Show us your TIES

[Strapped-4-Cache]

Found what appears to be my first vintage tie at the Salvation Army store tonight. Shorter than modern ties, no keeper on the back of the wide blade, and a simple tag inside the narrow blade.

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[dh66]

Found what appears to be my first vintage tie at the Salvation Army store tonight. Shorter than modern ties, no keeper on the back of the wide blade, and a simple tag inside the narrow blade.

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It appears to be because it is! Late 40s/early 50s Arrow! That's a sweet one! Congrats. It looks great!


Can you feel the fever burning you yet? [emoji14]

 

[Bamaboots]

Nice!

 

[Eddie Derbyshire]

dh66 - very nice! I like the little pictures on the last one. Is it printed or painted?

S-4-C - a very nice tie to start your vintage collection. Very crisp, very sharp.

 

[Two Types]

DH66 - welcome to the club. If you get bored of it, please post it in the 'tie swap' thread.

 

[dh66]

Two Types, Eddie - thanks!

Eddie, the design is printed on.
Countess Mara was an Italian fashion designer married to an american Tennis champ, Malcolm Whitman. She grew tired of seeing her husbands "boring" ties, and began producing her own line of more "exotic" offerings in 1935. They typically were very limited run prints, which caused them to become highly collectible even back in the day.

 

[jamespowers]

Two Types, Eddie - thanks!

Eddie, the design is printed on.
Countess Mara was an Italian fashion designer married to an american Tennis champ, Malcolm Whitman. She grew tired of seeing her husbands "boring" ties, and began producing her own line of more "exotic" offerings in 1935. They typically were very limited run prints, which caused them to become highly collectible even back in the day.

Limited is correct. CM only made 25 ties in each pattern in the Golden Era. This was because she also disliked seeing two people wearing the same thing.

 

[jamespowers]

Found what appears to be my first vintage tie at the Salvation Army store tonight. Shorter than modern ties, no keeper on the back of the wide blade, and a simple tag inside the narrow blade.

I think you nailed one in the Ties of Distinction Era of 1947- 1951. Good find!

 

[jamespowers]

 

[esteban68]

Found what appears to be my first vintage tie at the Salvation Army store tonight. Shorter than modern ties, no keeper on the back of the wide blade, and a simple tag inside the narrow blade.

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This I like!

 

[dh66]

Red and yellow pheasant on a totally sick purplish grey background. Gotta love those vintage color schemes.

 

[Bamaboots]

Love it.

 

[jamespowers]

Red and yellow pheasant on a totally sick purplish grey background. Gotta love those vintage color schemes.

You can always send it to me if you don't like it.

 

[dh66]

You can always send it to me if you don't like it. [emoji14]

????? Who said I didn't like it? [emoji14]

 

[jamespowers]

????? Who said I didn't like it? [emoji14]

Just checking.

 

[Eddie Derbyshire]

Really nice dh66! It reminds me of a phoenix or something, with those colours!

This is a British tie, a Tootal 'Standard Quality'. Now just try and tell me it's boring!



Also, I had forgot I had these, and I thought they might be of interest on this thread. A set of Bar-Pins, still on original cardboard, made in England. Sorry for the poor scan.



Thanks for looking!

 

[jamespowers]

Looks like a 70s tie----if that helps.

 

[Eddie Derbyshire]

Hah well it ain't! 1930s/1940s. But I take your point it is a modern pattern for an old tie.

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[jamespowers]

Hah well it ain't! 1930s/1940s. But I take your point it is a modern pattern for an old tie.

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Paisley is actually an old pattern---it is just one I don't like.

 

[Eddie Derbyshire]

There really is no pleasing you Mr. Powers!

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