US1648021A - Wall decoration - Google Patents

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Nov. 8, 1927 1,648,021

A. LABRAM WALL DECORATION Filed Jan. 11. 1927 y BWI/m60@ wenn Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

UNTTED STATES PATENT oFFICE.

ALFRED LABRAM, OF ISLEWORTH, ENGLAND, ASSIG-NOR TO W. H. S. LLOYD CO., OF i NEW YORK, N. Y., .A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

WALL DECORATION.

Application filed January 11, 1927.

This invention relates to improvements in wall decorations and the method of hanging the same.

lt has been common practice to apply a strip of wall-paper to a wall in a horizontal position where the space to be covered is no wider than the strip itselr". This practice is generally known in the wall-paper trade as railroading. However, is so tar as known, it has never before been proposed to railroad and match a number of strips each less in width than the entire surface to be covered and all of which combine to form a complete covering for a wall. It has also been customary to superimpose top and'bottorn border strips or friezes in a horizontal position on the usual vertically arranged strips, but this practice results in a loss ot' time and waste of material since the portion of the vertical strips beneath said border strips are covered and of no utility after the application of the latter strips.

In accordance with the present invention, it is proposed to so arrange the designs upon a plurality of strips constituting the entire covering` for a surface that said strips may all be matched with each other and arranged horizontally on a wall. These strips may all be provided with a. basic or common design with certain of the strips having, in addition thereto, diii'erent elements in the form of figures, owers and the like, which will produce a certain degree of contrast between the various strips.

The inventive idea is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which is a fragmentary plan view of a wall decoration made in accordance with the invention.

In the drawing the numerals l, 2 and 3 indicate, respectively, the top, intermediate and bottom strips of the decoration. Although one intermediate strip is shown, it is to be understood thatv two or more strips may be used depending upon the height of awall or other surface to be covered. The strips are all hung horizontally or .railroaded on the wall as distinguished from the usual method of hanging the strips ver-y Serial No. 160,338.

t-ically, the meeting edges of the strips being indicated by the dot and dash lines in the drawing. When all three of the strips are secured in position they combine to form the entire covering for the wall, the designs on the top and bottom strips being such that no additional border or frieze strips need be employed.

The strips are all provided with a common or basic design which consists, as shown, of latticework 4 and some form of flower design 5, such as a representation of wistaria or the like. By thus providing a common design tor all of the strips, it will be apparent that they may be easily matched with respect to each other by shifting them longitudinally relative to each other, if necessary, so as to iorm a continuo-us or unbroken design. In addition to the basic de* sign certain of the strips, such as thestrips 2 and 3, may have other elements thereon constituting a part of the design, such as the birds 6 on the strip 2 and the representation of some other flower, such as the dat todils 7 on the strip 3. In this manner a certain degree of contrast is provided between the various strips which will render the design more etl'ective in appearance.

What is claimed is:

1. A wall decoration including a plurality of strips each having a basic design thereon of a character which will permit the design on one strip to be matched with and form a continuation of the design on any other strip when the strips arelaid together, and certain of said strips having other elements thereon in addition to the basic design to att'ord a contrast between the strips.

2. A wall decoration including top, bottom and intermediate strips constituting a complete covering for a wall, said strips being applied to the wall horizontally and all of them having thereon a basic design which will enable ,the matching 0i' one or more intermediate strips with either of the others to form a continuation of the basic design, and certain of said strips having other elements in additionto the basic design which afford a contrast between the on the other strips whereby to enable the various strips. design on one strip to be matched with that 3. A wall decoration including a pluralon any other strip. 10 it of strips combining to constitute a com- In testimony whereof I have affixed my 5 p ete covering for the wall, said strips each signature.

having a different design thereon which conforms in some of its aspects to the designs ALFRED LABRAM.

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