Bolo Ties & String Ties

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But is a "string tie" a "Colonel Sanders tie" and not really a bolo tie?
(Use Google images for "Colonel Sanders" and "bolo tie.")
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(Oxford English Dictionary)
<i>string tie</i> orig. U.S., a  very narrow necktie worn as a bow
1895 <i>Montgomery  Ward Catal.</i> Spring & Summer 95/2  Men's folding
*string ties.
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25 May 1878, Portsmouth (OH) <i>Times</i>, pg. 2, col. 7:
White Lawn String Ties, 5 cents apiece.
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10 December 1881, San Antonio (TX) <i>Daily Express</i>, pg.1  ad:
Fancy and Black String Ties and Bows in great variety.
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13 December 1890, <i>Daily Morning Republican</i> (Fresno, CA),  pg. 2 ad:
We have the latest styles in String Ties, Bows, Long Ties, Windsors,
Four-in-Hands, and in fact in every style at most reasonable prices.
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28 June 1959, <i>Nevada State Journal</i> (Reno, NV), pg. 21  ad:
western bolo or string ties
now $1
Western bolo ties or string ties for the whole  family.

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