The Buchanan-Gordon plan appears again in a design produced by William Becker, of Paderborn, in 1896. The dress is formed of waterproof material, stiffened internally by metal rings and a complicated system of flexible lacings.
W. Becker, Paderborn, nach Deutschem Patent 96781 vom Jahre 1896, benutzt zur Absteifung ein system von Metallringen, die durch Gurtgeflecht miteinander verbunden sind.
The original patent can be found here: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/000367882/publication/DE96781C?q=pn%3DDE96781C
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