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Vandyck Linex Collar

  • CLR-LX-VNDK
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$1.75
SKU:
CLR-LX-VNDK
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Product Description

Constructed of paper similar in weight to cardstock. The linex collars are for those impressions where a more modest budget is portrayed, such as the working class and servants.

It is believed that the first detachable collars were invented in Troy, NY, in 1827, as one woman’s expedient way to launder her husband’s collar. She snipped off the collar to launder it separately, saving the body of the shirt from unnecessary washings. Up until the Civil War, detachable collars were constructed of linen or cotton.

The paper collar industry got its start during the Civil War when the South's control of cotton cut off the supply of cloth collars. Many people preferred the substitute and continued to wear them after the War. Production of paper collars hit its peak between 1870 and 1914.

Amazon Drygoods Collars have been in continuous production since 1866, when the Reversible Collar company was founded. Gibson Lee was the successor to Reversible, who in turn sold to the business to Amazon Drygoods. The Tuxedo, High Wing, and Stand-up models are still produced on the original 1860’s Reversible Collar Company press.

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  1. excellent value for money! 5 Star Review

    Posted by on 16th Aug 2018

    Interesting: in your description these collars were specifically designed for servants and the lower classes. Since we live in a day and age where washing/cleaning - let alone the starching of cotton collars is a sheer impossibility, 'paper' collars are the ideal solution.
    The finishing of your products and especially the fitting is top quality.
    A bit disappointing was that the carton box in which you shipped the goods arrived rather crumpled - according to the postman the fault of Belgian mail - not yours! but luckily the collars were undamaged.