Hiding the Shirt Wristbands while in Wear.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 7th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 7th June, 1887.
Hiding the Shirt Wristbands while in Wear.
I, MARY ELLEN WILSON of Culmore Road, Peckham, Surrey, Inventoress do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention, is to make up falso cuffs for Gentlemen's wear that the
usual wristband of a shirt can be inserted into between the folds or ply's of fabric,
and be thereby hidden from view. The false cuffs according to my new method have
the button or stud holes at about the middle of the ends, and either edge can be
exposed so that when one edge is soiled by wear the cuff can be turned for the other
edge to be exposed, the inner ply of the cuff being so arranged that the shirt wrist-
band always takes a position for its button or stud holes to correspond to the holes in
the cuff for their connection by a single stud or button.
For the purpose of my invention, I make a false cuff in the usual manner also one
of smaller size but without button or stud holes. To this smaller cuff I attach a couple
or more narrow tapes or strips of fabric, or it may be long or wide piece of fabric
near to or at one of its edges, and the opposite ends of the tapes, strings, or piece of
fabric I attach to the inner surface of the cuff proper at a position distant from the
centre to correspond to their or its attachment to the smaller cuff. By this means an
opening is formed from both edges of the cuff proper so that the shirt wristband can
be inserted first between the cuff and the tapes, strips, or intermediate piece of fabric,
and afterwards when the edge of the cuff has become soiled by wear it may be inserted
between the smaller cuff and the tapes, strips, or intermediate piece of fabric.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for Mary Ellen Wilson.

page_text: Hiding the Shirt Wristbands while in Wear.
I, MARY ELLEN WILSON, of Culmore Road, Peckham, Surrey, Inventoress, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to make up false cuffs for Gentlemen's wear, so that
the usual wristband of a shirt can be inserted into between the folds or plys of fabric
and be thereby hidden from view. The false cuffs according to my new method have
the button or stud holes at about the middle of the ends and either edge can be
exposed, so that when one edge is soiled by wear the cuff can be turned for the other
edge to be exposed, the inner ply of the cuff being so arranged that the shirt wrist-
band always takes a position for its button or stud holes to correspond to the holes in
the cuff for their connection by a single stud or button.
For the purpose of my invention, I make a false cuff in the usual manner, as indi-
cated by A in the annexed drawings Figures 1 and 2, I also make one B of smaller
size but without button or stud holes. To this smaller cuff B I attach a couple or
more narrow tapes C, C, or strips of fabric, or it may be a long or wide piece of
fabric D as at Figures 4 and 5, near to or at one of its edges and the opposite ends of
the tapes, strips, or piece of fabric C, I attach to the inner surface of the cuff proper
at a position distant from the centre to correspond to their or its attachment to the
smaller cuff B.
By this means an opening is formed from both edges of the cuff A, so that the
shirt wristband can be inserted first between the cuff and the tapes, strips, or inter-
mediato piece of fabric, and afterwards when the edge of the cuff has become soiled
by wear it may be inserted between the smaller cuff B and the tapes or strips C or
between the cuff A and the intermediate piece of fabric D.
Figure 3 is a diagram of my invention clearly indicating the position of the
parts A, B, and C or D according to whether the intermediate piece be tapes or a
length of fabric.
It will be observed that the button holes E, E, are on the centre line of the cuff A
and correspond to the position of the holes in the wristband from whichever edge of
the cuff it may be inserted. The additional holes F, F, are for studs but said holes
are not part of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
Making false cuffs in three parts, the intermediate part C or D being united to A
and B from opposite edges to form double or reverse pockets for the reception of the
shirt wristband into the cuff from either side as set forth.
SOL L
1000
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Mary Ellen Wilson.