Strap

“ Tailors sometimes insist on two buttons, but as a woman does not wear her trousers except with the strap, it is not difficult to see why she needs to be able to remove it. The best material for the strap is thick soft kid, or thin leather lined with cloth. ”

“ They are brought about in boys and in men. It often becomes a habit in schools and colleges for youths to employ a strap or other form of belt for holding up their trousers; one boy sets the example, and the others think it right to follow; so the practice becomes general, and you find a tight line indicating pressure marked round the bodies of these youths. Fortunately, in their case, as they emerge into life, and before great mischief is done, they give up the strap and take to supporting the clothes from the shoulders, by the brace, and so they escape further injury ”

“ It is the custom to use a strap of any width, for these lashes are only remembrance of [punitive] lashes. One takes a strap of calf's leather, as a reference to the verse " [Even] an ox knows its master..." ”

“ I have never seen a lady's spur of this description, but possibly they are made—if not, they easily could be. They are much the most easy to attach or remove, and there is no chance of a strap being cut in walking or otherwise, or of an over-tight buckle hurting the foot. Their principal advantage, however, is not one of mere convenience, but of safety; the absence of strap and buckle removes one element in a great danger—that of the foot sticking in the stirrup in a fall. ”

“ Now a strong old strap, 1 ft. long, with a buckle is wanted; this is called the throat strap. The hand-iron, a medium-sized collar needle, seat-awl, scissors, and collar knife being placed near at hand, get a bundle of rye or wheat straw, preferably rye, and place it straight together by the side of the stool, with a sheet of drummed flock or basket of carded flock all within reach. As during work the legs are placed inside the collar, making it awkward for the operator to move, it is well to have handy a flat-headed mallet besides the collar mallet. ”

“ When they let it rest upon the breast, it was a breast strap.
All the Cave-men learned to use straps so, and many people still carry things in that way.
THINGS TO DO
Play carrying something on the head. The one who can carry the longest without dropping his burden wins the game.
Look at the handles of all the baskets you can find and see if you can tell how they are used. Can you think of any better way of carrying these baskets?
Make a handle for a basket.
Make a carrying strap and show how to use it for a head strap. Show how to use it for a shoulder strap and a breast strap. ”

“ Sometimes a hammock strap would give way, and let the man down on to the hard stones of his cell; but Peace, who was an old soldier in looking after his own comforts, if they could be so termed, took very excellent care to see that his straps were all right.
The warders never object to give a man a new strap or two if any of his old ones are worn out. ”

“ For a running loop—one that runs loosely along the strap—the leather about 1⁄2 in. longer than twice the width of the strap so as to overlap; shave one end on the top or grain side, and the other on the bottom or flesh side, so that when jointed the pieces will make an even thickness. Allow sufficient length for the two thicknesses of strap to go through, and mark where it is to overlap. Put one side of the doubled part in the clamp and stitch the side opposite, then reverse it and stitch the other ”

“ A third strap, which passes under the waist of the boot, prevents the heel-strap from slipping up the side of the foot, as it is sometimes inclined to do when the heel is much raised; and a fourth strap, crossing the foot behind the toe-strap, prevents the heel-strap from slipping under the boot sole at the side. ”

“ The waist girdle either disappears from sight or as a narrow and ornamented strap is worn diagonally to help in the support of the belt. A mass of beautiful ornament covers the whole belt, commonly seen as an unbroken line of bosses enriched with curiously worked roundels or lozenges which, when the loose strap-end is abandoned, meet in a splendid morse or clasp on which the enameller and jeweller had wrought their best. ”

“ It will be observed that when the right-hand belt-strap is drawn upon it exerts a gentle pulling influence on the right-hand side portion of the skirt, and when the left-hand portion of the skirt-section of the device is to be tight­ened to any particular extent the left-hand belt-strap is more strongly drawn upon or more forcibly placed under tension. ”

“ The complainant's design is to fasten a strap on one of the legs of the horse, to which strap shall be attached a pendant that will move or swing freely between the legs, and strike the leg opposite to the one provided with the strap. The effect upon the horse is to lead him to strive to avoid the touch of the swinging pendulum. ”

