Show us your TIES

[Quigley Brown]

Look into my tie..........

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[Baron Kurtz]

Nice Quigley. What kind of fabric is it?

Here's one of my all time favourites. really fantastically soft silk from Marshall Field's.

 

[Widebrim]

Look into my tie..........

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Reminds me of the TV show Time Tunnel...

 

[jamespowers]

Nice Quigley. What kind of fabric is it?

Here's one of my all time favourites. really fantastically soft silk from Marshall Field's.

Unfortunately, Marshall Fields has been absorbed by another company and their name discontinued on stores. They sold great hats and other clothing too.

 

[jamespowers]

A few un-named 4-in-1 style ties, and one other that I can't remember the maker. I'll have a look. 1930s Sulka ties also tend to give quite a big knot. They used really very thick interfacing.

Sulka ties from that period are indeed thick. You could tie quite a knot with them. I have a few ties and bowties as well. The bowties make a large knot too.

 

[Two Types]

An interesting awful one from the middle 40s. You would put this in the 60s rather than the 40s, I think, if you saw it in amongst the Goodwill ties. Lovely crepe fabric, and I like the floral motif. But on the whole, quite a horrid necktie. Colour is accurate.

And one of my favourites. This is from the late 20s or early 30s, the fabric is a lovely foulard silk, and appears to represent clouds but I also see childish drawings of scrotums. All that's missing are the skateboards.

I see echoes of Dr Seuss in both of these. Are we sure he never designed ties in his spare time?

 

[Two Types]

Look into my tie..........

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Echoes of Saul Bass in this one -

 

[Quigley Brown]

Nice Quigley. What kind of fabric is it?]

I'm not for sure, but I'm guessing acetate/rayon.

 

[Quigley Brown]

Reminds me of the TV show Time Tunnel...

If it was swirling counter-clockwise I'd call it my Hurricane Quigley necktie....

 

[Quigley Brown]

Surf's up!

No label, though. It has a unique fabric pattern.

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[jamespowers]

Surf's up!

No label, though. It has a unique fabric pattern.

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I like it. Great with a blue suit!

 

[Matt Crunk]

I actually have the bird one. Interesting.

Want to sell it? I'd pay good money for any of these particular ties, especially the bird one. In fact you could have your pick of my collection for the bird.

 

[jamespowers]

Want to sell it? I'd pay good money for any of these particular ties, especially the bird one. In fact you could have your pick of my collection for the bird.

Nah, I like that tie in particular since I raise german roller canaries. I usually wear it to shows etc.
They come up once in a while on OFAS. You just have to look for them. That one came with a blue background and a red background from what I gather.

 

[Two Types]

I passed through Kettering (Northants) last week. A new charity shop had opened and outside was a basket of ties at 20p each. For that money, anything pre-1970 is worth buying.

Green wool - sold by the shop 'Foster Brothers':

Another 'Foster Brothers':

A manmade fabric tie, made by 'Grosvenor':

By 'Klipper' (I think I already have this tie somewhere):

A 'Lewisham' tie (not sure why anyone would name a tie after such unappealling London suburb, though)

 

[Two Types]

Plain red wool, no label:

And finally, a Tootal red label (complete with ink stain - if it doesn't come out I can wear it with a waistcoat):

I also found two cravats, so the total price was £1.80.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

You dare to insult my family, sir! (Grandma was from Lewisham). It is, of course awful.

p.s. that first green tweedy thornproof type fabric. Man, how MANY of those ties have I seem? They're everywhere, made by all different kinds of manufacturers. There must've been a moment in the late 50s when every man in Britain owned of of those frankly unappealing tweed ties.

A 'Lewisham' tie (not sure why anyone would name a tie after such unappealling London suburb, though)

 

[Two Types]

Mind you, what's the more ridiculous name? A 'Lewisham Tie' or your 'Tootal Croydon'? And Tootal also sold the 'Wembley' in North America. Now if you are going to name a tie after a London suburb, Wembley - with its sporting connections - makes sense. Lewisham and Croydon? Not such a good idea.

The question is, are there any more ties named after London suburbs? (i can just imagine a 1950s tie made from Trevira called something like 'The Neasden Tie')

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Yes, a nice sober grey tie The Chingford - for the Dependable man.

 

[Widebrim]

Surf's up!

No label, though. It has a unique fabric pattern.

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Yes, nice fabric pattern and design.

 

[Quigley Brown]

Here's a colorful dragon. It has no label, though.

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