A Substitute for Corsets.
Year: 1897

page_text: A Substitute for Corsets.
I, AGNES FLEISCHER, Married Woman, of 35, Klopstockstrasse, Berlin, in the
Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved bust holder and bandage, which has essen-
tially the purpose to support and to embellish the female body and to replace the
corset, which is injurious to health according to celebrated medical authorities, and
to give to the body a straight, beautiful bearing, without tiring or inconveniencing it
in any manner.
This device consists of various bands surrounding the bosom, lying round the
shoulders and connected with one another, and of bands connected on the back
beneath the shoulders with other bands crossing over the abdomen, having wedge
shaped pieces which serve for. buttoning on the crossing,
The upper
bust holder
carries the bosom without effecting the least disagreeable pressure; the lower band-
age, which for stouter ladies consists of bands formed with bodice-like back and cross-
ing one another on the front, carries the abdomen and makes the body thus appear
slimmer without pressing on such parts as the lungs stomach etc. so that even elderly
ladies when wearing this bust-holder and bandage feel an elasticity hardly known in
youth, as the said parts of the body are essentially carried by the shoulders.
All the parts of the bust holder and the bandage are connected by buttons: the
fastening can also be effected by means of buckles or other convenient means, also
trimmings and lacing devices or the like can be provided.
Dated this 4th day of August 1897
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents for Applicant.
I, AGNES FLEISCHER, of 35, Klopstockstrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Married Woman, 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 to an improved bust holder and bandage to be used as a
substitute for corsets, which has essentially the purpose of supporting and embellish-
ing the female figure and of replacing the corset while giving to the body a straight
and beautiful bearing, without tiring or inconveniencing the wearer in any way.
In the accompanying drawing:-Fig. 1 shows a front view of the device on the
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page_text: wearer. Fig. 2 shows a back view of the device on the wearer. Fig. 3 shows a front
view of the device not in use. Fig. 4 is a form of the device in which the bands are
connected by straps & buckles and clasps.
The device consists of various bands a b c d e f surrounding the bosom, lying
round the shoulders and connected with one another in a detachable manner and of
bands g h i k l connected with the above set of bands at a point on the back beneath
the shoulders and crossing over the abdomen and round the hips having tongues
mn which serve for forming a connection at the crossing places on the abdomen.
The upper set of bands or bust holder carries the bosom without disagreeable
pressure; the lower set or bands, the bands g of which are formed bodice like at the
back and cross one another with their extensions h at the front, carry the abdomen
and makes the body appear slimmer, without pressing on such parts as the lungs
stomach etc.; so that even elderly ladies when wearing this bust holder and bandage
feel an elasticity hardly known in youth, as the said parts of the body are essentially
carried by the shoulders on account of the connection between the upper and lower
sets of bands.
All the various bands and parts of the bust holder and lower bandage are connected
by buttons and button holes, studs and eyes or the like, and provision is made for
adjustment by providing several buttons adjacent to one another at the respective
fastening places but fastening can also be effected by means of buckles and straps,
clasps (Fig. 4) or other convenient means, also trimmings and lacing devices uniting
the back parts of the bands g Figs. 4 and 2 or the like can be provided.
As shown in Fig. 4 the device may be provided with detachable straps K¹ for pre-
venting the device from riding upwards on the body of the wearer. These straps are
attached to the back part g and pass suitably round the thighs of the wearer and
join the hip bands i .
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 :-
An improved substitute for corsets consisting of a bust holder and bandage formed
of bands a b c d e f surrounding the bosom and lying round the shoulders, crossing
one another on the back and connected with one another in a detachable manner and
of other detachable lower bands g h i k l, enlarged on the back in a bodice like
manner and connected at a point beneath the shoulders with the before said bands
and crossing or meeting one another on the front and provided with tongues m and
n which serve for forming a connection at the crossing or meeting places by means
of clasps, buttons, studs and eyes or the like, the bust holder and sash bandage as
also the various bands being separable from one another, straps K¹ being provided for
preventing the device from riding upwards on the body of the wearer.
Dated this 24th day of May 1898.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant, 18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London.