IMPROVEMENTS IN CORSETS
Year: 1885

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We ROBERT ALFRED YOUNG and ROBERT NEILSON both of Portland Square in
the City and County of Bristol, Stay and Corset Manufacturers do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CORSETS to be as follows
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Our Invention consists of a method of stitching the whole corset, after being
seamed together, in a series of lines forming narrow casings approximately in a
horizontal direction and extending from the top to the bottom of the corset and
crossing the seams. We then insert into each of the narrow casings a continuous
cord running the whole length of each casing crossing the several seams without
interfering with or in any way injuring the machine stitching of the corset. We
then stitch upon the face of the corset the requisite strips of cloth to form the
casings for the bones, steels or other stiffenings in the ordinary manner
method the whole corset is woven or banded together by the cords as if woven of
one piece of cloth although really made of several pieces of cloth
The special advantages of corsets made in this way are as follows.
1st The seams are unbreakable
By this
2nd It is more elastic than corsets made in the ordinary way, and therefore
adapts itself to every motion of the body when in wear
3rd The cords running in the direction before described retain the hips and
bosoms in proper position without the aid of Starching and Steam Moulding
which has only a temporary effect and injures the materials composing the
corset

page_text: ROBERT ALFRED YOUNG and ROBERT NEILSON both of Portland Squire in the
City and County of Bristol Stay and Corset Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CORSETS and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement
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Our Invention relates to an improvement in the manufacture of Corsets, whereby
they are made more durable, at the same time yielding more easily to the move.
ments of the figure, and a more perfect fit secured
Our Invention consists in a method of stitching the whole Corset, after being
seamed together, in a series of lines forming narrow casings approximately in a
horizontal direction and extending from the top to the bottom of the corset, and
crossing the seams We then insert into each of the narrow casings a continuous
cord Funning the whole length of each of the casings crossing the several seams
without interfering with or in any way injuring the machine stitching of the
corset We then stitch upon the face of the corset the requisite strips of cloth
to form the casings for the bones, steels, or other supports in the ordinary
manner
By this method the whole corset is banded together by the cords in such a way
that it is as if woven of one piece of cloth, although really made of several pieces
The seams are unbreakable, It is more elastic than corsets made in the ordinary
manner, and therefore adapts itself to every movement of the body when in wear
The cords running in the direction as herein before described retain the hips and
bosoms in their proper position without the aid of Stiffening and Steam Moulding
as applied to ordinary corsets
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim 18
The manufacture of Corsets in which the cords or stiffeners run horizontally
from edge to edge of each half of the corset, substantially as and for the purposes
herein stated.