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Collar Stiffeners

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BuskingBob

This brings back memories of the days when a stiff collar point was essential (the word "cool" hadn't really been invented but I think that was what we were trying to be!)

Cigarette packets (remember them?) were an important source of emergency stiffeners, as were matchsticks etc - shirts were expensive so it was always a nightmare trying to restore a collar after you had forgotten to remove the stiffeners before laundering. Starch helped (I think there was a brand called "Robin"), but the shirt became effectively ruined as best.


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