IMPROVED SCARFS FOR THE NECK
Year: 1864

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Gregory Culling Attree at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 15th
November 1864.
I, GREGORY CULLING ATTREE, of the Firm of Messieurs Lloyd and Attree,
of No. 82, Wood Street, Cheapside, in the City of London, Warehousemen
and Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVED SCARFS FOR THE NECK," to be as follows:
The first part of my Invention consists in forming the scarf of silk or other
suitable material in an octagon shape, so as to permit that portion of the scarf
which when in wear is exposed to view, being changed four times by simply
being turned on its axis, and refixing the scarf pin and loose neck band, thus
presenting four clean and unfaded surfaces in succession at the pleasure of
the wearer.
A reference to the accompanying Drawing No. 1, will more particularly
shew the nature of this part of my Invention. "A" is a loose band to go.
round the neck of the wearer, and through the tab "C"; "B" is that portion
of the scarf folding over the chest of the wearer, and made of an octagon-shape;
"C"
are tabs of silk or other suitable material forming in front the upper
portion of the scarf above the neck pin or fastening, and at the back the
aperture through which the neck band A passes.
The back and lining of the scarf is formed in an octagon shape, of silk or
other suitable material; the severeal parts "B" and "C" are sewn.
The neck band is made fast when in wear by an eyelet hole and hook in

page_text: the band itself, being "D". By removing the neck band and passing it through
the tabs C four different changes of scarf can be made.
The second part of my Invention consists of making a scarf of silk or other
suitable material in an octagon shape, both sides presenting the same form to
the eye, so as to be reversible, and form eight scarfs in succession.
The Drawing No. 2, shews the nature of this part of my Invention, which
is a modification of the octagon scarf shewn in Drawing No. 1. By removing
and refixing the loose band and neck pin, as before described, and reversing
the scarf, each side can be worn four times, and one side of this reversible
scarf can be made of a different pattern and color to the other side.
The several parts comprised within the black lines form the front of the
scarf, and the several parts within the red lines the reverse side, the several
portions comprised within the black dotted lines being folded under on the
front side of the scarf, and those within the red dotted lines being folded under
on the reverse side. The ends of the several parts both back and front being
either joined together, or sewn, or attached to a piece of lining cut in an
octagon shape.
To the eye both sides of this reversible scarf appear the same, but the
portions folded under are not quite the same on one side as on the other, as
will appear by a reference to the Drawing No. 2.
I claim as my Invention, first, the making of a scarf by the parts "B"
and "C" in an octagon shape, so as to present four different surfaces to view
by removing and replacing the neck band and scarf pin.
And, secondly, the making of a scarf, as shewn in the Drawing No. 2, so as
to be reversible, and capable of being worn four times on each side, by the
means above described.