A Combined Fastener and Necktie Holder, Capable of being Used at either the Front or Back of the Shirt Collar or in the Shirt Front.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
A Combined Fastener and Necktie Holder, Capable of being Used
at either the Front or Back of the Shirt Collar or in the
Shirt Front.
I GEORGE HENRY COUCH of 64 Upland Villas Selsdon Road Croydon in the
County of Surrey Carpenter and Joiner now a General Merchant do hereby declare
the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to produce a combined shirt collar fastening and
necktie holder to be used at the back or front of the neck-band of the shirt or in the
shirt front and which shall be easily adjusted and removed as required and at the same
time shall be comfortable to the wearer.
And my Invention consists in the hereinafter described arrangement of a combined
fastener and holder above referred to.
1 form the back of my combined holder and fastener preferably of a circular
shape similar to the bottom portion of an ordinary shirt stud, and preferably from
one edge of such circular piece I cause a tongue to project and such tongue is
bent over like an inverted Ū as required.
When I apply the said combined fastener and holder to the back of the neck-
band of the shirt I effect this in the following manner. First I draw the said
tongue through a hole formed in the neck-band of the shirt (where there is usually
a button supplied) until I come against the said circular part of the said combined
fastener and holder. I then pass the said tongue also through the back button
hole of the collar thereby fastening the band of the shirt to the collar, the necktie
may now be drawn under the said inverted tongue (projecting through the shirt
neck-band and collar) in such a way as to be held down as required.
When the said combined fastener and holder is applied to the front of the shirt
and collar, it would be similar to the arrangement above described but if necessary
a suitable tongue spring might be used to further secure the combined fastener and
holder, and the tongue can be made to hold the necktie in front either through
the folds of the tie or in any other suitable manner.

page_text: Or a suitable shoulder may be made upon the said tongue so as to hold the
collar and shirt as required instead of using a tongue spring as above mentioned.
By this means the combined fastener and holder will remain in place as required
the circular part coming against the neck of the wearer and the said tongue being
held in place over or under the necktie according to the part it is used for.
The combined fastener and holder may be made of metal ivory bone or other
suitable material that can be shaped into the required form.
If desired the said fastener and holder can be used instead of studs down the
front of the shirt and may then be ornamented as desired. And also the tongue of
the said fastener and holder can be caused to hold down the ends of the necktie by
being passed through suitable loops or holes provided for the purpose.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Fastener and Necktie Holder, Capable of being Used
at either the Front or Back of the Shirt Collar or in the
Shirt Front.
I GEORGE HENRY COUCH of 64 Upland Villas, Selsdon Road, Croydon in the
County of Surrey, Carpenter and Joiner now a General Merchant 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 :-
The object of my invention is to produce a combined shirt collar fastener and
necktie holder to be used at the back or front of the neckband of the shirt or in the
shirt front, which shall be easily adjusted and removed as required and at the same
time shall be comfortable to the wearer.
And my invention consists in the hereinafter described arrangement of parts of
a single implement in one piece and forming a combined fastener and holder adapted
to be secured in the band of a shirt, to retain the loose collar and to keep the band
of a necktie in place.
Figure 2 is a rear view thereof.
Figure 3 is an edge view thereof.
Figure 4 is an opposite view showing by three dotted lines three thicknesses of
material between the gripping parts of the stud viz. (1) the neckband of the shirt,
(2) the collar, usually removeable, and (3) the necktie band.
Figure 5 is a face view of the stud with a portion of the shirt band (1), collar (2),
and scarf band (3) in place thereon.
I form the back a of my combined holder and fastener preferably of a circular
shape as shown somewhat similar to the bottom portion of an ordinary shirt stud and
preferably from one edge of such circular piece I cause a tongue a¹ to project and
such tongue a¹ is bent over at a² like an inverted U as required.
When I apply the said combined fastener and holder to the back of the neckband (1)
of the shirt, I effect this in the following manner. First draw the said tongue through
a hole (4) formed in the neckband (1) (where there is commonly a button or a stud
hole supplied) until it comes against the said circular part a of the said combined
fastener and holder. Then pass the said tongue a¹ also through the back button
hole (5) of the removeable collar (2) thereby fastening the band (1) of the shirt to
the collar (2), the necktie (3) may now be drawn under the said inverted tongue
(projecting through the shirt neckband and collar) in such a way as to be held down
as required. The swell as on the tongue al serves to prevent escape of that part from
the stud holes after insertion when not desired.

page_text: By this means the combined fastener and holder will remain in place as required,
the circular part coming against the neck of the wearer and the tongue retaining the
necktie.
The combined fastener and holder may be most conveniently made of metal, the
device made in other materials being generally too bulky.
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 1
claim is:
The herein described combined fastener and necktie holder capable of being used
as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.