And to round out the “A” name Arrow collars from the eBay early 20th Century collar bag purchase, there is also the Avolyn Collar, which is narrower than the Amolek and Ancover:
This too can be reproduced by printing out the scan of the two halves of this collar onto an 8.5×11 piece of paper and adjusting the overlap of the pieces to the correct neck size you want for making a pattern.
Also in my recent eBay purchase of a collar bag and 7 assorted Early 20th Century men’s linen starched detachable collars is an “Ancover” collar, somewhat similar to the “Amolak” previously posted. It too is clearly post 1899 because the Cluett name that is stamped is Cluett, Peabody & Co.
You can reproduce this type of collar making a pattern from one of these scans.
I recently purchased a small early 20th Century man’s collar bag on eBay with 7 collars still in it. It was an ordinary enough travel bag such as any middle class man might own in the 1890-1920 era, but unusually, the 7 collars were each a different style, with several different brands represented.
As I care about collecting different types of these collars, rather than the more expensive hobby of collecting the containers, it was a good deal. The Arrow Amolek was one of these.
This general style of collar was popular in the 1890s-1920s, but seems to be most popular in the mid 1890s and late 1910s.
However, the collar cannot be from the mid 1890s as the Cluett company was not called “Cluett, Peabody and Co.” until 1899, so it is a post-1899 collar.
However, I know what you really want is those handy collar scans which can be used to make collar patterns. This one you can use if you need the same size as the original and have a long-paper printer:
Or this one for making a collar to another size which can print on 8.5×11 paper:
UPDATE! I have found 5 different styles of advertisement for the Tyfold to be found in American newspapers in 1903, pretty well blanketing most of the USA. I’m finding Newspapers.com to be the best way to research a date for a debut of a major brand’s collar. This is especially true for a “gadget” type collar that uses a new patented feature. Click on each thumbnail to see more:
The Tyfold’s patented keyhole front feature was apparently not printed on the collar, because the Cluett Co. did not own the patent outright. According to Google Patents it was invented by Edwin F. Brown in 1902:
Also according to this small note in a 1903 newspaper, a “string” tie without a fat back band fit in the collar best:
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