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I notice from the bottom of one of the Canadian adverts that the company name in Canada is 'Broadhurst Lee' rather than 'Tootal Broadhurst Lee' in the UK, or 'T B Lee' in the USA.
Here is what I believe to be quite an early cravat from Tootal in my collection
Ties 001 by Monte Carlo4, on Flickr
What is it that makes this one appear to be earlier?
Does anyone have any 'Superior Quality' Tootal ties? I think the first range of Tootal ties was divided into two categories: 'Popular Quality' & 'Superior Quality'. I only have one 'popular' and don't have any 'superior'. So it would be good to see an example. I assume the difference will be similar to the difference between the 'standard' and the 'special' (i.e. the 'special' ties are lined and are made of a silkier fabric).
so after 1953 (ish) the Popular, Standard etc qualities were replaced with the coloured coded qualities ? that certainly makes dating the ties a lot easier.