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Show us your TIES

I've always wanted to....just for fun...pre-tie all of mine and put as many as I could around my neck and then tie as many as I could on the rest of me...of course, get a photo...and then submit it to Guiness as the man wearing the most neckties at one time.... :D

Ok, I did the research and I bet you can actually do this!
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/7000/most-neck-ties-worn-at-once

The record is only 131. I am sure you have more than that so get to it and call them up. :p I am out here supporting you. I thought it would be something like 500.
 

Quigley Brown

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Ok, I did the research and I bet you can actually do this!
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/7000/most-neck-ties-worn-at-once

The record is only 131. I am sure you have more than that so get to it and call them up. :p I am out here supporting you. I thought it would be something like 500.

Okay, but as soon as I'd break the record you'd up me by one to get your name in the book. Then I'd have to beat you..etc, etc, etc. It could turn into a nasty war..... ;)
 

Widebrim

I'll Lock Up
^^Your point being?...

Okay, just to remind JP how interesting Haband ties were at one time, here's another. c.early-'50s, rayon.

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Annixter

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A Find!

After years of scouring thrift stores, and after months of stopping by my local shops once every week or two to dig through ties, I've found a decent payload for the first time! I was at a local shop where they usually have the ties hung up on a long rack. In the corner, I noticed a cardboard box full of ties and belts that was apparently in line to be hung up. I started digging in and quickly noticed the telltale rayon and awesome pattern. I pulled out one vintage tie, then another, and then I noticed a bag in the bottom of the box stuffed full of them!

After finding a table at which to sort, I found 26 in all. Most of them are in very good condition and should really clean up if I find them able to be washed. Unfortunately, 4 of them were beyond help, and a few I purchased have food staining that might not lift. 1 of them that I left was a gorgeous yellow and blue pattern in great condition, but there was a lot of unrepairable fraying on the front that couldn't be hidden no matter how I tried to tie it.

Most appear to be 50s and some 40s, but I think two are possibly 30s. The pictures aren't great because I didn't have the time, but most of the ties are either label-less or Western New York manufacturers/stores. I purchased the 1 skinny (1960s?) because it's a Penny's Towncraft with the paper "rayon" tag still intact and has an interesting sewn rope pattern through it; I figured someone on the Lounge might want it when I get a chance to sell some ties I don't want.

Despite how excited I was to find the stash, it was sobering going through the bag because I knew it probably came straight from a man's closet after his death or after people finally went through his stuff. At least they have a good home now and will see plenty of use for another lifetime.:)

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After years of scouring thrift stores, and after months of stopping by my local shops once every week or two to dig through ties, I've found a decent payload for the first time! I was at a local shop where they usually have the ties hung up on a long rack. In the corner, I noticed a cardboard box full of ties and belts that was apparently in line to be hung up. I started digging in and quickly noticed the telltale rayon and awesome pattern. I pulled out one vintage tie, then another, and then I noticed a bag in the bottom of the box stuffed full of them!

After finding a table at which to sort, I found 26 in all. Most of them are in very good condition and should really clean up if I find them able to be washed. Unfortunately, 4 of them were beyond help, and a few I purchased have food staining that might not lift. 1 of them that I left was a gorgeous yellow and blue pattern in great condition, but there was a lot of unrepairable fraying on the front that couldn't be hidden no matter how I tried to tie it.

Most appear to be 50s and some 40s, but I think two are possibly 30s. The pictures aren't great because I didn't have the time, but most of the ties are either label-less or Western New York manufacturers/stores. I purchased the 1 skinny (1960s?) because it's a Penny's Towncraft with the paper "rayon" tag still intact and has an interesting sewn rope pattern through it; I figured someone on the Lounge might want it when I get a chance to sell some ties I don't want.

Despite how excited I was to find the stash, it was sobering going through the bag because I knew it probably came straight from a man's closet after his death or after people finally went through his stuff. At least they have a good home now and will see plenty of use for another lifetime.:)

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You did very well. Very well indeed.:eusa_clap I love the knot planned ties.
 

Annixter

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Thanks James; I too like the knot planned ties. I'm still looking for that basset hound portrait tie, however.:D

I can't recall- does Oxyclean work the best on those?

I had a bad experience with Oxyclean cleaning a vintage rayon tie once (just a little test spot where the collar hides it) where it ran the color while Woolite did not. I've found that the original unscented blue Dawn liquid detergent diluted in a water bath works very well with most vintages. I came to find out that Dawn is one of the most gentle yet capable detergents when I did research for hand washing a wool sweater (you can actually wash wool, my experience proves, with no adverse effects as it turns out, although the level of gentle handling is ridiculously painstaking). The things history misconstrues and covers up!

A couple of these ties are silk, and I've yet to find a way to wash silk without running the colors.:(
 
Thanks James; I too like the knot planned ties. I'm still looking for that basset hound portrait tie, however.:D



I had a bad experience with Oxyclean cleaning a vintage rayon tie once (just a little test spot where the collar hides it) where it ran the color while Woolite did not. I've found that the original unscented blue Dawn liquid detergent diluted in a water bath works very well with most vintages. I came to find out that Dawn is one of the most gentle yet capable detergents when I did research for hand washing a wool sweater (you can actually wash wool, my experience proves, with no adverse effects as it turns out, although the level of gentle handling is ridiculously painstaking). The things history misconstrues and covers up!

A couple of these ties are silk, and I've yet to find a way to wash silk without running the colors.:(

Ah, you were the one looking for that tie. I have come across several dog ties but never quite that. I will try to remember that it is you who is looking for one. :D
 

Widebrim

I'll Lock Up

Yes, you did make quite a killing! Regarding washing, I've been using the 99cents store version of Oxyclean for quite a while, and it works pretty well. And in reference to your discovery having a sobering aspect to it, I've experienced that, too. Yet as you wrote, at least the ties were purchased by someone who will appreciate them as did the original owner...
 

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