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Tootal - The Company History and its products (ties, scarves etc)
Here's the February 1940 ad: and the last reference for Tootal "Croydon" ties that I can locate occurred in this ad from January 1947: No mention of Croydon ties after that date.- DNO
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What Are You Reading
Re-reading Carl Hiaasen's Stormy Weather. Big fan of Hiaasen.- DNO
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- Forum: The Reading Room
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Tootal - The Company History and its products (ties, scarves etc)
I’ve been doing some research in one of the local papers (Toronto Star). The first ad I can find for Tootal was for fabric in April 1939. The first ad for Tootal ‘Croydon’ ties was in February 1940. This ad appeared in September 1943: The first reference I can find mentioning "Trebilized"...- DNO
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Tootal - The Company History and its products (ties, scarves etc)
Great information, Two Types! Thanks for posting it. Interesting that Tootal established a branch in Canada. I've come across three Tootal scarves (well..two scarves and one labelled as a 'muffler') all of which were made in England so I'm assuming that it was a distributor of some sort...- DNO
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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75 years at the Oxford: Which Flick to Pick?
Great looking theatre! "Here's looking at you, kid"- DNO
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Are You Reading
I read, and enjoyed, "Headhunters" years ago. Brennan wrote a second book about his experiences but Headhunter was definitely the best of the two.- DNO
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- Forum: The Reading Room
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Is it really a 1930's Newsboy as described?
That label is working too hard to pretend it's from the '30's. It's not.- DNO
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- Forum: Vintage Finds and Deals
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How do you stay inspired during uninspiring times?
I certainly try not to take the world that seriously. A smile and a laugh goes a very long way to take the edge off. If all else fails, like Melissa, my home acts to insulate me and provide some balance. It's full of art...paintings, prints, sculpture (no reproductions)...and books, and...- DNO
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Hat Rack Throwback
Toronto East General on Coxwell. Lovely old place....was born there. My son was, as well. I sometimes wonder what else one would find in that place. I had occasion, once, to go into the basement...what a place! I'd sure love to be able to poke about down there.- DNO
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Is there something you really want to wear but are chicken?
The Malacca walking sticks that were popular with gentlemen in the years leading up the First World War were slim and quite light. That's what I tend to think of as a 'walking stick'. To me, a walking stick may well be made of cane (like a Malacca) but they're not "canes". I've always...- DNO
- Post #257
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Is there something you really want to wear but are chicken?
I usually carry a walking stick on my evening stroll. Not a cane, mind you...a walking stick. A stick is much thinner than a functional cane and would be quite useless if you actually needed to support your weight! I've been using a lovely old Edwardian stick and I found that once you...- DNO
- Post #254
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Your favorite movie quotes
"Well hello Mr. Fancypants" or "Shop smart....shop S-Mart" Just watched BC and the Army of Darkness again!- DNO
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Hat Rack Throwback
No...quite portable! Talk about tempting...but it fit in so well with the dead end corridor, the dated chairs and, frankly, the age of the doctor and his receptionist (lovely people and quite efficient, mind you) that it would be a shame to remove it! Everything seemed just right. They even...- DNO
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Show us your scarves ...
Love the green one, TT! Is that green, lined with red? Unusual colour combination.- DNO
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Hat Rack Throwback
Wasn’t too sure where to post this one. I had occasion to go to an opthalmologist today. His office is in a local hospital…one of those great old places that was first built in the 1920’s and has been added to ever since. Now it takes up a entire block. I was sitting waiting for my...- DNO
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Your favorite movie quotes
Blazing Saddles Jim: "You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons." and Mongo: "Mongo only pawn in game of life"- DNO
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Absolutely...Landau thoroughly deserved the oscar for best supporting actor for that role.- DNO
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Certainly a hatless portrait of the impeccably-hatted Alan! -
Panama Hat Thread
I have to thank you for posting your photos, W-T. I picked up this hat a number a years ago at an estate auction and it's become one of my favourites. It has a faint stamp inside that I've never been able to figure out but thanks to your photos I think its the same Made in Ecuador stamp. Made...
