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an ironing board should be at least as wide as the width of a gentleman's linen handkerchief.
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What is the British Standard width of a Gentlemans linen hanherchief?

Or does the size of the said Gentlemans hooter come into the equasion?
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Shard wrote:an ironing board should be at least as wide as the width of a gentleman's linen handkerchief.
Or a duffle-coat sleeve.
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Rowana wrote:What is the British Standard width of a Gentlemans linen hanherchief?

Or does the size of the said Gentlemans hooter come into the equasion?
A gentleman would know not to ask such questions.
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Shard wrote:
Rowana wrote:What is the British Standard width of a Gentlemans linen hanherchief?

Or does the size of the said Gentlemans hooter come into the equasion?
A gentleman would know not to ask such questions.
Surely only a Gentleman's gentleman should know these things? I only know that ironed and folded handkerchiefs are laid out with my apparel every morning and evening.

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Absolutely, best kept below stairs.
http://trooncruisingclub.org/ 20' - 30' Berths available, Clyde.
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