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   starzoe | Sep 08, 2007 06:55pm | #1

   I don't know the name of this item, but I do know they used to be an important accessory for men. They turn up occasionally at thrift stores, so maybe an antique sale or shop might me a source.

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   user-51823 | Sep 08, 2007 10:03pm | #2

   i had about 3 pr in the eighties, when the style was to wear jackets with everything, all year, with the cuffs rolled up to a 3/4 length.
   i don't recall the name they were marketed under, but i'd google for varieties of "cuff/sleeve/roller/bands/ holders"

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   GailAnn | Sep 08, 2007 11:06pm | #3

   Sleeve Garters.  I still have a pair, but you can often find them in catalogues geared to the more mature woman.  Gail

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   Crazy K | Sep 08, 2007 11:12pm | #4

   I bought a pair a couple of years ago........Clotilde catalog handled them.  Haven't looked lately but will.......and then will update for you!

   K

   Update:  I just checked their newer catalog as well as the website........couldn't find them.  I must assume they no longer carry them.  They were last in the January 2007 catalog so it seems odd........but they aren't there now!  Makes we wish I had ordered another pair.........just in case!  Rubber bands just don't have class!! LOL

   K

   
   

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   Edited 9/8/2007 4:44 pm ET by Crazy K

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   stktrader | Sep 09, 2007 12:46am | #5

   Gail Ann- I love mature women.

   Crazy K,

        I might call your source on Monday for the "sleeve garters"

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   diday | Sep 09, 2007 05:47am | #6

   There's a stretchy metal kind here (found it on Google):

   John Helmer Haberdasher Inc., Portland, OR
   http://www.johnhelmer.com/prod.itml/icOid/108

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   user-51823 | Sep 09, 2007 07:06am | #7

   that's exactly what i had, like a flattened metal coil. mine came in black, white, and gold tone. but i know i paid less than $12!

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   stktrader | Sep 09, 2007 05:37pm | #8

   Thanks Diday,

        I  emailed them today to see if it will work as a bicep garter.

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   dayenu | Sep 09, 2007 07:00pm | #9

   http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=6976&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=sleee+garter

    

   vermont country store carries them

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   Crazy K | Sep 09, 2007 07:46pm | #10

   I'm not the original poster......but many thanks!  I don't think Clotilde does carry them now and I like them.  I help my daughter with her daycare business and its nice to keep my long sleeved winter t's out of the dishwater!  I get a Vermont catalog....or have in the past so I'll have to look!  Thanks again!

   K

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   stktrader | Sep 09, 2007 08:48pm | #11

   They say that they are wrist garters at Vermont. I don't trust that they will work for above the elbow.

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   dayenu | Sep 10, 2007 06:47pm | #12

   I own a pair of silver ones and they work unless your upper arms are very large.

   You could also make your own from a nice silk fabric and elastic.

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   stktrader | Sep 11, 2007 01:57am | #13

   The one company that I emailed said that the ones that they have are too small for the bicep. They stated that they used to have a larger size but that they can no longer get them. Still looking.