Originally Posted by
MacMillan of Rathdown
By 1900 this fashion had caught on like a house on fire and Macclesfield became the center of necktie production for the whole of the United Kingdom. In 1924 the necktie took on it's present form (and method of construction) and has remained virtually unchanged since.
Macclesfield is my home town and I therefore am aware of its reputation for silk ties! 
But I still had not heard that term before! 
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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