USRE4181E - Frederick beck - Google Patents

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5to-ddr nes anni @dat FREDRICK BECK, (IF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No.,107,997dated October l4., 1870; reissue No. 4,181, dated November 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMPOUNDS FOR COLORING AND ORNAMENTING PAPER AND OTHER FABRICS AND MATERIALS.

The Bhednule referred to In these Letters Patent: and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may conce-rn Be it known that I, FREDERICK BECK, of the city, county, and State of New-York, have invented a new and improved Coloring Compound; and I hereby declare the following to be a-full, clear, and cxaetdescription thereof, which will enable 'those skilled in the art to make and use the same. X

'lhisinveution relates to a compound, which is in'- tended principally for coloringr wall-paper, fancy-paper, cloth, and other fabrics, and which is made of mica, reduced to fine scales and combined with transparent or translucent adhesive substances to such a consistency that it can be used for coloring.,r and printing paper, cloth, and other fabrics in the same manner as other coloring compounds now employed for that purpose, and where suppleness is a requisite I combine glycerine with my compound.

In carrying out my invention I take mica and reduce it to tine scales by grinding, rubbingJ or by any other suitable means. The mica should be crushed, rubbed, or ground, but not reduced to dust, as that would impair its luster. The particles of mica should have flat surfaces, so as to give the luster` or gloss po.- culiar to the substance.

A suitable size is suchaswould pass through a sieve of one hundred meshes to the inch.

This finely-reduced mica I combine with starch, glue, gum, or other suitable transparent or transluf' cent adhesive substance, in such quantities that the mass has the proper consistency to be applied to paper, cloth, and other fabrics or materials, and when it is desirable, I combineglyeerine with the mass, tor the purpose of imparting suppleness.

The mode of making up compounds for coatingand printingar heilig well known to the manullcturers of lamer-hangings and wiinlow-shades, therefore need not. be further described.

By combiningztr mica scales with transparenter translucent adhesivo substances, a compound is formed, which, when applied to paper, cloth, or other material, produces a silvery gloss of a beautiful effect. It can be applied on a white or a tinted ground, and, when applied to the latter, `the `tinted ground shows through my coloring compound, and a most striking effect is produced.

My compound has the greatadvantage that-itis not liable to become dull, or turn yellow, but will retain its lustcrand white appearance for a long time.

Having thus described my invention,

lVhat l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The compound herein described, consisting of disintegrated mica. combined with transparent or translucent adhesive substances, substantially as herein set forth.

2.v The combination of mica scales, transparent or translucent adhesive substances, and glycol-ine, so as to produce a coating for paper, cloth, and other fabrics, substantially as described.

lVitnesses:

J. H. LANGE, H. M. JonNsTox.

FRED. BECK.