Show us your TIES

[Feraud]

Thanks for posting the tie ads! :eusa_clap

 

[jamespowers]

Thanks for posting the tie ads! :eusa_clap

No problem. Now you know what a cool tie you have.

 

[Quigley Brown]

Quigley, you have some really nice Art Deco ties. :eusa_clap

Goodness, you pulled out a very old photo of mine. I still have 'em.

 

[Quigley Brown]

I found this silly one today at a South Dakota thrift store for 20 cents...

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[Feraud]

Silly? That one rocks! :eusa_clap


Vintage ties are probably the perfect entry level vintage collecting item.
You can generally find them for great prices (see Quigley's .20 cent tie above).
Ties are small enough to accumulate and avoid the wrath of the better half, and they make any outfit look that much better.

 

[jamespowers]

That is indeed a nice tie. You did well for 20 cents there. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Widebrim]

I found this silly one today at a South Dakota thrift store for 20 cents...

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20 cents?! That baby is worth much more! What a great bowling motif.:eusa_clap

Feraud, you are so right regarding ties and vintage collecting. Usually low in price, easy to store, and able to wear many times without cleaning.

 

[jamespowers]

, and able to wear many times without cleaning.[/SIZE]

Well, that point may be debateable depending on how careful you are.

 

[Widebrim]

Well, that point may be debateable depending on how careful you are.

Well, I suppose that good ties and good restaurants just don't go together...[huh]

 

[jamespowers]

Well, I suppose that good ties and good restaurants just don't go together...[huh]

That's what they invented lobster bibs for.

 

[Digme]

That's what they invented lobster bibs for.

Some bellywarmers are wide enough to actually BE lobster bibs!

 

[Widebrim]

Some bellywarmers are wide enough to actually BE lobster bibs!

Oh, man, I want that one!:eusa_clap Very utilitarian (form follows function, as well as function follows form)...

 

[Widebrim]

A clearer one from 1956:

$59 in 1956 would be about $460 today, not what your average customer would be willing to pay. No wonder it was called "The Aristocrat."

 

[Quigley Brown]

A few more from the SD thrift store. I really like the bold, geometric pattern of the one on the right.

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[Widebrim]

Great ties, QB! I especially like the chain motif on the left.

 

[Feraud]

Agreed on the chain link tie.
That is a cool one.

 

[djgo-cat-go]

I found this silly one today at a South Dakota thrift store for 20 cents...

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Ehrm.. silly is a understatement, it probably doesn't look good on you either.... wanna get rid of it? lol

 

[jamespowers]

$59 in 1956 would be about $460 today, not what your average customer would be willing to pay. No wonder it was called "The Aristocrat."

Then again, it is not a cheap fabric with cheap accoutrements either. Try to find an Angora Mohair and Australian Worsted blend now for $460.

 

[jamespowers]

Some bellywarmers are wide enough to actually BE lobster bibs!

I'll take two with some warm butter.

 

[monkspider]

Help Dating a Couple Vintage Ties

Hi guys,

Long time lurker, first time poster. I love this community!

I do have a question that requires the assistance of the brilliant minds assembled here. I found a couple old looking ties at a thrift store and i was curious if anyone could help me date them. I am new to the whole vintage collecting scene and haven't the foggiest about dating ties.

I have included pictures of the ties as well as their labels. The label on the brown one is hard to take a picture of since it is just etched into the material but if you can't read it, it says "Woven in France, Van Heusen".

The brown one is the shortest, skinniest tie i have ever seen. The maroon one is kind of an odd one in that it is square on the bottom and made of wool.

http://i25.tinypic.com/r7vsk2.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/2h6wlyt.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/2iusy06.jpg

If you guys could put any kind of a rough date on how old these things are likely to be, I would be eternally grateful! Thanks in advance!