IMPROVED COMBINATION OF SCARF, Tie, or DAVAM AWD FALSE SHIRT FRONT FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Elsden, of the Firm of J. Paterson and
Company, of Staining Lane, in the City of London, Warehouse-
men, for the Invention of "IMPROVED COMBINATION OF SCARF, Tie, or
DAVAM AWD FALSE SHIRT FRONT FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR”
Sealed the 28th January 1875, and dated, the 4th December 1872.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Elsden at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
4th December 1872.
I, JOHN ELSDEN, of the Firm of J. Paterson and Company, of
Staining Lane, in the City of London, Warehousemen, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED COMBINATION OF
SCARF, TIE, OR CRAVAT, AND FALSE SHIRT FRONT FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR," to
be as follows :-
This Invention relates to a combination of silk, satin, or other
material, of which scarves, ties, or cravats are made with lawn,
cambric, linen, paper, or other material of which shirt fronts are made,
the two materials being so shaped and fitted as to present when worn
the ordinary appearance of separate articles.

page_text: The scarves, ties, or cravats, have ends which are crossed over or
fastened at or near the lower parts only, and form triangular or other
shaped openings between the knot, bow, or neck picces, and the bottoms
of the ends. These openings are covered over at the back by shirt
fronts or imitation shirt fronts, with studs, buttons, or other attachments
to permit of their lying flat upon the bosoms of the wearers, studs or
buttons being also upon or in the exposed parts.
The knot, bow, or fronts of the neck pieces are fitted to fill in the
tops of the gaps, and the folds or "make up" both of the neck piece,
knob, or bow, and of the ends are arranged to suit the fashion of the
period.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said John Elsden in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
4th June 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
ELSDEN, of the Firm of J. Paterson and Company, of Staining Lane,
in the City of London, Warehousemen, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fourth day of December, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the
thirty-sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said John Elsden, Her special licence that
I, the said John Elsden, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
or such others as I, the said John Elsden, my executors, adminis-
trators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others,
from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVED COM-
BINATION OF SCArf, Tie, or Cravat, and False SHIRT FRONT FOR GENTLEMEN'S
WEAR," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said John
Elsden, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing
under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in

page_text: the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and im-
mediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Elsden, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement thereof, reference being had to the Drawings
hereunto annexed, that is to say :-
This Invention relates to a combination of silk, satin, or other
material, of which scarves, ties, or cravats are made, with lawn,
cambric, linen, paper, or other material, of which shirt fronts are made,
the two materials being so shaped and fitted as to present when worn
the ordinary appearance of separate articles.
The scarves, ties, or cravats, have ends which are crossed over or
fastened at or near the lower parts only, and form triangular or other
shaped openings between the knot or bow, or neck pieces, and the
bottoms of the ends. These openings are covered over at the back
by shirt fronts or imitation shirt fronts, with studs, buttons, or
other attachments, to permit of their lying flat upon the bosoms
of the wearers, studs or buttons being also upon or in the exposed
parts.
The knots, bows, or fronts of the neck pieces are fitted to fill in the
tops of the gaps and the folds or "make up" both of the neck piece,
knot, or bow, and of the ends are arranged to suit the fashion of the
period.
The annexed Drawings very clearly show in what my Invention
consists.
Figure 1 is a view of the tie or cravat and false shirt front combined,
while Figure 2 is a view of the false shirt front alone.
A. is the scarf, tie, or cravat, made of silk, satin, cloth, or any material
from which such articles are made, and which can be cut in the shape
shown in the Drawing, or in any other so long as an opening is left at
about the centre. This opening is filled by a piece of lawn, cambric,
linen, paper, or other material from which shirt fronts can be made, cut
so as to resemble a shirt front or part of a shirt front with holes for
studs or buttons, and provided with those accessories themselves. This
imitation shirt front B is provided with button holes a, b, c, d, at

page_text: convenient places near its edges, while the tie or cravat A is provided
at corresponding positions upon its under surface with buttons, hooks,
or fasteners, which enter into the holes a, b, c, d, and hold the front B
to the tie or cravat A so as to lie perfectly flat.
In the Drawing the portion of shirt front shown is heart shaped, but
it is evident this shape may be varied and that round, oval, or even
detached portions of front may be allowed to be seen, as desire of
variety or taste may direct.
The shape of the tie or cravat may also be indefinitely varied and as
many combinations of the tie and shirt front produced as varying
fashions may require.
The great advantage of my Invention is that an article of dress is
produced which unites the effects of both a cravat and shirt front, so
that many persons who at present prefer the appearance of a small
portion of shirt and are therefore compelled to wear linen shirts, 1
while at the same time using large neck ties or cravats, may now wear
flannel shirts and enjoy all the advantages of health and comfort arising
therefrom without any sacrifice of appearance.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim, a
the combination of a scarf, neck tie, or cravat, made of silk, satin, or
other material, with an imitation or false shirt front made from lawn,
cambric, linen, paper, or other material, so as together to form an article
of dress, as described and shown in the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Elsden, have hereunto set ?
my hand and seal, this Fourth day of June, One thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three.
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