IMPROVEMENTS IN TIES AND SCARFS
Year: 1884

page_text: We, FRANK THEAK of 82 Wood Street in the City of London, Commercial
Traveller, and ALLAN LE MAY of the firm of W. H. and H. Le May, 82 Wood
Street in the City of London, Tie Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN TIES AND SCARFS
"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 reversible made up scarf or cravat of the
kind generally known as a pin scarf and it has for its object to provide the scarf
with two faces either of which may be readily brought into wear at will.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification in which Figure 1 represents the improved scarf opened out in order
to reverse it, Figure 2 is a cross section of the centre portion only Figuro 3
represents the scarf as in wear. a is the foundation of card covered with lining
fabric on both sides, b is the silk or other ornamental covering for the centre portion
or foundation c c are the two ends which are crossed over upon one another and
upon the centre portion and secured by a scarf pin in the usual way as shown in
figure 3. The invention consists in making the centre covering b in the form of a
loose flap and the cross over ends c c also loose so as to be reversible or readily
folded upon either face of the foundation, and in making said parts b and c double
faced or of ornamental fabric on both sides either of which may thus be exposed
at will. For this purpose the covering flap bis made double faced preferably by
folding the same piece of fabric at b' or by joining two pieces of similar or different
fabrics back to back, the opposite edges being stitched along the top edge of
the foundation a. It is also preferred to stitch the side edges b³ together. The
cross over pieces c are also made double faced or of two thicknesses of ornamental
fabric instead of being backed with lining fabric as usual.
The foundation a is preferably made of a piece of card folded on itself at a¹, the
covering flap b and the ends c being stitched between the two thicknesses of
foundation.
At the bottom a¹ of the foundation there is fixed a downwardly projecting pin
or spike d upon which the flap b is secured as shown in dotted lines in figure 2
after being folded over one or other face of the foundation and at opposite sides of
the foundation and on opposite faces of the respective ends c are fixed two other

page_text: similar pins or spikes e for making fast the loose end of the neckband after adjust-
ment round the neck of the wearer, these pins & and e being of the usual kind and
fixed in the ordinary way to the foundation.
The neckband shown in figure 4 is detachable in order that it may be secured
to opposite edges and sides of the foundation a for which purpose it is provided
with suitable hooks or clips g which form no part of this invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A reversible scarf or cravat of the kind herein described, formed of a double
faced centre covering or flap b and double faced cross over ends or side pieces
attached to a common foundation and secured in position on either face of the
latter substantially as shown and described.