Year: 1898

page_text: We, ARTHUR NICHOLSON and JOHN HALL, both of the Firm of Brough Nicholson
and Hall, of Leek, in the County of Stafford, Braid and Trimming Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved collar stiffener and the objects of our
improvements are to protect both edges of the stiffener and also to enable the cloth
or other material to be sewn with equal facility to either side of the stiffener.
In some collar stiffeners a cord is sewn or woven into the stiffener near both
edges on one side only; this cord besides being bulky only permits the cloth to be
sewn to one side of the stiffener.
According to our invention we bind and cover both the edges of the stiffener
with a braid, tape or binding and secure this braid &c., by a sewing machine
or otherwise as convenient whereby the rough edges of the stiffener are protected
and the braid forms a soft edge on each side which enables the cloth or other
material to be sewn on either side of the stiffener.
A collar stiffener woven in the piece or stamped or otherwise cut out of buckram
or other suitable material may be employed as both the rough edges are protected
by the braid or binding.
Dated this 5th day of December 1898
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
We, ARTHUR NICHOLSON and JOHN HALL, both of the Firm of Brough Nicholson
and Hall, of Leek, in the County of Stafford, Braid and Trimming Manufacturers,
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:―
Our invention relates to an improved collar stiffener and the objects of our
improvements are to protect both edges of the stiffener and also to enable the cloth
or other material to be sewn with equal facility to either side of the stiffener.
In some collar stiffeners a cord is sewn or woven into the stiffener near both
edges on one side only; this cord besides being bulky only permits the cloth to be
sewn to one side of the stiffener.
According to our invention we bind and cover both the edges of the stiffener

page_text: with a braid, tape, or binding and secure this braid &c., by a sewing machine
or otherwise as convenient whereby the rough edges of the stiffener are protected
and the braid forms a soft edge on each side which enables the cloth or other
material to be sewn on either side of the' stiffener.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings-
Fig. 1 is a side view and Fig. 2 an end view of a collar stiffener manufactured
according to our invention.
In the drawing,--a designates a collar stiffener which may be woven of the
curved shape required or may be stamped out of buckram or other suitable material.
According to our invention we bind and cover both the edges of the stiffener a
with a braid or tape or other suitable binding of soft material by a sewing
machine or otherwise as convenient whereby both the rough edges of the stiffener a
are protected and the braid or other material b forms a soft border at each edge
and on both sides of the stiffener and this enables the cloth or other, material to
be attached by sewing to either edge and on either side of the stiffener.
A collar stiffener woven in the piece or stamped or otherwise cut out of buckram
or other suitable material may be employed as both the rough edges are protected
by the braid or other soft binding b.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
―
A collar stiffener having its edges protected on both sides by braid, tape or
other suitable binding of soft material as a. means whereby the cloth or other
material can be attached by sewing to such soft material at each edge and on
either side of the stiffener, substantially as herein described as as shown in the
drawings.
Dated this 31st day of January 1899.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.