Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1887
Specification Accepted, 13th Dec., 1887
I, ROBERT BRAND, Manager of the North British Rubber Company's Warehouse
106 Princes Street in the City of Edinburgh 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in reversible garments and whilst it is particu-
larly applicable to Ladies' waterproof and other Dolmans it is also adapted to be
applied in making up Gentlemen's Ulsters or Cloaks the Dolman or cloak as made
under the invention presenting upon one side a distinctly different style or shape
from that presented on the other side.
In the accompanying drawings which represent the invention as applied in the
production of a ladies waterproof Dolman or mantle figures 1 and 2 are back views
showing the change of style or shape effected by reversing the mantle, figure i
showing one side and figure 2 the reverse side of the same mantle, the cape being
removed; figures 3 and 4 are front views showing in the one case the mantle fitted
with a cape and in the other the cape adapted to form sling sleeves for the arms, and
figure 5 is a horizontal section of the upper back part of the skirt showing the manner
of producing the difference of style or shape on the two sides.
As indicated by these drawings the cloth or material constituting the skirt A,
instead of being cut to give the required shape to it, is at the line of its junction with
the body or upper part B of the Dolman or mantle, folded to form on one side large
plaits a
and doubled and drawn into folds a' at the reverse side, the folds and plaits
being then stitched or otherwise fastened down. In this way one side of the skirt at
the back part appears plaited and smooth as shown at figure 1 and the other side
drawn together in narrow folds as shown at figure 2. The body part B is also made
reversible as indicated and by turning the garment inside out the change of shape or
style is effected.
As shown by the drawings the double style or shape is in the present instance
confined to the skirt of the garment the width of the cloth used in forming the skirt
being greater than that in the body of the cloak; but if the cloth used in forming the
body part be taken sufficiently wide it also may in like manner be plaited at one side

page_text: and drawn together at the other side into folds so that when connected to the skirt it
forms a continuation of the double style imparted to the latter.
The cape C may be of the ordinary form but it has attached to its pointed ends c
hooks, buttons or like devices which are adapted to engage with suitable catches
secured at on the body front so that upon fastening the ends c to the catches the
lower end of the cape may be formed into sling sleeves as shown at figure 4, the back
part of the cape being drawn in towards the body by tapes or the like passing through
eye holes or other fastening devices in the cape and tied in front. By thus varying
the mode of wearing the cape in the reversible cloak the style of the garment may be
further varied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A reversible garment formed substantially in the manner herein before described
and in part illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The herein described mode of obtaining changes of style in a reversible garment
by plaiting and folding on the reverse sides the back part of skirt or of the skirt and
body at the line of their junction substantially as set forth.
Dated this Tenth day of November 1887.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.