According to one Web site that I found:  "... the four-in-hand knot
(which dates back to the days of the coach in England, when the men on top
of the coach would knot their neckties in this manner to prevent them from
flying in the wind while they were driving)."
    I also found this explanation:

http://www.leeallison.com/sub_history_four_in_hand.php

Lynne

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From: "Kimberly Kenney, Curator" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: "4 in hand" tie?


> Can anyone tell me what this means in regards to a
> man's tie?
>
> THANK YOU!
> Kim
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