IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHIRTS
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Wilhelm Benger and Gottlieb Benger, both resident at
Stuttgart, in the Kingdom of Wurtemburg and Empire of Germany, for an
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Wilhelm Benger and Gottlieb
Benger at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th December
1880.
WILHELM BENGER and GOTTLIEB BENGER, both resident at Stuttgart, in the
Kingdom of Wurtemburg and Empire of Germany. " IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF SHIRTS."
It has been shewn by Doctor Jäger that there are certain objections to the
ordinary woolen shirts open in front.
The object of the present Invention is to obviate those objections, and for this
purpose we manufacture shirts which consist of double layers of material in front,
over the chest, and the openings and fastenings of which do not occur in the
middle of the chest but on the shoulder. The shirts may be provided with these
The materials from
openings and fastenings, either on one or both shoulders.
which the shirts are made is knitted elastic tissue of clean wool, because that is
agreeable to the skin and is not subject to shrinkage to a troublesome extent.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Wilhelm and Benger Gottlieb Benger in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 31st May 1881.
WILHELM BENGER and GOTTLIEB BENGER, both resident at Stuttgart, in the
Kingdom of Wurtemburg and Empire of Germany. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF SHIRTS."
It has been shewn by Doctor Jäger that there are certain objections to the
ordinary woollen shirts, open in front for example, when by reason of severe
exertion of the body it is found desirable or necessary to remove the outer clothing
the blood leaves the skin of the body, which effect, if of long duration, becomes
hurtful to health.
The object of this Invention is to obviate these objections, and for this purpose
we manufacture shirts which consist of double layers of material in front, over the
chest, and the openings and fastenings of which do not occur in the middle of the
chest but on the shoulder.
The shirts may be provided with these openings and fastenings either on one or
both shoulders.
The material from which the shirts are preferably made is knitted elastic tissue
of clean wool, such as flannel, &c., because that is agreeable to the skin and not
subject to shrinkage to a troublesome extent, but any other suitable material may
be used for the purpose.
In the Drawings Fig. 1 shows a shirt made in accordance with this Invention, A
represents the double layers of material in front, over the chest, with the fastening
on one shoulder at B, which fastening is shown to larger scale in Figure 4.
In Fig. 2 A represents the double layers of material as before, but the fastenings
are in this case on both shoulders at B, B, seen to larger scale in Figure 3.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention and the manner in which
the same is to be carried into effect, we would have it understood that what we
claim as our Invention is,-
As a new article of manufacture a shirt which is furnished with double layers of
material in front, is closed at front and back, but is open along the top of the shoulder
and is there furnished with fastenings, all as herein before described and illustrated
in the Drawings hereunto annexed.
In witness whereof, we, the said Wilhelm Benger and Gottlieb Benger, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twenty third day of May, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
Attested by the undersigned, Her
Britannic Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires
in Wurtemburg,
CHARLES BOYD ROBERTSON.
Witness,
LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH, K.G.V.,
WILHELM BENGER. (L.S.)
GOTTLIEB BENGER. (L.S.)|
Proprietor of the Scandinavian Patent Office,
97, Finsbury Pavement,
London, EC.
in Wurtemburg,
CHARLES BOYD ROBERTSON.
Witness,
LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH, K.G.V.,
Proprietor of the Scandinavian Patent Office,
97, Finsbury Pavement,
London, EC.