EBay and etsy? If you search for 30s or 40s ties you will find a few. Just dig through a few pages. We can't do all the footwork for you.
What do you need? Pattern or plain colors?
There was, is, and never will be a tie (we're talking strictly Four-In-Hands, right?) that is unlined; all Four-In-Hands are lined, though before about 1969-1972, the lining was very, very thin, thus producing the thin, neat, and natural knots that we all adore (though I did find a 1930s tie that somebody seemed to have ripped the lining out of, as all of the seams were ripped). From the 1970s to today, the linings of most ties are thicker; though if you look in your local thrift store, you can probably find some nice ties with not-as thick lining; I have a few nice examples ranging from the late 1960s to the 1980s.
-Quetzal
I see completely unlined ties from the 1930s all the time. The unlined ties I run across are typically made from synthetics like nylon acetate or rayon. Some folks actually refer to these as "depression" ties. As the Great Depression wore on, lots of companies sought ways to cut costs in order to keep up with deflation. For the tie making industry, this was accomplished by reducing or eliminating lining material and substituting synthetic fibers for more expensive silk and wool.
Hi,
does anyone know where to find (on the internet) neckties that have no or little lining, preferably from Europe? I don't want to buy new ties just to rip them apart to remove the lining.
Greetings,
Anva
There was, is, and never will be a tie that is unlined; all Four-In-Hands are lined
Sure. Here's a acetate tie from the '30s. It has the thin, single layer of lining. I'd say that I see this most common on "depression" ties.
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Here's a early '30s tie made from rayon that is extremely "economical" in its use of materials. Check out the way the rolled seam is constructed on the "skinny" end of the tie; there is barely anything inside that seam.
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I also see a lot of unlined Palm Beach ties like this one:
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Are you guys talking about interfacing or lining?
lining is just a cover
interfacing is to hold the shape
Palm beach did this to keep their neckties "cooler" but made up for it with their patented "4 fold" construction. this patented construction method used stacking of the cloth to give the necktie substance and keep its shape.
The resilient construction neckties ("depression" ties) where a new and improved way of making neckties. And not necessarily a way to make them cheaper, they have been around since 1923. Essentially the perfected way to make a necktie
http://www.google.com/patents/US1454304
Before that it was a free for all in construction and interfacing, although none were lined. The interfacing's ranged from thick wools to mohair cloth (like that used for jackets). And the construction methods where experimental.
The first lined neckties appeared in the late 1920s and they used fine thin silk, these where considered a luxury item and some were stamped inside declaring them so.