Show us your TIES

[jamespowers]

I wouldn't handle my non-crush ties as depicted in the ad. lol

I am surprised you didn't notice my tie pricing thing. Cheap ties were actually somewhere in the order of 44 and 69 cents from Ward's. You can find ads where they had silk lined ties in 1937 for 44 cents each. The 69 cent ties had moire fabrics and other silkish materials. I'll take two dozen of each at that price.
Sears also price matched Ward's. You could get three "Pure dye silk with real vigin wool interlining. Near Wrinkle Proof as a Tie Be" for $2.85.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Yeah, there was quite a variety of prices available in the '30s. I've got two deadstock ties from that decade, still with the 25c price tag on them.

 

[Widebrim]

I just got in the 20th Century Neckties Pre-1955 book by Roseann Ettinger. It has plenty of photos with some pretty old prices for the ties pictured. I would likely buy a few of them for what she prices them.
Perhaps a lot has changed since 1998.
I highly recommend it just for the pictures so you can get an idea of what the ties look like from the eras listed.

Hey, I'm glad that you received the book. It is a good resource, even if the prices are not necessarily representative. Now make sure you bring your copy to the Queen Mary...

 

[Quigley Brown]

I found this at a yard sale yesterday. Someone hand-painted the ties. I'm guessing it's late-20s/early-30s.

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[Widebrim]

^^They hand-painted the ties! Wow! How big is the photo? The hair styles and small moustache make me think that it is European in nature, possibly German, but I could be wrong...

 

[Quigley Brown]

It's hard to describe. It's eight inches top to bottom. It is in a 'frame' with a metal back, a plastic (?) cover and an unknown cushioning underneath. On the back it says 'Arostoli, Arthur & Bill, Taken in Greece' (so you are correct about it being European). It's a sepia print with watercolors brushed on to the neckties.

 

[Solid Citizen]

Three SUITED Amigos

I found this at a yard sale yesterday. Someone hand-painted the ties. I'm guessing it's late-20s/early-30s.

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Seeing the pocket FLAP on the man to the left makes me feel 1930's

Solid Citizen

PS Hey QUIG based on your avatar data your BACK in Frederick again?

 

[Quigley Brown]

Seeing the pocket FLAP on the man to the left makes me feel 1930's

Solid Citizen

PS Hey QUIG based on your avatar data your BACK in Frederick again?

Yup, I'm back in Frederick....

 

[Young fogey]

Circa-1960 tie?

 

[Widebrim]

^^Definitely looks late '50s/early '60s. Any labels? (I like that tie pin.)

 

[Young fogey]

A Bloomingdale's Men's Store label.

Thanks!

 

[Widebrim]

A Bloomingdale's Men's Store label.

Thanks!

Which means that it probably cost about $5 when new!

 

[Feraud]

Resilio tie

Detail

Label

 

[St.Ignatz]

$2.00 per. I'm liking them a whole lot.
Tom D

 

[jamespowers]

Hey, I'm glad that you received the book. It is a good resource, even if the prices are not necessarily representative. Now make sure you bring your copy to the Queen Mary...

Yep, we were talking about it Saturday at a gathering at the house. A few of my friends liked the lady tie section.

 

[jamespowers]

^^Yeah, there was quite a variety of prices available in the '30s. I've got two deadstock ties from that decade, still with the 25c price tag on them.

25 cents?! Geez, what are they made of? Paper? lol lol
44 cents is about as low as I have seen in ads but I am sure there were cheaper ties out there during the depression. I mean 25 cents was what some people were making per hour then and they were happy to get it. [huh] If I had to work an hour for every tie I own, I would never be able to retire! :eusa_doh:

 

[Marla]

I don't actually wear ties, but here is a recent thrift store acquisition:

I would appreciate it if someone could give me an idea of its age.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Another superb Superba! Looks early '50s. How many inches wide and long is it?

 

[Widebrim]

$2.00 per. I'm liking them a whole lot.
Tom D

They are nice, and I especially like the hand-painted one. The tie on the right looks like it might be mid-60s, when the transition from thin to wide was going on. Does it have any labels?

 

[Widebrim]

Resilio tie

What do you think, Feraud, '30s?