Preferred Collar Stay or Stiffener?

**Jock Scot** · 25th April 12, 02:03 AM

I have brass and I have silver ones.

**Chas** · 25th April 12, 03:27 AM

Somewhere I have a pair of brass ones from Thomas Pink. I got them in the late 70s when I was still in the RAF. There was an advert in a magazine and I replied. All it cost me was a stamp.

They arrived in their own little cardboard box. Stamped with "Thomas Pink of Jermyn Street" on one side and my name engraved on the other.

The curious thing was that they also had an "L" on one and an "R" on the other.

Regards

Chas

**Bugbear** · 25th April 12, 11:25 AM

Thanks, Jock and Chas. I hadn't heard of the brass ones.

**piperdbh** · 25th April 12, 07:50 PM

Some shirts are made with a heavy interfacing in the collar which eliminates the need for stays.

**Bugbear** · 25th April 12, 09:15 PM

Hi piperdbh, hope you're doing ok. I think I've seen those type of shirt collars. Thanks for bringing them up.

**madmacs** · 26th April 12, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Heck, I share my thoughts for ten minutes on Sunday morning and it takes six guys to collect all the money!

6 guys turning up and suggesting you might want to make a donation... Hmmm doesn't quite sound legit... Maybe we should check if your first name is really Don...

**sydnie7** · 27th April 12, 09:31 AM

Can't resist, saw these in a marketing e-mail the other day and thought of this thread:

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