IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF STAYS OR CORSETS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Henry Symington, of the firm of R, and
W. H. Symington and Co, of Markot Harborough, in the county of Leicester,
Stay and Corset Manufacturers for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF STAYS OR CORSETS
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Henry Symington
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st July 1883..
WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON, of the firm of R. and W. H. Symington and Co.,
of Market Harborough in the County of Leicester, Stay and Corsot Manufacturers
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF STAYS OR CORSETS
"
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of stays or corsets
the object of the improvements being chiefly to strengthen the stays or corsets at
the seams, which are the parts which usually give way in wear; the improvements
also have for object to provide means of ventilation and to ornament the stays or
corsets.
In carrying out my improvements the stay or corset is manufactured in the usual
manner, after which by means of a suitable eyeletting machine I introduce down
the seams, or down some of the seams, a number of eyelets whereby those seams
to which the eyelets are applied are greatly strengthened and the duration of the
wear of the stay or corset will thereby be increased.
The employment of eyelets as herein before described will also serve the purpose
of ventilation which is of importance in an article of clothing such as a corset which
usually fits closely to the body of the wearer, and the eyelets being arranged down
the seams will also give an ornamental appearance to the corset.
The oyelets may be of any suitable shape or construction.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Henry Symington in the Patent Office on the 30th January
1884.
WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON, of the firm of R, and W. H. Symington and Co,
of Market Harborough, in the County of Leicester, Stay and Corset Manufacturers
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF STAYS OR CORSETS'
"
This invention relates to improvemonts in the manufacture of stays or corsots
the object of the improvements being chiefly to strengthen the stays or corsets at
the seams which are the parts which usually give way in wear.
In carrying out my improvements the stay or corset is manufactured in the usual
manner and with a third row of stitching down the seams the cloth going through
to the third row of stitching, after which by means of a suitable eyeletting machino
I introduce down the seams or down some of the seams and between the first and
second rows of stitching a number of eyelets whereby those seams to which the
ayelets are applied are greatly strengthened and the duration of the wear of the
stay or corset will thereby be increased.
The employment of eyelets as herein before described will also serve the purpose
of ventilation which is of importance in an article of clothing such as a corset,
which usually fits closely to the body of the wearer, and the eyelets being arranged
down the seams will also give an ornamental appearance to the corset.
The eyelets may be of any suitable shape or construction.
In the accompanying drawing figure 1, represents a perspective view of a stay
or corset. manufactured according to my-improvements and figures 2, and 3, aro a
full size front view and horizontal section respectively of a portion of the stay or
corset shewing the eyeletted and double stitched seam.
A, is the corset manufactured in the usual manner with an additional row of
stitching a, figures 2, and 3, down each seam whereby the two parts b, and c, are
united by two rows of stitching the cloth going through to the third row of
stitching d,; the seams having been thus stitched, eyelets e, e, are inserted down
the seams (or down some of them) between the two first rows of stitches f, and a.
Having thus described my invention and the manner of performing the same
what I claim is:-
The manufacture and use of the improved stays or corsets hereinbofore described
and represented in the accompanying drawing.
In Witness whereof I the said William Henry Symington have hereto set my
hand and seal this twenty ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty four
WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON (LS.)