Col Stiffening
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 8th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 14th Apr.,
1900
JOHN GAUNT, Collar Stiffening Manufacturer, 92, Bartholomew Close,
London, E.C., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to give a dress maker a collar stiffener which
will fit all sized necks, and also to give a draper or haberdasher a collar stiffener
in a convenient form for handling.
Out of a sheet of buckram or other suitable material I cut or stamp out a
collar which will fit the largest size of neck say a collar band fifteen inches
long. At each end of this band I print or otherwise depict a graduated scale of
lines numbered to denote the correct place to cut away the superfluous material
should a fourteen inch band be required or in fact any other size that may be
required say from twelve to fifteen inches.
As all the sizes appear on each collar band a draper will not be required to
stock: several sizes of collar bands in seperate boxes he also will be spared the
annoyance of running out of stock in a particular size.
For convenience of handling I take a suitable quantity say half or one gross
of these bands and place them compactly together so that one or more gummed
strips of paper may be bound round them in such a manner as to slightly hold
to the edges of each collar band then when the draper requires one two three or
a larger quantity he counts off the number required and then tears them off
still leaving the remainder of the bands in a bulk & in an orderley manner.
Dated this Seventh day of June 1899.
JOHN GAUNT, 92, Bartholomew Close, London, E.C., Collar 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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in collar stiffeners for ladies
dresses and other garments, the object of the invention is to give a dressmaker
a collar stiffener which will fit all sized necks and which will also place in the
hands of a draper or haberdasher a collar band stiffener in a convenient form
for handling.
For the purpose of fully describing this invention reference is to be had to
the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

page_text: Out of a sheet of buckram or out of any other suitable material for collar
stiffening I cut or stamp a collar band which will fit the largest size required
say fifteen inches long and denoted on the accompanying drawing by the
letters A B C D. At the ends A B and CDI print or otherwise depict a
graduated scale of lines extending to E F and G H respectively which are
numbered from I to J and K to L to denote the correct place where the dress-
maker has to cut away the superfluous material should a fourteen inch collar
or in fact any other size be required.
This gives the dressmaker a choice of all sizes required on the one collar band
stiffener and a draper or haberdasher has not to stock the various sizes in
separate boxes as heretofore and it also sayes him the annoyance of running out
of stock in any one size.
For convenience of handling I may take a suitable quantity of the bands
say a quarter, half or one gross and place them compactly together one over the
other so that one or more gummed bands of paper may be placed across the edges
of the lot so as to slightly hold to each collar band, then as each collar band is
removed those remaining are still in a bulk and orderly.
It is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the precise shape or
contour of the collar stiffener illustrated or to the precise scales or measurements
thereon as these may be varied as may be required or found desirable for gar-
ments of different shape style or cut such as jackets capes mantles or the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A collar band stiffener of any suitable material at one or both ends of
which are printed woven or otherwise depicted a graduated set of lines or signs
which are numbered or lettered so as to denote the position along which the
operator has to cut in order to obtain a collar band stiffener of the exact size
required substantially as described.
2. A graduated scale of lines printed woven or otherwise depicted onto a
shaped collar band stiffening and numbered in sizes corresponding to the
measurements of a ladies neck or marked with signs corresponding to the
measurements of a ladies neck substantially as described.
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