SWANK GOLD TONE TEXTURED AND STRIPED CUFFLINKS - McTDG1

With a demarcation line angled corner to corner like cut toast, the design on these cufflinks features angled stripes on one side and a horizontal textured surface on the other. Cufflinks measure 5/8-inch-wide x 7/8-inch long and are stamped Swank. Pre-owned, these cufflinks are in like-new condition. ● Cufflinks were properly introduced in the 17th century by King Charles II who was recognized for his style. He popularized cufflinks by regularly wearing them in public, helping to influence the people's opinion on these statement accessories. Men began using small chains that were fastened to the end of a gold or silver button and fed through the holes of the cuff to keep them together. Although the first cufflinks appeared in the 1600s, they did not become common until the end of the 18th century. With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the high production of low-cost cuff links enabled a greater variety of cufflinks to be manufactured. Chains were replaced with rods and fasteners with easy-to-close clips. Shirt makers, eager to sell a larger quantity of higher priced dress shirts caught on to the cuff link frenzy and expanded their lines of formal dress shirts to include cufflink-ready attire, as what we call French cuffs.