“ STRAP SEAMS are plain seams over which straps of the material are stitched for ornamental purposes. The strips for these straps may be cut lengthwise of plain material from pieces that are left after cutting out the garment, but experience has taught that when silk Ill. ”

“ The sling cord attached to eyes in the frame by means of brass snaps with black burned finish shall be round and braided from four strands of pliable tan leather, and shall have a diameter of at least one-eighth of an inch and not over one-sixth of an inch.
(f) The case and strap must be exactly like sample, and of No. 1 stock. Care must be taken to put in only compasses that are in perfect condition. The strap buckle must be of brass. The glass, when closed, must not exceed 4 inches in length, and the glass, case, cord, and strap, complete, must not exceed 25 ounces in weight. ”

“ Keep the strap tight in your hand, so that he cannot straighten his leg if he raises up. Hold him in his position, and turn his head toward you; bear against his side with your shoulder, not hard, but with a steady equal pressure, and in about ten minutes he will lie down. ”

“ Skins are dressed by saturating them with fat, and rubbing and kneading them with the hands and feet till they are perfectly pliable: or, if they are very thick, by beating them with a club. Straps are prepared by cutting them out spirally from the. skin, so as to get as great a length as the leather will afford. The strap is then slung over a stout limb, so that its ends will come as near to the ground as they will reach: the ends are weighted with a stone, and the doubled strap is twisted up, with the aid of a lever, as tightly as possible, till the stone is raised nearly up to the limb. ”

“ Instructions For Assembling The Infantry Equipment, Model Of 1910.
1. The Cartridge Belt.— (a) To assemble the belt.
Place the adjusting strap on the ground, eyeleted edge to the front; place the pocket sections on the ground in prolongation of the adjusting strap, pockets down, tops of pockets to the front; insert end of adjusting strap in outer loop of metal guide, from the upper side, carry it under the middle bar and up through the inner loop; engage the wire hook on the end of adjusting strap in the eyelets; provided on the inner surface of the belt. ”

“ Somewhere in the course of the single strap, a buckle may be introduced to regulate the tension of the support. This sort of support has been very much used for children's stockings. It has now been adopted by thousands of women, many of whom have spoken to me very warmly of its value.
LARGE vs. SMALL WOMEN.
Petite, applied to a woman, is a very dear word to the fashionables. ”

“ One seldom sees a Brazilian carrying bundles in his hands—such as valises, etc. The people who make their living at that sort of work carry a strap with them, which is thrown over the shoulder. If two valises are to be borne, one is placed in front and the other at the back, each fastened to the end of the strap. ”

“ Those who are very confident in their skill are content to hold the strap only with a twist round their hand, but others take the opportunity of the horse’s first surprise to give the strap a double turn round the surcingle. ”

“ Fig. 5 is a sketch belonging to this subject, which shews something [156] of the manner of using this round strap as a mover: for by carrying it (either in a horizontal or vertical plane) by a line slightly curved, from one machine to another, it will drive them all and give the means of stopping any one at pleasure. ”

“ Strap′per, one who works with straps, esp. one who harnesses horses: something big, a tall large person; Strap′ping, the act of fastening with a strap: materials for straps: a thrashing.—adj. tall, handsome.—adj. Strap′-shaped, shaped like a strap, ligulate.—n. Strap′-work (archit.) , ornamentation consisting of crossed and interlaced fillets or bands. [Orig. strop, from A.S. stropp—L. struppus; cf. Gr. strophos, a twisted band.]
Strappado, strap-ā′do, n. (Shak.) a punishment which consisted in pulling the victim to the top of a beam and letting him fall so as to break his bones.—v.t. ”

“ These are held to their backs by a broad strap going over the forehead, and the hair is left thick, and made to grow thicker over the eyes, in order to make a matting for this strap. I have seen stones and bricks so carried that weighed, I was told, four hundred pounds. Their heads bow to the burden, and they trot along under their huge loads as fast as a horse can walk. ”

