Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 15th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 25th Oct., 1887
I SAMUEL AUGUSTUS ADDINSELL of 54 New Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Shirtmaker do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in shirts which prevents the fronts
from creasing and becoming unsightly besides giving much greater ease to the
wearer and they are specially applicable to dress shirts where the front must be large.
They are as follows:-
The front of this shirt is made of any convenient size and is attached to the shirt
itself only at the under side and at a considerable distance from the edge or edges thereof
in such a manner that the lower part of the front may be placed outside the trousers
or drawers so that when the wearer bends, the front slides down lower without bending
and in like manner the sides of the front may cover the braces thus preventing the
rucking off which is often caused by the braces bearing upon the fronts especially in
narrow chested wearers. The fronts may be made of any desired design thickness or
shape but to the eye is presented one unbroken front no matter what position the
wearer is in. Loose fronts may also be so made as to attach to shirts in such a
manner as to leave the outer edges loose as herein described with similar effect.
Dated this 14th day of December 1886.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.

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I, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS ADDINSELL of 54 New Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Shirt Maker 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 :-
This invention has for its object improvements in shirts which prevents the fronts
from creasing and becoming unsightly besides giving much greater ease to the wearer
and they are especially applicable to dress shirts where the front must be large.
They are as follows
The front of the shirt is made of any convenient size and is attached to the shirt
itself only at the under side and at a considerable distance from the edge or
edges thereof in such a manner that the lower part of the front may be placed outside
the trousers or drawers so that when the wearer bends the front slides down lower
without bending and in like manner the sides of the front may cover the braces thus
preventing the rucking up which is often caused by the braces bearing upon the
fronts especially in narrow chested wearers. The fronts may be made of any desired
design thickness or shape but to the eye is presented one unbroken front no matter
what position the wearer is in. Loose front may also be so made as to attach to
shirts in such a manner as to leave the outer edges loose as herein described with
similar effect.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into practice
I have appended hereunto a sheet of Drawings upon which is illustrated seven figures
showing the various details of a shirt made according thereto and form which other
shapes and forms may be made without departing from the principle of my invention.
Figure 1 shows the front portion of a shirt K which is made in one piece and
having the opening b at the back.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same front.
Figure 3 shows the front portion of a shirt having the front opening all the way
down like a coat M being the overlapping half and Ñ³ the under half.
Figure 4 is a cross section on the line C. D.
Figure 5 is a cross section on the line A. B.
Figure 6 is a front elevation of a shirt in its relationship to trousers and braces.
Figure 7 is a side elevation of Figure 6. In the case of the Figures 1, 2 and 4 it
will be noticed that the overlapping part k¹ continues all around without intermission
in one unbroken even surface covering the top of the trousers T. In the case of
the fronts M Figures 3 5 6 and there is the seam m but otherwise the overlapping
part m³ covers the top of the trousers T as in the previous example and the braces S
are either partly or entirely covered according to the width of the overlapping
part m³ or . The connection with the front is made in one case at and at the

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other at m which will be clearly understood by shirtmakers and others accustomed
to similar work. In the case of loose fronts the side R are simply formed of any
convenient width to receive the braces but otherwise the fronts are the same.
be clearly understood that the general outline or configuration of the front K or M
may be greatly varied and that they are capable of any kind of ornamentation or
treatment in trimming, and the openings may be at any desired part.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
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The improvements in shirts having fronts with the overlapping parts and m³
opening either down the front or at the back or in any other position substantially
as herein set forth.