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Title	Arrow collar advertisement published in 1915 yearbook of Pawling School, Pawling, New York
Creator	Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc.
Date.Original	1914
Contributors	Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc.
Publisher.Original	Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc.
Description	This advertisement was published in 1915 in Pawling School's yearbook, The Scroll, and the man pictured in the illustration was known as "The Arrow Collar Man, " forerunner to "The Marlborough Man." The detachable collars could be attached to dress shirts and the three different styles shown in the advertisement are the Standish, the La Salle, and the Dorset. Price was 2 collars for twenty-five cents. Arrow was a trademark marketed by the Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc., of Troy (New York), which became known as the "Collar City." The firm advertised itself as the "largest makers of shirts and collars in the world." They were only one of many detachable collar-making businesses but Arrow collars became synonymous with detachable collars. They inspired Cole Porter to write a song "You're the Top" in 1934 that included the song lyrics, "You're the top, you're an Arrow collar." The detachable collar was invented in 1827 by Mrs. Hannah Lord Montague (1794-1878), of Troy, New York. While washing her husband's shirts, she noticed that only the collar was dirty, cut the collar off, washed it and sewed it back on with a few threads. Her husband, Orlando Montague, wore his wife's invention and soon others embraced this new invention. Merchants like Cluett, Peabody and Co., Inc, followed suit, and manufactured collars in mass quantities for sale to the outside world. Photographs are sprinkled throughout this exhibit of Pawling School students wearing dress shirts with detachable collars, perhaps the Arrow brand.
Notes	George Bywater Cluett was a part owner of a collar and shirt firm in Troy, New York called Cluett, Peabody and Co., Inc. The firm's products were manufactured under the Arrow trademark and Troy is known as the "Collar City" as a result of this business. Mr. Cluett was the benefactor of the Alfonzo Rockwell Cluett Foundation, a memorial to his son and informally known as Cluett Hall. It was the first building constructed (1909) on the Route 22 site of the Pawling School, renamed Trinity-Pawling School in 1947.
Subject.TGM	Advertisements Boarding schools Business people Clothing & dress Clothing industry Collars Philanthropists Trademarks Advertising Shirts Private schools Schools Students
Subject.LCSH	Collars Cluett, Peabody & Co. Trademarks -- United States Advertising Shirts, Men's
Subject.Local	Pawling School -- Clothing & Dress Pawling School -- Advertisements -- The Scroll -- 1915 Pawling School -- Cluett Hall -- Cluett, George Bywater
Location	Troy - New York - United States
HRVH Topic	Business & Industry People
Format.Original	Advertisement in yearbook
Resource Type	Image Text
Relation-IsPartOf	Scroll (1915), pg. 24
Source	Yearbook Collection
Resource Identifier	ps_rm_69.jpg
Publisher.Digital	Trinity-Pawling School
Date.Digital	2008-11-13
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	Robert Montgomery Collection
Holding Institution	Trinity-Pawling School
Contact Information	Trinity-Pawling School Archives 700 Route 22 Pawling, NY 12564 845-855-3100 http://www.trinitypawling.org
Rights	This digital image may be used for education purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of this image.

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