Show us your TIES

[Widebrim]

^^Nice ones, especially the Wembley.

 

[jamespowers]

Early '50s?

Botany before the 500 made great ties that were advertised in wonderful ways. That example is likely from the 30s.

 

[Dinerman]

54" length and 3-1/2" blade width. Just feels a bit long to be '30s.

 

[jamespowers]

54" length and 3-1/2" blade width. Just feels a bit long to be '30s.

It could have been one of those long ties for tall guys back then. The construction and tags say much older than 50s. The width is right but it is just longer.

 

[Widebrim]

54" length and 3-1/2" blade width. Just feels a bit long to be '30s.

That is too long for a '30s tie, even one made for a tall man. Early '50s is likely correct.

 

[jamespowers]

Here is a similar tag on mine from the 1930s.

 

[Widebrim]

Here is a similar tag on mine from the 1930s.

A bit similar, but how long is it?

 

[Widebrim]

It could have been one of those long ties for tall guys back then. The construction and tags say much older than 50s. The width is right but it is just longer.

But you know that even in the early '50s it was still possible to find ties with that type of construction. I've got quite a few of them.

 

[jamespowers]

A bit similar, but how long is it?

The same.

 

[Widebrim]

The same.

It's 54"? I have yet to see a '30s tie that long, even those made for taller men, but I suppose it could be so.[huh] At least the design reflects that time period. Perhaps it would help to see a complete photo of the rear blade of Dinerman's tie.

 

[jamespowers]

It's 54"? I have yet to see a '30s tie that long, even those made for taller men, but I suppose it could be so.[huh] At least the design reflects that time period. Perhaps it would help to see a complete photo of the rear blade of Dinerman's tie.

The tags are slightly different. I am not sure if that means one is later than the other but it would be. One says just plain wool and the other virgin wool. I am not sure when that term became popular on labels though.[huh]

 

[The Good]

My Classics professor wore a vintage tie today. One of the students said "Nice tie," and he told us a bit about it; he had it since high school, and it was one of the few ties he kept around his closet from that time. It was a narrow 1 3/4 inch looking striped tie from probably the late '50s or '60s. I thought it was a cool story, myself.

 

[Widebrim]

The tags are slightly different. I am not sure if that means one is later than the other but it would be. One says just plain wool and the other virgin wool. I am not sure when that term became popular on labels though.[huh]

Yeah, I don't know either regarding the virgin wool line.

My Classics professor wore a vintage tie today. One of the students said "Nice tie," and he told us a bit about it; he had it since high school, and it was one of the few ties he kept around his closet from that time. It was a narrow 1 3/4 inch looking striped tie from probably the late '50s or '60s. I thought it was a cool story, myself.

Hey, that is cool; a little piece of tie history. Question is, did you wear a tie that day?

 

[Feraud]

54" length and 3-1/2" blade width. Just feels a bit long to be '30s.

That is too long for a '30s tie, even one made for a tall man. Early '50s is likely correct.

I have a tie that dates (according to the patent) to the early 50s marked "Extra Long" and measure to 51.5"

 

[The Good]

Yeah, I don't know either regarding the virgin wool line.



Hey, that is cool; a little piece of tie history. Question is, did you wear a tie that day?

I actually didn't, and I only wear ties occasionally there (3 or 4 times a month), mostly for church. Usually, I wear a leather jacket (either G-1 or Wested Raiders) or a brown James Dean style windbreaker. I am considering the possibility of sometimes wearing ties with the leather jackets though. Anyway, it's not everyday that I notice a vintage tie. I still have a tough time distinguishing between modern and vintage narrow ties. I'm thinking of having a midnight blue grenadine one (not too narrow, maybe 3 inches) custom made by Sam Hober this year. I've heard a lot of positive things about them on the Style Forum.

 

[Widebrim]

^^3" is considered the ideal width, aesthetically-speaking, for most men.

 

[Widebrim]

I have a tie that dates (according to the patent) to the early 50s marked "Extra Long" and measure to 51.5"

There you go. Is it a square-bottom, Feraud? I have a Cavalier somewhere...

 

[Feraud]

Yes it is square bottomed.

 

[Widebrim]

Maybe. Then again, 1940s-early '50s 'science fiction' ties always sell for high prices, and this particular one seems to be rarer than any Dali tie.

Not more than this Dali'...
http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayI...20867419681&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:3160

 

[Gene]

I was up to $8 on this "Van Gogh" tie...did a Lounger win it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...K:MEDWX:IT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_526wt_1270