“ These should have the knee-band three quarters of an inch wide, lined on the upper side with a piece of plush, and fastened with a buckle, which is much easier than even double strings, and, by observing the strap, you always know the exact degree of tightness that is required to keep up the stocking; any pressure beyond that is prejudicial, especially to those who walk long distances. ”

“ In the same connection he also describes a mode of fastening the staples or clamps to the frame of the bag by a strap which passes over the centre of each staple; and he adds, that the staple or clamp 'is made of strong iron turned down at each end.' Sufficient description is given of the staple or clamp ”

“ In Paris, when certain people see you ready to set your foot in the stirrup, some pull your coat-tails, others loosen the buckle of the strap that you may fall and crack your skull; one wrenches off your horse's shoes, another steals your whip, and the least treacherous of them all is the man whom you see coming to fire his pistol at you point blank. ”

“ As weights are carried on the back suspended by a strap across the forehead, the tendency to stoop or grow round-shouldered is counteracted, for the pull of the strap brings the head back, and the strain is taken by the muscles of the neck. ”

“ Trousers without straps, slipping up the leg of a timid horseman, are an acute form of unnecessary misery, which was the fashion for many years up to 1877, when straps again appeared on the trousers of the more correct riders in Rotten Row.—Illustrated Book of the Horse. ”

“ Fifth, the top brass may be made a handsliding fit to the strap without springing the strap open, which being already under a tension because of the spring due to the bottom brass, will be more rigid and permit of a tighter degree of top brass fit, without springing open and away from the rod. ”

“ To properly hold the arms in place a strap should be drawn around the sticks at the middle, and to insure a good prop a block six inches long, two inches wide, and seven-eighths of an inch thick is to be cut and provided with two pins at each end as shown in Fig. ”

“ The straps, in fact, are a most valuable aid to the recovery. Take them away from a crew and you [Pg 32] will see one of two things: either the men will never swing nearly even to the upright position, and will recover with toil and trouble, or, if they swing back properly, they will all fall over backwards with their feet in the air. This slight strap-pressure just helps them over the difficult part of the recovery; as the body swings forward the feet immediately resume their balance against the stretcher. ”

“ Loops are common to all kinds of straps in general and to harness and cart gear in particular.
Straps made to exact length with only one hole are cut long enough beyond the hole to go through the loop, and so give the work a neat finish. When the unused part of the strap varies considerably in length, the part run through the buckle being sometimes 6 in. long and sometimes 3 ft. long, a runner loop must be made to hold the point of the strap.
A runner is a loop which runs loosely along the strap to any required part. ”

“ SPAN. A rope with both ends made fast, so that a purchase may be hooked to its bight. Also, a small line or cord, the middle of which is usually attached to a stay, whence the two ends branch outwards to the right and left, having either a block or thimble attached to their extremities. It is used to confine some ropes which pass through the corresponding blocks or thimbles as a fair leader.
SPAN-BLOCKS. Blocks seized into each bight of a strap, long enough to go across a cap, and allow the blocks to hang clear on each side, as main-lifts, top-mast studding-sail, halliards, blocks, &c. ”

“ These tie strings whose function is to hold down the brace, may be either tied separately around the waist, or looped over the waist straps, or secured thereto near the front by buckles. Another important feature of my inven-tion is that with my construction, the back support and shoulder straps may be formed with a single continuous strip of suitable nonelastic webbing, flexible stays being used to maintain the form and shape of the back support. ”

“ The strap may be of brass, cast iron, or wrought iron; when the strap is made of wrought iron it is commonly lined with brass.
Exercise 40: Locomotive Eccentric.—In fig. 40 D E is the sheave, F H the strap, and K the eccentric rod. The sheave and strap are made of cast iron, and the eccentric rod is made of wrought iron. (a) is a vertical cross section through the oil-box of the strap; (b) is a plan of the end of the eccentric rod and part of the [Pg 48] strap. All the nuts are locked by means of cotters. Draw first the elevation, partly in section as shown. ”