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W. H. HARRISON. Jr.

NEGKTIE.

No. 387,231. Patented Aug. 7, 1888.

iinirnn STATES PATENT @rrrcs.

XVILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, JR, OF NEW? YORK, N. Y.

NECKTIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 387,231, dated August 7, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY HAR- R1s0N, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Dress Necktie, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in neckties which are in the form of a bow-knot, but do not require to be tied by the wearer, and yet may readily be washed or reversed; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a necktie that does not require to be tied by the wearer; second, to enable such a necktie to be washed when soiled, or reversed if made of non-washable material. I am well aware that neckties of this form are old, and they have been made in this form, sewed or otherwise secured in a permanent bow-knot, so as to obviate the necessity of tying by the wearer. My invention has the same advantages possessed by these neckties, and, in addition thereto, the fastenings, not being permanent, can be undone, and thus the tie can be washed or reversed. This results in a great saving of expense, for the present permanentlytied neckties when they become soiled are worthless, while myimproved necktie can be washed as often and will last as long as the well-known neckties which are made in a single strip of material and tied by the wearer. a

I attain the objects of my invention by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a view showing the necktie on the wearer. Fig. 2 is a View of the necktie secured to a collar-button in the back of the shirt of the wearer. Fig. 3 is a View in per spective of the necktie and the means of securing itto the collar-button in front of the shirt, the bow-knot being inverted in this figure. Fig. i is a view of the necktie opened for the purpose of washing. Fig. 5 is a front View of the necktie, the perpendicular piece of the bow-knot being loose, the necktie being folded ready for use. Fig. 6 isaview in perspective of the necktie when partially open, showing a buckle at the end and the tie fastened by means of a McGill fastener.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My washable necktie is made of cambric or other suitable material, preferably some ma terial that will not shrink or be distorted in shape when washed. I prefer to cut the ma terial into three pieces and construct the necktie as follows:

The piece A B 0 (shown in Fig. 4) is folded so as to make a right angle at B. This piece A B 0 should be of proper length to fit the size of the collar. The pieceD F G E may be finished square at the ends, as shown in Fig. 4, or pointed. The length of this piece D F G E will of course depend on the size it is desired to make the tie, and should be in proper proportion-w. 6., itslength being abouttweive to thirteen times its breadth-and it is folded into thirds at the points F and G. The points F and G may be marked by astitch, if desired. The middle of the one-third part D F is laid upon the strip A B 0, so that if this third were folded in half the line of this fold would lie on or a short distance to the right of a perpendicular line dropped from B on the piece A B 0. The piece H I K is about one-fourth the length of DF GE. The piece H IK may be pointed at H, and has the button-hole e in it. This piece H I K is laid under the pieces A B G and D F G E, as shown in Fig. 4, and the three pieces are secured together by stitclr ing a b and c d, as shown in Fig. 4., or by a McGill fastener, f, as shown in Fig. 6, or by other suitable means.

The tie is laundered open when in the position shown in Fig. 4.

When it is desired to wear the tie, the piece D F G E is folded over at G and F, when it assumes the appearance shown in Fig. 5. The piece H I K is then folded over and the tie is held in an inverted position, as shown in Fig. 3. The tie is buttoned to the collar-button by the button-hole e, as shown in Fig. 3. It is then turned down to the position shown in Fig. 1. The tie is secured at the back of the neck either by the buckle 9, (shown in Fig. 6,) or it is buttoned onto the collar-button at the back, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of the button-holes h and k. There may be several button-holes k and h, as shown in Fig. 4-, to allow the tie to shrink and yet be able to button and to allow of the same tie to be worn with different-size collars. The button-holes 7tand h are preferably made at slight angles to allow of their overlapping.

If the tie be made of satin or other nonwashable material, it should be fastened by a McGill fastener such as is described in Letters Patent of the United States numbered 162,184, or other suitable means as shown in Fig. 6; otherwise it is constructed substantially as heretofore described. When the front and edges at F and G of this non-washable tie become soiled, the tie can be taken apart and readily reversed, thus presenting a clean appearance.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A necktie made by fastening together the strips A B O, D F G E, and H I K in the manner shown and described, the strip D F G E being folded at]? and G and the tie being fastened to the collar-button at the front of the shirt by the butt0n-hole e.

2. A necktie constructed in a bow-knot by fastening together the strips A B O, D F G E, and H I K in the manner shown and described, the strip D F G E being folded at F and G, and the necktie being fastened to the collarbutton at the front of the shirt by the button 0 hole 6 and to the collar-button at the back by the button holes k and h.

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, JR.

Witnesses:

D. T. GEOFF, Rroun. S. CHILD, Jr.

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