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fedoralover

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Interesting finds

Went to the Portland Antique Expo today and picked up this vintage New Old Stock tie iron. My friend who
knows a lot about vintage appliances said that by the looks of the plug and cord it's at least from the 40s.

I also picked up these two handpainted ties.

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fedoralover
 

Alex

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Went to the Portland Antique Expo today and picked up this vintage New Old Stock tie iron. My friend who
knows a lot about vintage appliances said that by the looks of the plug and cord it's at least from the 40s.

I also picked up these two handpainted ties.

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DSCN0554.jpg

DSCN0555.jpg


fedoralover

Those really are great finds! So cool.
 

Widebrim

I'll Lock Up
^^Those all appear to be vintage, Tom. I think I still have one Nu-Way tie; they're not rare to find, yet still not very common. Regarding the Towncraft (one of my favorite lines), I believe that it says "Resilient Construction," which refers to a process developed in the 1920s. How about some photos of the front blades?
 

in/y

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Went to the Portland Antique Expo today and picked up this vintage New Old Stock tie iron. My friend who
knows a lot about vintage appliances said that by the looks of the plug and cord it's at least from the 40s.

I also picked up these two handpainted ties.

DSCN0553.jpg

DSCN0554.jpg


fedoralover

Excellent find indeed! I really must get one of those.

Though the box says patent pending, a necktie restorer patent was issued in 1929 (though I agree with the others that this one is not than old). Here's a link to the patent: http://in.y.tripod.com/tie-restorer.pdf
 

fedoralover

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Excellent find indeed! I really must get one of those.

Though the box says patent pending, a necktie restorer patent was issued in 1929 (though I agree with the others that this one is not than old). Here's a link to the patent: http://in.y.tripod.com/tie-restorer.pdf

Thanks, in doing some research I saw an ad in a 1930 Popular Mechanics mag for one just like this one. It's probably from sometime in the 30s based on the type of plug used on it. I'll have to experiment using it on some ties I won't mind getting ruined if I don't do it right. I plugged it in and it gets pretty hot, too hot to touch with a bare hand.

fedoralover
 
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I am sure you're right. I am supposed to wear reading glasses and frankly, I don't! lol

^^Those all appear to be vintage, Tom. I think I still have one Nu-Way tie; they're not rare to find, yet still not very common. Regarding the Towncraft (one of my favorite lines), I believe that it says "Resilient Construction," which refers to a process developed in the 1920s. How about some photos of the front blades?
 

Mr Vim

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Just bought some Frank Lloyd Wright ties, now these are not vintage as far as I can tell, I can buy them at various sites, but the price was right on ebay (3 for $30.00) and the fact that they're based on Frank LLoyd Wrights works really intrigues me.

Sort of new ties with the vintage feel.

I don't have them yet, so I cannot speculate on the quality, I know they're made in Italy so hopefully they're decent. What do you all think?

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