AN IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents,
66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, for an
Invention of " AN IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS." A communication from
abroad by Moritz Cohn, of the City and State of New York, United States
of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Edward Newton at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th September 1881.
HENRY EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in
the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer. "AN IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS."
[A communication from abroad by Moritz Cohn, of the City and State of New
York, United States of America.]
This Invention consists in a corset in which there is provided within either or
each of its bosom-swells, for the reception of a pocket book, port-monnaie, or other
article or articles, a pocket produced by means of a piece of cloth or other fabric,
the side edges of which are directly secured to the body of the corset along the
sides of the bosom-swell, the piece of cloth having its upper edge detached from
the body of the corset to form the of ning of the pocket, and having its lower
part brought close to the body or bust of the corset, and, if desired, stitched
thereto. The piece of cloth, which may be termed a "pocket-piece," is furthermore
so shaped and constructed as to be capable of being brought close to all parts of
the interior of the bosom swell, thereby permitting the breast of the wearer to rest
in and occupy the full capacity of the bosom-swell when it is not desired to place
any article in the pocket, the piece in such case forming a complete lining to the
interior of the bosom-swell conforming to all parts of the contour thereof. The
pockets so formed may also serve as a receptacle for pads when desired.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Edward Newton in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
15th March 1882.
HENRY EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in
the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer. AN IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS."
A communication from abroad by Moritz Cohn, of the City and State of New
York, United States of America.
This Invention consists in a corset in which there is provided within either or
each of its bosom-swells (for the reception of a pocket book, port-monnaie, or other
article or articles) a pocket produced by means of a piece of cloth or other fabric,
the side edges of which are directly secured to the body of the corset along the
sides of the bosom-swell, the piece of cloth having its upper edge detached from
the body of the corset to form the opening of the pocket, and having its lower
part brought close to the body or bust of the corset, and, if desired, stitched
thereto. The piece of cloth, which may be termed a "pocket-piece," is furthermore
so shaped and constructed as to be capable of being brought close to all parts of
the interior of the bosom-swell, thereby permitting the breast of the wearer to rest
in and occupy the full capacity of the bosom-swell when it is not desired to place
any article in the pocket, the cloth in such case forming a complete lining to the
interior of the bosom-swell conforming to all parts of the contour thereof. The
pockets so formed may also serve as a receptacle for a pad when desired.
In the accompanying Drawing Fig. 1 is an inside view of the corset having the
Invention applied; Fig. 2 is an upper edge view of the same.
A indicates the body of the corset having the usual bosom-swells B, B. Inside
of the bosom swells are the pocket-pieces C, C, forming complete linings to the
bosom-swells. Each of these pocket pieces is composed of a piece of cloth or other
fabric, the side edges of which are inserted into the body of the corset along the
sides of the bosom swells, and are directly attached thereto by sewing, as shewn
at a, a.
These pieces are unattached along their upper edges, but their lower
portions are arranged in such close relation to the body or bust-of-the-corset,
or, if desired, may be stitched thereto below the bosom swells, as to constitute
pockets with practically closed bottoms and sides, but open at the top of the
corset.
The said pieces may be continued to the lower edge of the body of the corset or
may terminate below the bosom-swells. They are of such size and form that they
may adapt themselves exactly to all parts of the contour of the interior of the
bosom swells, and thus form a lining which may lie close against the inner surfaces
thereof, as shewn in full lines in Fig. 2, thereby permitting the breasts of the wearer
to occupy the full capacity of the bosom-swells.
When it is desired to insert a pocket-book, pad, or other article in either pocket,
the upper edge and subjacent parts of the pocket piece or lining C may be moved
back from the bosom-swell for the purpose of permitting such insertion.
The upper portions of the pocket pieces may have longitudinal slits or openings,
as shewn at b, b, in Fig. 1, and be furnished with drawing strings or other suitable
means of contracting the upper edges of the said pieces for the purpose of confining
in the pockets the articles placed therein.
Having now described the nature of this Invention for "An Improvement
in Corsets," as communicated to me from abroad, and explained the manner of
carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that under the above in
part recited Letters Patent I claim,―
A corset provided within its bosom-swell with a pocket produced by a piece of

page_text: cloth or other fabric suitably attached to the body of the corset, and which, when
the pocket is not required to be used, forms a complete lining to the interior of the
bosom-swell, conforming to all parts of the contour thereof, substantially as herein
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Edward Newton, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, the Fifteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
H. E. NEWTON. (L.S.)