Improved Manufacture of Night-dresses, Bathing Costumes, Bathing Drawers, Hose, Combinations, Undershirts, and other Under- clothing for Ladies and Gentlemen.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 4th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Manufacture of Night-dresses, Bathing Costumes, Bathing
Drawers, Hose, Combinations, Undershirts, and other Under-
clothing for Ladies and Gentlemen.
I WILLIAM TATHAM, Belper Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Lace Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My improved manufacture of underclothing consists in combining a traversed warp
fabric, with a knitted hosiery fabric, both fabrics being of either silk, cotton or wool,
or mixtures of silk cotton or wool.
When making up articles in ladies and gentlemens underclothing such as vests,
night dresses, bathing costumes, drawers, combinations, knickers, tights, jei seys,
bodices, chemise, chemisettes, hose and half hose, night shirts, shirts for boating,
tennis, cricket, racing, and cycling, pants, bathing drawers, undershirts, Jockeys shirts
and pyjamas.
I make the parts of each article which require to be narrowed, or fashioned, and
those parts which require to be ribbed, in the usual way obtaining in the manufacture
of hosiery.
The remainder of each article being made of traversed warp fabric.
The two fabrics being joined where required by stitching or seaming in the
usual way
By combining the two fabrics the articles made are more elastic and can be produced
at a less cost than hosiery goods.
Dated this Seventh day of May 1889
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Manufacture of Night-dresses, Bathing Costumes, Bathing
Drawers, Hose, Combinations, Undershirts, and other Under-
clothing for Ladies and Gentlemen.
I WILLIAM TATHAM Belper Street Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Lace Manufacturer 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:

page_text: My improved manufacture of underclothing consists in combining a traversed warp
fabric "marked A on the drawings" with a plain or ribbed knitted homery fabric
marked B, both fabrics being of either silk, cotton or wool, or mixtures of silk,
cotton, or wool.
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When making up articles in ladies and gentlemans underclothing the greater portion
of each article is made of a traversed warp fabric A, and the lesser portions of a plain
or ribbed, knitted hosiery fabric to form the arms or wrists of vests and night
dresses as shown at Figures 1, 2, 5 and 6. The wrists and knees of bathing costumes.
The ankles or knees of drawers as shown at Figures 3 and 8. The portions B at the
arms and knees of combination garments terminating with a lace or other trimming C
as shown at Figure 7. The portions B on the legs of a pair of nickers terminating
with a lace or other trimming C as shown at Figure 9
The terminations of the arms and ankles of tights. The terminations of the armis
of Jerseys, bodices, chemise, and chemisettes. The heels, and top and bottom of the
toes of hose or half hose as shown at Figure 10 The wrists B of night shirts termi-
nating with a lace or other trimming C shown at Figure 6. The termination of the
arms or the wrists of shirts for boating tennis, cricket, racing, cycling, undershirts
and jockeys shirts. And the knees or ankles of pantaloons and bathing drawers
I also employ a plain or ribbed, knitted hosiery fabric to make the parts of each
article which require to be narrowed or fashioned, the said parts being made in the
usual way obtaining in the manufacture of hosiery.
The remainder of each article being made of traversed warp fabric, the two fabrics
being joined where required by stitching or seaming in the usual way.
By combining the two fabrics the articles made are more elastic and can be produced
at a less cost than hosiery goods.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim 18.
Combining a traversed warp fabric with a plain or ribbed knitted fabric for the
manufacture of clothing for ladies and gentlemen substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this Third dox Fahrne-1900
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.