Trouser press
A trouser press (also trouser press or trouser presser ) is a device for smoothing of pants and simultaneously to bring about the desired crease .
history
After the appearance of trousers with creases, the first mechanical trouser presses based solely on pressure came onto the market around 1900 . The best-known manufacturer of trouser presses is the British company Corby. In 1929, John Corby developed a mechanical trouser press that could be hung and opened vertically. In 1930 he opened in Windsor , the company John Corby Company to valet to manufacture. Corby later combined the valet with the trouser press. In the 1960s, Corby's trouser press was improved with the addition of resistance heating .
The target group were traveling business people who were dependent on immaculate business attire. The trouser press was a common piece of equipment in middle-class hotels for decades . With the increasing acceptance of informal business clothing (casual wear), the use of the trouser press is decreasing.
Cultural reception
The trouser press is considered conservative and was caricatured by the underground music group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band in the song Trouser Press . This song title is considered the template for the name of the US music journal Trouser Press . The British comedian Bill Bailey also uses the trouser press as a style element .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News , December 22, 1900, p. 651
- ^ The Bystander , September 25, 1907, p. 627
- ^ A b c Sean O'Grady: Minor British Institutions: The Corby Trouser Press , in: The Independent , March 28, 2009 [1]
- ^ Homepage of Corby
- ↑ a b Jasper Gerard: MPs expenses: Never trust a man with a trouser press in: The Daily Telegraph , May 19, 2009 [2]