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[Quigley Brown]

I've wondered if this Wembley design was an inspiration for Chicago's Sear's Tower a couple decades later...

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[Widebrim]

^^Man, Quigley, where do you find all these dual prints? Wembley certainly had some solid early designs.

 

[Widebrim]

Cutter Cravats put out some pretty intense geometric designs.

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Really cool! Cutter was right on target with those. Again, where do you find these duplicates?

 

[Quigley Brown]

^^Man, Quigley, where do you find all these dual prints? Wembley certainly had some solid early designs.

Just over the years I've found them at the usual places: thrift stores and yard sales. In my twenty-plus years of collecting I've only purchased one tie off of ebay. That was early when they were actually cheap.

 

[Tommy]

a few for St. Pat's Day...

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I'd say you could pass for a Phillip Marlowe or a Sam Spade anyday, just don't go cracking foxy on me!

 

[Quigley Brown]

I'd say you could pass for a Phillip Marlowe or a Sam Spade anyday, just don't go cracking foxy on me!

You certainly went back on this thread to find these shots...

 

[Tommy]

You certainly went back on this thread to find these shots...

I'm playing a little catch up on the thread. That double shot of you cracked me up.

I picked up a vintage tie last week that I plan to use for when I'm out swing dancing, a classic 40's type design. I'm having it cleaned - though I'm not sure how clean it will get. But I'll wear it anyway since I really like the design, and when one is swing dancing,one doesn't sweat the small stuff. I'll post an image of it once I get it back.

 

[Quigley Brown]

Has anyone heard of 'Petty' brand? I'm actually sort of mystified on the age of this silk one. Width say mid-50s, but it paper-thin construction says 1930s...

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[Widebrim]

^^Never heard of Petty, but it definitely looks no older than mid-'50s. Nice design.

 

[Tommy]

This is my first vintage tie purchase, to be used mainly when out at night swing dancing and having a good time. No labels on the back. It was in the 1940's tie box at the place I got it, though I guess it's hard to tell without any ID. It sure looks and feels 40's. There is a stain on the bottom flower that apparently can't be removed, but I was mentally prepared for that and not really concerned about it - I'll wear it all the same.

 

[Quigley Brown]

This is my first vintage tie purchase, to be used mainly when out at night swing dancing and having a good time. No labels on the back. It was in the 1940's tie box at the place I got it, though I guess it's hard to tell without any ID. It sure looks and feels 40's. There is a stain on the bottom flower that apparently can't be removed, but I was mentally prepared for that and not really concerned about it - I'll wear it all the same.

I'd say it actually mid-1950s judging by the width (less than the wide-40s and more than the thinner late-50s) and a simpler design (I've seen many designs from that era featuring 'mirrored' shapes on them). The fabric is that period, but I don't know what it is. I think Widebrim would know it, though.

 

[kools]

Mid 1950s.

 

[repeatclicks]

Mid 1950s.

Sharp Jon! Looks like brand new!

 

[kools]

Thanks, Brother Clicks!

 

[Widebrim]

NOS, c.late-50s, rayon/acetate. Really like the colors and geometric designs on this one. (Brooks Brothers shirt is also NOS; best shirt I've had.)

 

[Quigley Brown]

NOS, c.late-50s, rayon/acetate. Really like the colors and geometric designs on this one. (Brooks Brothers shirt is also NOS; best shirt I've had.)

Now that's a sharpie!

 

[Widebrim]

I'd say it actually mid-1950s judging by the width (less than the wide-40s and more than the thinner late-50s) and a simpler design (I've seen many designs from that era featuring 'mirrored' shapes on them). The fabric is that period, but I don't know what it is. I think Widebrim would know it, though.

Well, it looks like a rayon/acetate blend, although it could be all rayon. It appears to have too much "body" to be 100% acetate, though. And you're right, QB, about c.mid-'50s. --Nice tie, Tommy!

 

[Widebrim]

Mid 1950s.

Solid! I contend that the mid-'50s is not that far behind the Bold Look period for great designs.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Today's tie is a real doozy. Basketball themed rayon (probably) satin and from the early 1930s (I think). probably a teen's tie?

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[Tomasso]

Did you pick that up in Hoosier country?