IMPROVEMENTS Manufac
Year: 1884

page_text: I, WILLIAM PRETTY Junior of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk Corset
"IMPROVEMENTS
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CORSETS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements.in the manufacture of corsets.
My improved corset is intended especially for wear whilst taking strong
exercise as in playing lawn tennis and the like. It is guaze like in structure and
has no bones or side steels which might be liable to break or impede the free
movement of the body.
The corset is formed in vertical bands which are alternately of an open fabric
woven with the fibre of the Aloe plant known as Mexican fibre and ribs formed of
the same fibre laid longitudinally and enclosed in vertical sheaths.
The open fabric woven from Mexican fibre possesses in itself great stiffness and
is wholly unaffected by moisture..
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I WILLIAM PRETTY, Junior of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk Corset
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CORSETS" and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
.
This Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of corsets.
My improved corset is intended especially for wear whilst taking strong
exercise as in playing lawn. tennis and the like. It is gauze like in structure and
has no bones or side steels which might be liable to break or impede the free
movement of the body.
,
The corset is formed in vertical bands which are alternately of an open fabric
woven with the fibre of the Aloe plant known as Mexican fibre and ribs formed of
the same fibre laid longitudinally and enclosed in vertical_sheathis.
The open fabric woven from Mexican fibre possesses in itself great stiffness and
is wholly unaffected by moisture.
In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front elevation and Figure 2 is a side elevation of a corset made
in accordance with my invention.
d. a. are the bands of open gauze or open canvas like fabric woven from the
fibre of the Aloe; they run vertically or from the upper to the lower edge of the
corset.
b. b. are the connecting bands, they are of any suitable fabric such as is
usually employed in making corsets and which can be securely sewn to the stiff
bands a. a.
In each of the bands b. b. several parallel cords or ribs are formed by enclosing
fibres of the Aloe between parallel lines of stitching.
The fastenings at the front and at the back of the corset and the arrangements
in connection therewith are as usual and with the exception of these parts the
corset is made wholly without steels or bones.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
My improved corset made with alternate bands of open fabric woven with the
fibre of the Aloe plant and connecting bands b. b. containing stiffening ribs of fibre
as herein described.
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CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.