Improvements in the Manufacture and Application of Forms for Collars, Cuffs, Waistbands, and similar Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1895-Accepted, 31st Aug,
1895
Improvements in the Manufacture and Application of Forms for
Collars, Cuffs, Waistbands, and similar Articles.
I, HARRIEIT MARTHA SMALL, of 4 Mentone Road, Highbury Park, Londou, N.
Dressmaker, 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 -
This invention relates principally to the special preparation of the material for
collar forms and similar articles.
This invention refers principally to the collar forms and other forms used for
cuffs, waistbands, and similar articles set forth in Specification No. 16052, of the
year 1890.
A liquid glue is prepared by using ordinary glue, one ounce of borax dissolved
in boiling water, one ounce of glycerine, about six drops of turpentine and half an
ounce of beeswax. Canvas is saturated with this mixture, then the material to
be used for making the collar forms 18 rolled and pressed on to the canvas by heat,
so that in appearance, it is one substance. When it is dry, it is clear and firmn on
both sides and most durable. When the collar form is cut out, the edge is bound
with tape or material to match, which is pasted to the form. The shape of the
form 18 made so that it will fit the neck; it is made to fasten at the front, back, or
sides, and to do so it must be cut in a shape so that it may hit well round the neck.
The material used for the form nay be of any desired colou
A special hook and eye cau be fixed to each collar form, by passing the ends of
the hook and eye through the form, a little distance from the edge, so that after
the form is covered with the dress or outside material it can be sewn down to the
edge to keep it firm. The collar forms can be perforated to give coolness to the
neck, or to be used for sewing the outside material to the forms. All large collar
forms such as the Medicia are made with the same material by pressing them out
on blocks. A tongue-piece may be put on to the lower edge of the form, so as to
make it easy to tack it on to the garment.
The ordinary glue used in this invention is made in the proportion of one pound
of glue to a pint and a half of water.
The material to be used in this invention may be calico, lineuette, dress fabric,
or other like substance
The hook and eye are of no special shape. The only peculiarity in the hook
and eye is, that the book as well as the eye is made like an ordinary paper fastener
which has two ends that (after inserting in the fabric) bend over so as to com-
pletely fix the book or eye in the fabric. The function of the special book and
eye is to fusten together the ends of the collar form
The operations and apparatus for blocking the collar forms set forth in this
Specification are exactly the same as the operations and apparatus used fЛ blocking
ordinary bonnet shapes. But blocking (as for bonnet shapes or in any other way)
hns not been applied to collar forms.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim 19;
1. A specially prepared material for collar and other similar founs in which a
liquid glue is used as herein set forth.

page_text: 2. A liquid glue, for collar and other similar forms, containing ordinary glue,
borax, turpentine, glycerine, and beeswax in or about the proportious stated aud
for the purpose herein set forth
3 Combining canvas with an exterior material for the manufacture of colla
and other similar forms by rolling and pressing in the manuer herein set forth
4. Binding the edge of the collar, or other similar forms with tape, which is
pasted to the form, as her ein set forth.
5 A special book-and-eye to secure the collar or other article, as horein set
forth.
6 The perforation of collar forms, as herein described and for the purpose herein
Bet forth.
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7. Pressing out collar forms on blocks, as heroin described.
Dated than with 1005
HARRIETT MARTHA SMALL.