Detachable Collars

[esteban68]

Not a collar but a collar box,( contents came with it) almost mint and English made with watered silk lining c 1920's?

This is for sliding in collar studs and the two tubes either side of the slot are for collar bars/pins and or cravat pins.
Any idea whast the rear strap on the box was for?

 

[Hap Hapablap]

Beautiful!

By the looks of it, I'd say it's a travel case, so maybe the strap is meant to secure it to luggage, etc.

 

[esteban68]

Could be, I did wonder that myself re the strap...its a soft case so travel case would figure especially since it has space for studs and pins.

 

[Yesteryear]

Beautiful, that box looks brand new! Great find!

 

[esteban68]

When I picked it up I wasn't all that sure that it was that old the condition was almost too good, but construction, stitching, press stud and adverts for similar items are all around the 1920's period!

 

[fiftyforfifty]

Not a collar but a collar box,( contents came with it) almost mint and English made with watered silk lining c 1920's?

This is for sliding in collar studs and the two tubes either side of the slot are for collar bars/pins and or cravat pins.
Any idea whast the rear strap on the box was for?

Great find, men of class go with style

 

[Eddie Derbyshire]

Not a collar but a collar box,( contents came with it) almost mint and English made with watered silk lining c 1920's?

This is for sliding in collar studs and the two tubes either side of the slot are for collar bars/pins and or cravat pins.
Any idea whast the rear strap on the box was for?

That's a smashing find! I love the details for the collar studs and collar pins. I don't think it would have occurred to me that that was what that was for! That lining is in good nick too - even rarer! Usually there's some moisture stains or something like that.

 

[esteban68]

The lining is very good Eddie only a couple of light stains and as it's a keeper I'm not too bothered, other than that condition is extremely good indeed!
I've seen a nigh on identical one on a London vintage showroom site in Croc or alligator around the £800 mark!

 

[Eddie Derbyshire]

The lining is very good Eddie only a couple of light stains and as it's a keeper I'm not too bothered, other than that condition is extremely good indeed!
I've seen a nigh on identical one on a London vintage showroom site in Croc or alligator around the £800 mark!

Phew! Very good find indeed then! I can imagine stuff like this got bought for someone as a birthday or father's day present and never got used. I can't imagine there were all that many ordinary working men did a lot of travelling, nor even a lot of middle class men!