Show us your TIES

[Widebrim]

^^I pretty much like them all, especially the bottom middle. Is the top right a Brent? How about any other labels?

 

[jamespowers]

Ties from Christmas.

Favorite of the bunch is on the right:

Nothing to dislike here. Good score for a present there. :eusa_clap

 

[thunderw21]

^^I pretty much like them all, especially the bottom middle. Is the top right a Brent? How about any other labels?

Top photo, left to right: Brent, Yellowstone, Brent

Bottom photo, left to right: Towncraft, unknown, Van Heusen

 

[jamespowers]

Top photo, left to right: Brent, Yellowstone, Brent

Bottom photo, left to right: Towncraft, unknown, Van Heusen

Yellowstone is another great brand we don't hear much from.:eusa_clap

 

[Quigley Brown]

Ties from Christmas.

Oooo La La! I especially like the colors and shapes of the center one.

 

[Kahuna]

Pardon me for going slightly off topic and not showing an actual tie here but I love this hand-painted display signage I found in a thrift store a couple years ago. You may have seen this before a few pages back in the context of my tie collection but I thought it deserved its own post. When I first saw it I thought it was some sort of vintage look reproduction but, upon closer viewing & seeing the thickness of the paint in the brushstrokes, realized it was an actual display sign from a department store. What amazes me is the time and talent that went into display back then. I spent about 20 years of my life in the display business and these days most signage is computer generated and comes from corporate headquarters. I guess this is another example of a lost profession that has gone by the wayside. I was too lazy to take this out from behind its glass and had to do a little photoshopping to get rid of reflections so pardon the sloppy job.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Yes, that is a lovely display. You're right about it being a "lost" profession. Great find.

 

[jamespowers]

12 pounds of ties. I see a few that could make it worth my while I suppose.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

how much did those go for in the end JP? I saw the auction Several n the top looked decidedly interesting!

bk

 

[jamespowers]

how much did those go for in the end JP? I saw the auction Several n the top looked decidedly interesting!

bk

I don't know if I should say. I might give Widebrim a coronary.
I paid $90 plus shipping. There better be something good in that 12 lbs.

 

[Widebrim]

Tie prices are indeed very interesting through the 30s. Quality silk became incredibly cheap around the late 20s, and was still very cheap by the time the article I quoted was written - I have a PDF would you like a copy? - allowing very low end makers based in Allen Street in Manhattan sweatshops to offer very cheap ties with quality silk and what was known as "silk tipping", where the tie was only lined in the tips, rather than through the whole tie.
bk

Yes, if you could send a PDF 'round my way, I would appreciate it, Baron. I have seen ads for those silk-tipped neckties (not sure if I have any).

 

[Widebrim]

I don't know if I should say. I might give Widebrim a coronary.
I paid $90 plus shipping. There better be something good in that 12 lbs.

:eeek::eusa_doh:

Yeah, I hope that there is something "good" in that 12 lbs...

 

[jamespowers]

:eeek::eusa_doh:

Yeah, I hope that there is something "good" in that 12 lbs...

lol lol lol We'll see.

 

[Widebrim]

lol lol lol We'll see.

Hey, whatever you don't want, do like last time and bring them to the Queen Mary...

 

[jamespowers]

Hey, whatever you don't want, do like last time and bring them to the Queen Mary...

$3 each.

 

[jamespowers]

I would buy this one if it didn't go over the widebrim price quota:

Cohama

 

[Foofoogal]

thunderw21

Gorgeous ties.

 

[Widebrim]

I would buy this one if it didn't go over the widebrim price quota:
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Cohama

$3.07?

 

[jamespowers]

$3.07?

Yeah it was for sale for----hold onto your hat---$10.:eeek:

 

[Widebrim]

Yeah it was for sale for----hold onto your hat---$10.:eeek:

:eeek: :eusa_doh::sick: