Necktie Fastening. (open access)

Necktie Fastening.

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History