Wow? I thought I was old, but collar stays are before my time. Sorry.

that you inserted into the collar of a man's shirt - the collar actually had slits into which they fit. Those?

full of those!

or are you a hoarder?

just like that 1 damned sock!

Mostly upscale dress shirts, but they're still out there. I think he means something like an old celluloid collar. Maybe not.

so, trof, why are you thinking about these things? Have you been drinking again?

Naw, I just dredge these things up out of my memory.
I got one about cumberbunds.

Cumberbunds! oops, I got nothing.

That looks like some medieval torture device! I would never put something like that anywhere near my neck. I've never seen those before, and I go back 71 years.

Cotton dress shirt collars used to curl up and look sloppy.
Spiffies were THE answer.

if they needed a contraption like that to keep them down. And all for 25 cents. That's the second new thing I've learned today.

The only odd things we had were elastic bands to make the fatigue uniform trousers look as if they were tucked into the boots. When I wore a class-A uniform, I tied the tie, and the collars were free to do what they wanted.

Bad enough we had to deal with shoe polish and Brasso. No collar stays.