Improvements in Combined Fronts and Collars.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Fronts and Collars.
I, ARTHUR WILLiam Fairbarns, Hosier, of 87, Camberwell Road, London, S.E.,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention for improvements in combined fronts and collars has for its object
to keep a ready made bow or similar tie in its proper position on a combined front
with upright collar and consists in forming in or near the seam joining the collar
to the front, pockets in which the usual hooks on the tie take and secure the tie in
proper position.
In one way of carrying out this invention, instead of taking the stitching securing
the front to the collar straight round the joint, portions of the stitchings are set
back or recessed so as to leave a small pocket say one inch or longer and at the
mouth of this pocket, only the inside linen of the collar is stitched to the front.
If desired the linen at the mouth of the pocket may be left projecting so as to
keep the tie lower down or it may be recessed to facilitate stitching the front to the
collar and to higher the tie.
It will readily be seen that in wear these pockets are not seen as they are covered
by the tie.
Dated this 30th day of November 1897
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
I, ARTHUR WILLIAM FAIRBARNS, Hosier, of 87, Camberwell Road, London, S.E.,
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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention for improvements in combined fronts and collars has for its object
to keep a ready made bow or similar tie in its proper position on a combined front
with upright collar and consists in forming in or near the seam joining the collar
to the front, pockets in which the usual hooks on the tie take and secure the tie in
proper position.
In one way of carrying out this invention, instead of taking the stitching securing
the front to the collar straight round the seam, portions of the stitchings are set
back or recessed so as to leave a small pocket say one inch or longer and at the
mouth of this pocket, only the inside linen of the collar is stitched to the front.

page_text: If desired the linen at the mouth of the pocket may be left projecting so as to
keep the tie lower down or it may be recessed to facilitate stitching the front to the
collar and to higher the tie.
It will readily be seen that in wear these pockets are not seen as they are covered
by the tie.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings: Fig. 1 is an elevation show-
ing one way of carrying out this invention and Fig. 4 is a section of the holding
pocket on the line a-a. Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views to Fig. 1 showing
modifications in the pocket or recess corresponding to the lowering and raising of
the same.
The collar a is secured to the front b by the stitches c that are recessed or set back
at d to form the sides and bottom of the pockets e. At the mouth of the pockets e
the front is stitched only to the back layer of the collar at g and the front layer
of the collar is turned inwards and secured by the front stitches f and also by the
back stitches d, the edges of the material being indicated by faint dotted lines.
Fig. 2 shows the mouth of the pocket projecting so that the tie will be held in a
lower position than is the case with Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the mouth of the pocket
recessed or set back so that the tie will be held in a higher position than in Fig. 1.
It will readily be understood that the tie is furnished with prongs pointing upward
that are caused to enter the said pockets when fixing the tie.
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 is:-
1. A combined collar and front provided with pockets substantially as
described for the purpose set forth.
2. The improvements in combined fronts and collars substantially as described
with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 4th day of May 1898.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.