The History of Lanyard

When people think of lanyards, they are usually inclined to think of cards display company logos and sometimes an id badge. And now thanks to this article, there is, in fact, quick an increasing story behind the history of lanyards way before they become common as promotional devices for people to wear at work and at events, and centuries before people could buy lanyards online. Lanyards were actually used on ships and in the military. You can see below link for lanyard specifications: 

Lanyards are generally worn on the shoulder, neck or wrist depending on their usage. They can be used as decoration, for holiday items and for rigging. In the French military, lanyards were used by cavalry and nave officers at sea. They would use a lanyard to connect a pistol, sword or whistle to a uniform semi-permanently.

Besides being functional, lanyard also becomes decorative and has featured for a while as a craft. Since 1950s, lanyard wearing becomes popular for French and American children. It is a good method to exercise those fire motor skills, as lanyard wearing teaches children how to create complex knots. There is the box knot, triangle knot, Chinese knot and butterfly knot.

Nowadays, there are functions and facilities that require identification for sewing purposes, such as business, hospitals, prisons, conventions, corporations in the entertainment industry. A badge holder or plastic pouch with at least one clear side is secured to the lanyard with person’s name badge, sometimes, small items like pen, tools or business card can be placed behind the badge for ease of access. There are situations where keys can be lost, such as at gym or public swimming pools, and in these instants lanyard can be used as key chains. Please clip here:   

Lanyard core in a variety of shapes and sizes, and material which can range from plastic, cord, leather or rope to satin, polyester, nylon or even silk, and their usage is amazingly vide and varied USB flash drives now often have branded lanyard. It serves as a method for preventing accidental strangulation when the lanyard was worn around the neck. See more details as links: