Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 10th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 10th Aug., 1888
I, MATTHEW WILSON, of Culmore Road, Peckham, Surrey, Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to make-up reversible cuffs in a novel manner, so that
the cuff can be temporarilly secured by buttons or studs at or about the centre, to the
shirt band, whereby the cuff sits better and is more comfortable to the wearer.
For the purpose of my invention, I make the outer skin, preferably from one ply of
fabric but it may be of two or more plys of fabric according to the desired thickness.
To this outer skin I sew an inner skin, said sewing stopping short at about the centre
of the outer skin, and then terminating in a flap, which can be folded back as an over-
lap to the shirt band when inserted between it, or said flap can remain flat with the
outer skin for the reception of the shirt band when the cuff is to be worn in that
condition.
I may sew an additional ply or plys of fabric to the inner face of the outer skin to
give the necessary stiffness, said extra ply or plys terminating at or about the part of the
cuff when the fold of the flap piece takes place.
I make a button hole in the flap piece at each end near the sewing line and also
corresponding holes in the outer skin, in addition to a hole in the outer skin on the
other side of the centre line of sewing; the button holes of the folding flap when
said flap is folded back corresponding therewith.
The centre line of sewing may be dispensed with.
Dated this 10th day of October 1887
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said M. Wilson.

page_text: I MATTHEW WILSON of Culmore Road, Peckham, Surrey, Engineer 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:
The object of this invention is to make up reversible cuffs in a novel manner so
that the cuff can be temporarilly secured by buttons or studs at or about the centre, to
the shirt band whereby the cuff sits better and is more comfortable to the wearer.
For the purpose of my invention which I show in the annexed drawings Figures 1
and 2, I make the outer skin A preferably from one ply of fabric but it may be of
two or more plys of fabric according to the desired thickness.
To this outer skin A I sew an inner skin B said sewing stopping short at about the
centre of the outer skin A and then terminating in a flap C, which can be folded back
as an overlap to the shirt band when inserted between it.
I may sew an additional ply or plys of fabric to the outer face of the inner skin B
to give the necessary stiffness, said extra ply or plys terminating at or about the part
of the cuff where the fold of the flap piece C takes place.
I make a button hole in the flap piece at each end near the sewing line and also
corresponding holes in the outer skin in addition to a hole in the outer skin on the
other side of the centre line of sewing the button holes of the folding flap when said
flap is folded back corresponding therewith but said button hole or holes in the flap C
may be dispensed with and instead of having a button hole in the skin A on each side
of the folding line of the flap I may stop the flap short at the ends and have a central
button hole as at Figure 3, in which view I also show a cuff of my invention without
the centre line of sewing.
The advantage of making the flap piece C from the inner skin B is the neatness
produced whereas if the flap C be connected by sewing a bulky and unnecessary
thickness would be produced which would be detrimental to the cuff as a reversible
cuff.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same. is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improvement hereinbefore described and consisting of an intermediate flap
piece C forming part of the inner skin B of a cuff, which piece C when folded in
either direction forms between it and the cuff proper a pocket or receptacle for the
band of a shirt, said cuff being reversible edge for edge as set forth with reference to
the annexed drawings.
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