The lady would place the bottom of her dress into the fold at the wider end of the skirt or dress lifter's main body, & use the clip, to clip the device onto the bottom of her dress (photographs 2, 4, 5, & 6). A round attachment ring is fixed to the main body, through a small vertical hole located near to the main body's narrower end (photographs 1 & 2). A chord would run along the ladies dress, with one end tied to the round attachment ring, & the other available at the lady's waist. The lady would have pulled the end of the chord on her waist, before walking through mud, or over a puddle, & the bottom of the dress would lift up vertically above her ankles. The lady was therefore able to walk through the mud, or over the puddle, while maintaining the cleanliness of her dress. The lady could later remove the skirt or dress lifter from the bottom of her dress, by using her thumb & index finger to rotate the square link almost 90 degrees, from the horizontal to vertical, which would open the skirt or dress lifter, & consequently release the dress (photographs 3, 4, 5 & 6).
The skirt or dress lifter is in reasonable condition for it's age, although when closed, the clip lies slightly off centre, to one side (photograph 2). The length of the skirt or dress lifter when closed is 8.5 cm, the width 2.9 cm, the depth 1.7 cm, & the weight 29 g. The length of the skirt or dress lifter when open is 14.1 cm.