Grace A. Boughton-Leigh, GB189606842A

A New or Improved Ornamental Device or Anklet.

Image credit: Broughton-Leigh, G.A. (1896)

On May 23rd, 1896, Grace Ada Boughton-Leigh, a London resident with no known occupation, patented “The Trilby Anklet”— a wire-twisted bracelet designed to be worn around the ankle and secured with a knob-shaped fastening.

Date of Application: 28 March 1896

Date of Issuance: 23 May 1896

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