Show us your TIES

[Widebrim]

Those mess up vintage tie fabrics. You want to keep those away. They bite like a shark. Those are better for hair or shoe clips.

They don't harm the tie at all if you clip them under the shirt. I've used them for many years with no damage. It's only when someone clips them onto the tie that you see the latter inching itself closer to necktie heaven...

 

[jamespowers]

They don't harm the tie at all if you clip them under the shirt. I've used them for many years with no damage. It's only when someone clips them onto the tie that you see the latter inching itself closer to necktie heaven...

Then the shirt inches its way to shirt heaven. The shark wins either way.

 

[Widebrim]

^^No, the shirt fabric is stronger...Now I now what I'm going to give you next time I see you at the Queen Mary event...besides a ride in the Packard.

 

[jamespowers]

^^No, the shirt fabric is stronger...

You just keep telling yourself that.
I have a box of 70s goodness for you.

 

[Widebrim]

^^No reason to tell myself that which is already true...And as regards the '70s ties, wasn't the one you gave me ugly enough (in your estimation) to protect me for at least another year from an onslaught of Towncraft polyester ties, wide enough to use as sandwich plates, and thick enough to withstand the fiercest tie sharks??

 

[Widebrim]

From right now, and from my father's wardrobe: c.late-'50s, acetate/rayon tie, no label but likely Sears, Roebuck, and Co. (since my father worked for them in Hollywood).

 

[phebus]

Holy cow Widebrim, that blue is beautiful!!!

 

[phebus]

Picked this up today. I assumed it was from the 70's. It's 53.5" long and 4" wide.
It has a WPL number under the little tag. I read online that WPL numbers were issued from 1941-1959. This tie can't be that old can it? Besides, it's polyester and I didn't think that material showed up until the 60's?

 

[Widebrim]

^^Thanks, Phebus! Polyester goes back quite a while, but your tie looks around late '70s. Regarding the WPL numbers, I think that those dates are off.

 

[phebus]

Well that explains a lot. I thought this was 70's.
I'm still struggling trying to date ties!

 

[phebus]

How about this.. 1960's skinny tie?
2.5" wide, 54.5" long:

 

[jamespowers]

^^No reason to tell myself that which is already true...And as regards the '70s ties, wasn't the one you gave me ugly enough (in your estimation) to protect me for at least another year from an onslaught of Towncraft polyester ties, wide enough to use as sandwich plates, and thick enough to withstand the fiercest tie sharks??

No. You could always use more 70s ties. Not me but you.

 

[Widebrim]

No. You could always use more 70s ties. Not me but you.

But you know what's (ironically) going to happen: In twenty years, some of those '70s eye-blinding, thick wads of polyester are going to be worth big bucks...

 

[Widebrim]

How about this.. 1960's skinny tie?
2.5" wide, 54.5" long:

I'm willing to bet late '50s.

 

[jamespowers]

But you know what's (ironically) going to happen: In twenty years, some of those '70s eye-blinding, thick wads of polyester are going to be worth big bucks...

I'll let you store the Herb Tarlik ties for investment then.

Oh and the tie of the day is:

 

[Widebrim]

^^Man, that is wild! And it's knot-planned...

 

[jamespowers]

^^Man, that is wild! And it's knot-planned...

Yeah man! That thing just screams buy me to me. You could have a lot of fun with that tie. I love how people who want tons of money for these ties don't tie the tie so you can see how it will look when you actually wear it. That knot planned set up would really put it over the top.

 

[esteban68]

wow thats eye poppin!

Here's two 'woolies' I picked up earlier this week in a 4 for a pound offer at my local charity shop, the other two were two 80's silks in retro 40's/50's style;

The Munrospun is 51" long with a 2 5/8" wide tip, the Cashmere wool one which looks very like a Tootal to me (TT?) is 47" long with a 3 1/8" tip.

 

[esteban68]

close up of the labels;

 

[Two Types]

Not likely to be Tootal. I have only seen rayon and cotton tootal ties (before their use of Trevira etc). But yes, very similar in terms of shape and weight, i would say.