AN IMPROVEMENT APPLICABLE TO IMITATION OR FALSE NECKTIES
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Edward Campbell Koch, of South Frith,
Tunbridge, in the County of Kent, Gentleman, for the Invention
of
AN IMPROVEMENT APPLICABLE TO IMITATION OR FALSE NECKTIES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Edward Campbell
Koch at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 23rd March 1875.
I, JOHN EDWARD CAMPBELL KOCH, of South Frith, Tunbridge, in the
County of Kent, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT APPLICABLE TO IMITATION OR FALSE NECK-
TIES," to be as follows:-
My Invention has reference to imitation or false necktics, that is to
say, to articles which are made to represent the bow of the tic, but have
not any band to pass round the neck of the wearer; and the improve-
ment relates to an improved manufacture of imitation ties, and to the
means of securing them to the collar or shirt. Hitherto they have
been made of silk or other similar material, and have been provided with

page_text: elastic bands or loops, by which they are fastened to the collar stud,
but this mode of fastening is insecure.
Now the object of my Invention is to manufacture a cheap imitation
tie, which can be casily and securely fastened to the collar or shirt. For
this purpose I make an imitation bow or tie by moulding or otherwise,
from some cheap solid material, such for example as "lionite," valcanite,
metal, or wood; to the back of this bow, which should be curved to fit
the neck, I affix a shank, to pass through the button or stud holes of
the collar and shirt, and at the rear end of the shank I affix a plate or
disc similar to that on an ordinary collar stud.
The bow, the shank, and the back plate, may with advantage be made
in one piece, and the shank should be flat sided, so that it may not
have a tendency to move round in the holes. The bow is secured by
simply passing the plate through the holes of the collar and shirt.
By my Invention I obtain at a slight cost an imitation tie, which is
exceedingly durable, together with a device affixed thereto or forming
part thereof to enable it to be attached to the shirt, the mode of attach-
ment being simple and at the same time perfect.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, 2
filed by the said John Edward Campbell Koch in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 21st September 1875.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
EDWARD CAMPBELL KOCH, of South Frith, Tunbridge, in the County
of Kent, Gentleman, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-third day of March, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, in the
thirty-eighth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said John Edward Campbell Koch,
Her special licence that I, the said John Edward Campbell Koch, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
John Edward Campbell Koch, my executors, administrators, and assigns,

page_text: should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and
lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle
of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT APPLICABLE TO IMITATION OR
FALSE NECKTIES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
John Edward Campbell Koch, my exccutors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Edward Campbell Koch,
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 thereof, reference
being had to the accompanying Drawings, that is to say :-
My Invention has reference to imitation or false neckties, that is to
say, to articles which are made to represent the bow of the tie but have
not any band to pass round the neck of the wearer; and the improve-
ment relates to an improved manufacture of imitation ties and to the
means of securing them to the collar or shirt. Hitherto they have been
made of silk or other similar material, and have been provided with
elastic bands or loops, by which they are fastened to the collar stud,
but this mode of fastening is insecure.
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Now the object of my Invention is to manufacture a cheap imitation
tie, which can be easily and securely fastened to the collar or shirt. For
this purpose I make an imitation bow or tie by moulding, or otherwise,
from some solid or hard material, such for example as lionite," vulcanite,
metal, or wood; to the back of this bow, which should be curved to fit
the neck, I affix a shank, to pass through the button or stud holes of
the collar and shirt, and at the rear end of the shank I affix a plate or
disc similar to that on an ordinary collar stud.
The bow, the shank, and the back plate may with advantage be made
in one piece, and the shank should be flat sided, so that it may not have
a tendency to move round in the holes. The bow is secured by simply
passing the plate through the holes of the collar and shirt.

page_text: By my Invention I obtain at a slight cost an imitation tie, which is
exceedingly durable, together with a device affixed thereto or forming
part thereof to enable it to be attached to the shirt, the mode of attach-
ment being simple and at the same time perfect.
The ties may be black or white, or of any color or colors desired, and
the bow may be ornamented by inserting jewels therein, or otherwise to
suit different tastes.
In the annexed Drawings I shew an example of an imitation necktie
made according to my Invention.
Figure 1 is a front view; Figure 2, a horizontal section through the
line A, B; and Figure 3, a transverse section through the line C, D.
a is the imitation bow or tie made of lionite, vulcanite, or other
suitable solid material; it is curved at the back, as shewn, so as to
correspond with the curve of the neck; b is the shank at the back of
the bow a, and made flat sided, so as not to turn round in the holes of 1
the collar and shirt; c is the plate or disc at the rear of the shank b;
when it is desired to secure the tie in place the plate c is simply passed
through the holes of the collar and shirt. If desired a loop d may be
attached to the inner side of the bow a at each end, as shewn, to enable
ladies to wear the tie with velvet or gentlemen with a ribbon round the 2
neck, or instead of loops for this purpose studs may be used.
The bow a, shank b, and plate c, are shewn as made in one piece, but
they may be made all in separate pieces, and be permanently fixed
together by screws or otherwise, or the shank and plate c may be
formed in one piece, and the bow a be made separately, and then per- 2
manently fixed to the shank; or the bow a and shank b may be made
in one piece, and the plate c be made separately, and then permanently
fixed to the shank, as thought best, according to the material used;
and the several pieces may be of the same material or of different
materials.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim,—
Forming imitation or false neckties of a solid or hard material, with a
shank and back plate. permanently attached thereto, substantially as.
herein-before described..
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page_text: I also claim a flat sided shank when forming the connection between
a solid or hard imitation tie and a back plate, as and for the purpose
herein-before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Edward Campbell Koch, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Fifteenth day of September,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
five.