>From "Victorians Unbuttoned" by Sarah Levitt: "In 1853 Caleb Hill, a stay manufacturer of Cheddar, Somerset, registered a version of what was soon to become the standard fastening: a split metal busk, one side bearing studs, locked into 'keyholes' in the other. Many firms followed suit."
I haven't had a chance to check the US Patent database to see what they have. Carolann Schmitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.genteelarts.com Ladies & Gentlemen of the 1860s Conference, March 1-4, 2007 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
