Red Tape Cuff Links

National Archives Store Exclusive Handcrafted in the U.S.A. One-of-a-kind sterling silver and polished glass Authentic U.S. government red tape Product Description Learn More These exclusive red tape cuff links will let everyone know that you like to cut through the red tape and get things done with quality and perfection and without delay. The red tape used to make this jewelry comes from records held in the National Archives. As the Archives works to protect and preserve our nation's records, improvements to storage methods mean that documents are no longer tri-folded and tied together with red tape. Archivists are "cutting the red tape" and protecting our precious artifacts using the newest approved methods of preservation. By the end of the American Civil War, the practice of binding important documents with red ribbon was common throughout the western world. Civil War veterans' records were bound in red ribbon, and the difficulty in obtaining those records to file pension