A New or Improved Corset.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Corset.
We, ELLEN PERKINS and MARY TINSLEY both of 3, Somerset Street
Portman Square London Court Dressmakers do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to provide corsets for personal wear, which shall
give support and shape to the figure without the busks usually worn, with this
object in view, we form our corsets of any suitable material such as, satin, silk, jane,
and the like, and any suitable shape or design, but having no busks, we fasten it
preferably down the front, by means of eyelet holes, hooks studs or similar device,
which are punched or fastened as may be required at intervals down each front of
the corset. The method of fastening is by the use of a lace or laces, in the usual
manner, our corset is closed at the back where it is cut lower than in the front any
stiffening required is produced by the use of strips of whalebone, steel, or other
pliable substance, and any required size and thickness, our corset is cut short on the
hips to allow of the free action of the limbs, they may be made plain or ornamental
with or without lace or other trimming. By the use of our invention the figure of
the wearer, has all necessary support without the danger and discomfort attending
the use of stay busks as at present in general wear.
Dated this 17th day of August 1892.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Corset.
We ELLEN PERKINS and MARY TINSLEY both of 3 Somerset Street,
Portman Square London, Court Dressmakers, 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 :-
This invention relates to corsets, its object being to so construct corsets for
general wear that they shall give the requisite support to, and also preserve the
figure of the wearer, without the use of busks, which are so liable to give an
uncomfortable stiffness to the corset and also constitute an element of danger to the
wearer.
With this object, we manufacture our corsets in any suitable material such as
satin, silk, linen or the like, and of any required shape or design, but without the
use of busks; we fasten them in the front preferably by means of a lace or laces
passed over suitable hooks or studs or through eylet holes or other similar devices
affixed at intervals where required.
In cases of stout persons requiring some extra support we may use a stiffening
material such as bone or steel in any part, but preferably down the front where the
stay busks in ordinary corsets are usually worn.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood, we will now proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figures 1 and 2 are front and back views respectively of our corset; and,
Figures 3 to 5 illustrate, on a larger scale, two convenient forms of fastening for
same.
Like letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures.
a is the corset which is constructed to fasten in front by lacing. The lace or

page_text: ribbon bis passed from side to side in engagement with the hooks or studs c, c, and
when drawn sufficiently tight, is secured at either the top or bottom, as at d. The
corset is strengthened or stiffened where required by inserting suitable lengths of
whalebone, steel or other pliable substances, between the layers of material and
securing same in position by stitching or other suitable means as shown by dotted
lines at e, e.
The corsets are closed at the back and made rather lower there than
at the front as at f. (Fig. 2.); they are also kept short on the hips g. 9, to allow of
the free action of the limbs.
Figure 3 shows an edge view of a convenient form of hook fastening affixed to
the material; and
Figures 4 and 5 plan and edge views respectively of a hooked stud fastening for
our corsets. We wish it to be distinctly understood that these are shown as
examples of convenient fastenings for our purpose, but that we neither confine
ourselves to their use nor do we claim them as a part of our invention.
Corsets made according to our invention may be either plain or ornamental and
with or without lace or other like trimming as desired, without departing from the
nature of our invention.
By the use of these corsets the wearer obtains all the necessary support, without
the danger and discomfort attending the use of busks, as in the corsets at present
in general use.
We purpose that our corsets shall be known under the style or title of "Ye
Daintie Corsette."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare, that what I
claim is :-
A corset constructed without the use of busks, substantially as herein described
and illustrated.
Dated this 12th day of October 1892.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicants.