IMPROVEMENTS IN MUFFS
Year: 1886

page_text: I MARTIN KOSMINSKI of the firm of M. & S. Kosminski of 146 Aldersgate Street
in the City of London Furrier do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN MUFFS, to be as follows:-
The invention relates to that class of muffs which are formed with a receptacle
for money or other other articles in the shape of a purse or pocket.
In this class of muff as generally constructed at present the fastenings and
situation of the receptacle are visible to the eye of others and this fact renders it
liable to the undesired attentions of dishonest persons.
According to my invention I form my improved muff with a purse or pocket
closed externally by a lid or cover secured by a spring catch, bolt or lock operated,
and only to be operated, from the interior of the muff by the hand of the user
pressing together two projecting small studs or parts or in an equivalent manner
releasing the spring catch which, the cover to the pocket being closed covering the
receptacle, is detained thereby.
The outer surface of the muff including the cover of the receptacle is formed of
one and the same material and advantage may be taken of the usual join in the
material if fur for locating the opening but I prefer not to do so but rather to place
the mouth of the purse or pocket elsewhere so as to render its detection still more
difficult and improbable.
By these means I am able to produce a muff to any observer of the ordinary
round or other similar form having a uniform plain and unbroken surface say of
fur, and with no external indication of the existence of the concealed receptacle
and even to cursory examination by touch not likely to reveal its existence except
perhaps should it happen that the frames of the cover were felt.

page_text: Improvements in Muffs.
I MARTIN KOSMINSKI of the firm of M & S. Kosminski, of 146 Aldersgate Street,
in the City of London, Furrier, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN MUFFS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The invention relates to that class of muffs which are formed with a receptacle :
for money or other articles in the shape of a purse, or pocket.
In this class of muff, as generally constructed at present, the fastenings and
situation of the receptacle are visible to the eye of others and this fact renders it
liable to the undesired attentions of dishonest persons.
According to my invention I form my improved muff with a purse, or pocket,
closed externally by a lid, or cover, secured by a spring-catch, bolt, or lock,
operated, and only to be operated, from the interior of the muff by the hand of the
user pressing together two projecting small studs, or parts, or in an equivalent
manner releasing the spring catch, which, the cover to the pocket being closed
covering the receptacle, is detained thereby.
The outer surface of the muff, including the cover of the receptacle, is formed of
one and the same material and advantage may be taken of the usual join in the
material, if fur, for locating the opening, but I prefer not to do so, but rather to
place the mouth of the purse, or pocket, elsewhere, so as to render its detection
still more difficult and improbable.
By these means I am able to produce a muff to any observer of the ordinary
round, or other similar form, having a uniform plain and unbroken surface, say of
fur, and with no external indication of the existence of the concealed receptacle
and even to cursory examination by touch not likely to reveal its existence, except
perhaps should it happen that the frames of the cover were felt.

page_text: constantly by a spring, except when this bolt is pressed back by the hasp 64, or by
the wearer's hand from within the muff, compressing towards each other the
parts 68 and 6º one of which operates a stem carrying the bolt 67 and withdrawing
it against the pressure of an internal spring.
Figure 3 shews an edge view of the spring 63 and half frames b b¹.
Figure 4 shews a front view of the catch b'.
In Figure 1 one half of the muff is shewn with fur and the purse open.
In Figure 2 the opposite half of the muff is shewn covered with fur hiding the
purse opening whilst the other half, denuded of fur, permits the frame to be seen.
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 :-
The combination of a purse or receptacle for money, valuables or other articles
with a muff so that the receptacle for valuables shall not when closed be visible or
its situation be readily ascertainable when in use and having its means of opening
or releasing capable of operation only from the interior of the muff as set forth.
Dated this 80th day
of Aprü 1660.
W BROOKES & SON,
Agents for the said Martin Kosminski.