Year: 1886

page_text: I LEWIS FAIRBURN MARSH of Vereland House, Sydenham Road, Cotham, Bristol
Hat Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to so cut or form the front band or flap portions
of Trousers, Drawers, Pantaloons and the like worn by Gentlemen that one part
may overlap the other to a considerable extent and be fastened by one or more
buttons about where the brace button is usually situated either on the inside of
the garment or on the outside, or partly outside, and partly inside. Said overlap
or overlaps is or are associated with the band portion of the garment said overlap
forming a kind of tongue or as an addition to the old fly front the overlap being
of curved shape and made to set over the stomach of the wearer producing greater
comfort.
By the use of this invention pressure on the abdomen is prevented, the lower
body or stomach, particularly with a corpulent person, is better braced up and no
uncomfortable feeling when stooping and prevents a ridge showing across the
waistcoat in front as is the case when Trousers are buttoned at the top by the old
system of the fly front.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said L. F. Marsh,

page_text: An Improvement Connected with the Front 'or Bana rortions
of Trousers, Breeches, Drawers, Pantaloons, and the like for
Gentlemens' Wear.
I, I EWIS FAIRBURN MARSH of Vereland House, Sydenham Road, Cotham, Bristol,
Hat Manufacturer, 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:-
The object of this invention' is to so cut or form the front band or flap portions
of trousers, drawers, pantaloons and the like worn by gentlemen that one part
may overlap the other to a considerable extent and be fastened by one or more
buttons about where the brace button is usually situated either.on the inside of
the garment or on the outside or partly outside and partly inside; said over-lap
or over-laps is or are associated with the band portion of the garment and form a
kind of tongue or as an addition to the old fly front the over-lap being of curved
shape and made to set over the stomach of the wearer producing greater comfort.
My invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings, Figure 1
represents a pair of trousers or breeches a having extensions b, c, as outer and
inner laps and secured to buttons d, d¹, which also serve as brace buttons as shown
at Figure 2. Figure 3 shows a system of cut having only the outside overlap b
and Figure 4 shows the lap c made to button outside by passing through a slot e in
the cloth, or band of the trousers or pantaloons. It is evident that combinations of
any of these methods can be used as desired.
By the use of this invention pressure on the abdomen is prevented, the lower
body or stomach particularly with a corpulent person is better braced up and no
uncomfortable feeling, when stooping, is produced. The invention also prevents
a ridge showing across the waistcoat in front, as is the case when trousers are
buttoned at the top by the old system of the fly front.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Making trousers, drawers, pantaloons, and the. like with extensions b, c, of the
fly front as and for the purposes set forth and as shown in the annexed drawings.
GALL
Novamber XXK
November 1XX6
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Lewis Fairburn Marsh.