Show us your TIES

[Widebrim]

^^Don't make me more envious than I already am...

 

[jamespowers]

^^Don't make me more envious than I already am...

I thought you collected Palm Tree ties.

 

[Widebrim]

I thought you collected Palm Tree ties.

No, but I know a lot of coconuts...

 

[jamespowers]

No, but I know a lot of coconuts...

And lovely cocoanuts they are.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Pennleigh very bold look tie. Not often my style, but this one's not too bad for this era.

bk

 

[Widebrim]

^^Oh, yes, I do like that, Baron. Is it silk, or perhaps acetate? How many pounds would a hand-painted job like that typically run in an English thrift store?

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Seems like it's acetate to me. It's not marked as to fabric content.

A London thrift store? Anywhere between £0.99 and £3.00. Maybe up to £4 if they have a "vintage" section and someone who recognized it for what it was. The vintage shops, even the huge warehouse ones, are all asking £25.00-£40.00 for these.

I don't remember where I got this one. it may very well have been from a thrift in Indiana. Probably $2.00 or so. Or possibly $1.00 if it was a half price day at Goodwill.

bk

 

[Widebrim]

^^Up to forty pounds at a vintage shop?! Here it would likely be no more than $30 (about 25 BP) at said establishment. At least it would be considerable cheaper at a British thrift store...Glad that you bought it at an American thrift store. BTW, does it have a California label on it?

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Nope. The only label is red "Pennleigh" on black background standard rectangular maker's label on the skinny end.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

As for the prices. Yeah, the vintage shops ask an awful lot of money for these. They were quite popular for a while, with some people actually stupid enough to pay those prices.[edit] this for not very collectable or rare examples.

(These same vintage shops, btw, regularly have 30s and 40s belted back jackets at £9 or so). Who knows what they're thinking?

 

[Widebrim]

(These same vintage shops, btw, regularly have 30s and 40s belted back jackets at £9 or so). Who knows what they're thinking?

Incredible...:eusa_doh:

 

[Widebrim]

And lovely cocoanuts they are.

JP, please clean out your mailbox; I need to contact you, old boy!

Widebrim

 

[jamespowers]

JP, please clean out your mailbox; I need to contact you, old boy!

Widebrim

Done.

 

[Feraud]

A few 60s era ties

Painted initial, no label

Two Palm Beach. The one on the right is especially nice.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Yes, I like that particular Palm Beach tie, Feraud, and the painted one. Does the latter feel/look like acetate?

 

[Feraud]

Yes it does.

 

[Blackjack]

A few of my favorites...

 

[rlk]

Palm Beach Beau Brummel

 

[Quigley Brown]

A few of my favorites...

I really like the geometric sailboat(?) and the whimsical palm tree. The tie in the top photo on the right has some unique colors to it.

 

[Blackjack]

By golly Quigley, that does look like a sailboat. I never noticed that....