Identifier: transferprinting00turn (find matches)
Title: Transfer printing on enamels, porcelain and pottery : its origin and development in the United Kingdom
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Turner, William, -1643
Subjects: Transfer-printing Pottery Enameled ware
Publisher: London : Chapman and Hall New York : Keramic Studio Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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esof tiles. By the new process they would be undersoldbecause their tiles were hand-painted. The patent, itis alleged, would benefit the nation and Liverpool. Itwould benefit Sadler and Green much more. Possiblyalso, Shaw and Gilbody who had been employed toburn the trial tiles at their kilns. Here was the motifof the whole transaction : it was purely a commercialor money-making one, and that is not at all disguisedin other sentences of the certificate. To complete the series of documents given byMr. Mayer, there is one addressed to the then sittingmember of parliament for Liverpool in support of thecase. It is as follows :— Liverpool, August 13th, 1756. Sir, John Sadler, the bearer, and Guy Green, bothof this town have invented a method of printingpotters earthenware tiles for chimneys, withsurprising expedition. We have seen several oftheir printed tiles and are of opinion that they aresuperior to any done by the pencil, and that thisinvention will be highly advantageous for the 8
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Fig. a 9. PLATE, ENAMEL, BLACK PRINT.Liverpool. Origin. Kingdom in general, and to the town of Liverpoolin particular. In consequence of which, and forthe encouragement of so useful an improvement,we desire the favour of your interest in procuringfor them His Majestys letters patent. (Signed) Ellis Cunliffe. Spencer Steers.Addressed to :— Charles Goore. Charles Poole, Esq.,London. This closes the list of documents necessary,locally, to procure the patent, which was, apparently,never prosecuted in London. Mr. Mayer explains thatthe applicants consulted their friends, who advisedthat a long time must elapse before so curious adiscovery could be found out by others, and whomight injure them by competition. Moreover, that,considering the expense and delay of procuring apatent, as well as the exposure of the method, it wasbetter to abandon the application. Consequently thepapers were never lodged with the authorities. Theyremained with the Sadler family until Mr. Mayerobtained them from

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