Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 19th July, 1887.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said S. Guiterman.

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I, SIGMUND GUITERMAN of 5 Hart Street, Wood Street, in the City of London,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention which has been communicated
to me from abroad by Carl Heavenrich of East Sagenou, Michigan, United States
of America, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to employ a springy substance or body, such as steel,
ebonite, coraline, or other analogous material set to shape, in connection with veils
and falls used by ladies for fitting and retaining said veils or falls in position upon the
head or head-dress.
The springy substance or body may be perforated provided with clips and used
singly, or in combined form, or it may be otherwise prepared, or the veil or fall may
be prepared so that it may be attached by an adhesive, or otherwise, the set of the
steel or its equivalent being to such a contour that when applied to, over, or upon the
head, or upon a head dress, say, a hat, bonnet, or the like, the veil or fall is held
thereto or thereon, whereby tapes, cords, pins, or other usual modes of fastening are
dispensed with.
The springy substance may be laced into, contained within, or applied to one side,
with or without an overlap, or the veil or fall may be sewn, or otherwise applied, the
two being permanently or temporarilly in contact.
The annexed drawings, Figures 1 and 2 show examples of my invention. At
Figure 1 the springy substance A (steel or other) is perforated and has end clipping
pieces B B to prevent the head of the wearer being scratched in putting the appliance
with the veil on, such as when used next the head, said clips also preserve lace, tulle,
feathers, or other trimmings of a hat or bonnet from injury in placing the appliance on
or taking it off, if worn outside a hat or bonnet. At Figure 2 I show the springy
appliance of wavy form with the end B B turned round. These appliances as before
mentioned can be applied inside a loop edge of a veil or fall, or laced through the
fabric itself, or the fabric may be stitched or cemented on.
Figure 3 represents the application of my invention to a lady's bonnet, the spring
fastener or appliance being within the fold or front brim of the bonnet. Figure 4
shows its application to a lady's hat.
Although I have described my invention as applicable to ladies head gear and given
illustrations as applied to a long and a short fall, they are applicable to veils whether
worn as protections to the face or as streamers from the back of the bonnet or
otherwise.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1. As a combination with ladies falls or veils, a springy self fitting appliance to
retain said falls or veils on the head or head-dress as herein before described and
substantially as shown by the annexed drawings.
2. The manufacture and employment of a springy substance set approximately to
shape for fitting the head or head gear and carrying a fall or veil as described and
substantially as shown in the drawings.