Necktie Fastening.
Description:
Patent for a new and improved tie pin. This design "is to provide a simple and reliable device for fastening neck-ties or cravats, in place of the elastic loop and other means usually employed. To that end, by perforating the collar-button and providing the cravat-shield with a spring-loop, [the design] obtain[s] combined collar-button and cravat-fastener" (lines 7-14).
Date:
August 4, 1885
Creator:
Hutches, Benjamin F., Jr.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department