thunderw21
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Iowa and other states in the midwest are virtually untouched vintage frontier.
thunderw21 said:Iowa and other states in the midwest are virtually untouched vintage frontier.
Feraud said:That may be the case in certain parts of America.
The lifespan must be better in other parts of the U.S. because the goods we appreciate barely show up in thrift stores in NYC. That generation must have passed on or moved out of the city.
Quigley Brown said:I'm having a hard time up here in northwest Iowa, though. Sioux Falls, SD, has at least six thrift stores. I hit five of them over the weekend, but found only those two ties. The town where I live has quite a few elderly widows, but some have told me horror stories of them throwing out their husband's clothing soon after thier deaths. Word has spread quickly here, though, of what I am seeking.
Brummagem Joe said:........There was fashion for abstract ties at one time and I can't remember whether it was before or after the second world war. The tie on the right even though I don't like this genre generally speaking is absolutely knockout.....it really is superb. I remember reading somewhere that a lot of leading abstract painters like Picasso and Dali had collaborated on some project where each designed a tie and then they were sold with proceeds to charity.......did this ever happen?
cookie said:How is this preWar stuff still surfacing in America I ask....in a loft Mrs Cleaver? Down Under I saw the first genuine 40s suits the other day and 20 years ago they were everywhere...now all but dried up.
MarcusB said:My fave shirt and tie for sure
Dinerman said:
jamespowers said:Figuring that WWII veterans, like my uncle etc., are now in their eighties; it is fairly easy to expect that there are a good amount of them still around. They have deep closets and thus enough gets saved at the back to still surface once in a while. I know my uncle's closet holds a few things that many here would go nuts over.
Another thing is that these people lived throught he Depression and many never throw anything still serviceable away. Maybe they will wear it again one day.
Definetly modern , I've had the tie for like 10 years!.Widebrim said:The tie goes well with the shirt, Marcus. Is the former vintage, or of the modern variety?
Dinerman said:
The blue one I'm wearing in here is even older!.MarcusB said:Definetly modern , I've had the tie for like 10 years!.
Widebrim said:When I go to a thrift store and see several neckties from the same time period, I know that somebody's wardrobe got cleaned out.
billyspew said:Another Adam Hats Tie...
Slightly wider than the last one I posted.
Lamplight said:I got my first two vintage ties today, though I have no idea how old they are. Both were dirt cheap, but I paid considerably less for the second, which turned out to be in much better shape.
The first one has no label that I can find, and is dirtier.
jamespowers said:Now you just have to decide how brave you are. Do they go to the cleaners or do you try to clean them at home.
Quigley Brown said:Congrats Lamplight. Both are very nice finds.