This set of metal sleeve garters and their original cardboard box from the mid-twentieth century. One includes a paper label indicating they were made in England by a company called Saint George. Sleeve garters are worn to hold up the sleeve of a shirt. These high-end examples are stretchable allowing a man to customize sleeve length and keep sleeves clean while working. This men's accessory was worn in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century in many professions. It's no longer a commonly worn piece though they can still be seen in a historical costume context (typically an elasticized fabric version) to represent the work of bartenders, wild west characters or poker dealers who needed to hold up their sleeves.
