English: Early illustration, perhaps the first, from a patent of a pre-tied tie, now known as a clip-on, issued to Johann Waehner of New York, NY in 1875, U.S. Patent 170651. See Section on Pre-Tied/Clip-on Ties, in the Nectie article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie).
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J Waehner / USPO
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