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Show us your TIES

Nick D

Call Me a Cab
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Now for the horror show. I pulled out a dozen ties, all of which need a cleanup but are otherwise in good condition. All the rest were worn though, ripped, torn, moth eaten, and stained. And then I pulled this out:

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It used to be a brown '30s necktie. This is one of the worst, but I was very frustrated by some amazing ties that were riddled with holes, or were otherwise destroyed.
 

DamianM

Vendor
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Los Angeles
Now for the horror show. I pulled out a dozen ties, all of which need a cleanup but are otherwise in good condition. All the rest were worn though, ripped, torn, moth eaten, and stained. And then I pulled this out:

SAM_2194_zps90350564.jpg


It used to be a brown '30s necktie. This is one of the worst, but I was very frustrated by some amazing ties that were riddled with holes, or were otherwise destroyed.

This is probably the most horrifying thing I have seen in a while.....tie wise
I love how its hanging by one constant thread
 
Yes, they're out there. Helps to be in the Midwest!

The last photo reminds me of The Land of Moths (otherwise known as La Rose Antiques Mall) in Crawfordsville, IN. An entire 2 floors of top notch vintage men's and women's wear. 10-15 large suitcases jam packed full of vintage ties. Essentially all of them eaten through by the resident bugs. I picked up all the acetate ones - bugs don't like those, apparently.:eusa_doh:
 
That's the one. Almost everything on these tie racks is full of moths, or was in 2004/05. When the person took this picture upstairs, they had their back to the stacks of suitcases. There's a door that leads to a rickety fire escape behind which was the most amazing silver suit from the 1930s (probably movie wardrobe) which was swiss cheesed by bugs. There's a whole other room that I didn't dare go into for fear of being choked by the clouds of moths.

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Dapper Dave

Familiar Face
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81
Location
San Diego, CA
I was at a thrift shop in Riverside CA found 51 mint condition 1940s ties for $2 each. I bought them all. Some have the original tags NOS. I wonder what the history is behind them and, why someone donated them all to the thrift store. Told my wife at least they are going to a good home now.
 

DamianM

Vendor
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Los Angeles
I was at a thrift shop in Riverside CA found 51 mint condition 1940s ties for $2 each. I bought them all. Some have the original tags NOS. I wonder what the history is behind them and, why someone donated them all to the thrift store. Told my wife at least they are going to a good home now.

That is one great score and a quick way to expand your collection.
 

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