places other than the cut outs.

In Fig. 1, l have shown a printing surface or table 5 having suitable guides or gages 6 for centering, registering or properly aligning the frame 3 and also provided with other guides or gages 7 for registering or aligning the card on which the design is to be reproduced. li wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to this means of aligning the card or object on which the reproduction is to be made and the printing frame, as this maybe accomplished in numerous ways one of which is shown in the application for Letters Patent above. mentioned, but when the parts have been properly registered the color is poured upon the screen surface within the frame and is then forced through the open meshes of the screen, which are exposed by the cut outs, with a squeegee, air brush, press pad or the like, the color being of such thickness that it will not run under the edges of the cut to mar the work. After completing the work clean of all color or paint and dry thoroughly after which the cut may be stored away and yet is always in condition for use at any time and this is exceedingly advantageous where there is a possibility of receiving a repeat order for work as it makes it unnecessary to prepare a new cut as in the blocking out narrates process such as described in Patent Number 1,254,764 wherein the usefulness of the cut for preceding operations is destroyed after each succeeding operation. Where there is no likelihood of a repeat order the screen may be entirely cleared OE and the metal cut removed leaving a clean screen on which a new or entirely different cut may be mounted and this will save the expense of a new screen so that the cost of production is reduced and this is impossible in the one blocking out process because after one complete run the screen cannot be cleaned and reused.

lin Figs. 4 and 5, l have shown the two metal cuts for reproducing a picture, as for instance a red flower and a green stem and leaves, the one shown in Fig. 4 denoting the stem and leaves, and that in Fig. 5 showing the flowers or blooms of different shape. making the reproduction the stencil shown in Fig. 4 is placed over the object on which the reproduction is to be made and the color or paint is then forced through the out out portions representing the stem and leaves by means of the squeegee above mentioned and when the reproduction of this part of the design is suiiiciently dry it is again brought into proper register with the stencil shown in Fig 5, and a difi'eient color or paint is then forced through the out out portion thereof which will reproduce the flower or bloom on the object in proper registration with the first portion reproduced thereon, thus making a complete multi-colored design as shown in Fig. 6.

lhis process may be carried out or repeated as many times as is necessary for the different colors and as each operation requires a separate out for each color it makes it possible for a number of difierent operations to be taking place at the same time according to the number of workers, which is another advantage over the blocking out system wherein one entire operation must be com pleted before blocking out that section of the screen preparatory to carrying out the next operation thereby reducing the time necessary for carrying out the work.

When an intricate design is to be produced the subject is transferred by photography to the metal surface in such a manner that either the ground or lines will resist acid with which the metal is then etched after which the metal is treated as hereinbefore mentioned and the other details of the process carried out identically as stated.

By using a thick metal an embossed effect can be obtained in the workwhich will take the place of expensive dies which are 'required for such work.

Of course ll do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

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