Tootal - The Company History and its products (ties, scarves etc)

[Cherry picker]

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[Cherry picker]

 

[Two Types]

Those are great. They really remind me of the prints on the 'Boys' range of scarves and ties.

A very European take on the Hawaiian shirt.

 

[Cherry picker]

Those are great. They really remind me of the prints on the 'Boys' range of scarves and ties.

A very European take on the Hawaiian shirt.

One of the reasons I like them…..slightly conservative version of a hawaiian.

 

[Fastuni]

This is an interesting one... "Elastico - Wrinklefree"
Made by German company LACO (founded 1838 as a silk manufacturer),
but the label denotes that is made from a Tootal product.

The DRP (Deutsches Reichs-Patent) and DRGM Number are a clear indication of pre-1945 date.

 

[Two Types]

I assume they took out a licence from Tootal to use one of their patented processes.

Post 1945, the British removed vast amounts of machinery from German rayon manufacturing plants and took them back to the UK. They also appropriated (under the banner of reparations and/or 'war booty') patented German processes for the manufacture of rayon, effectively giving British firms the right to use these processes without paying for them.

If you ever find another German tie from this period with a Tootal label, I would be very interested in getting my hands on one.

 

[Fastuni]

Interestingly enough LACO was founded in Hamburg by a British entrepeneur: Charles Lavy. (I guess it's LAvy COmpany.)
So there were strong ties to Britain.


I will think of you if I should ever come across more German Tootals. This is the first I have ever seen.

 

[ernesto]

Here is my latest tootal tie that i bougth

it is a popular quality

 

[Two Types]

Very nice.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Two Types]

Brilliant. Tootal ties from the 'Croydon' range are on my wish list. If you want to part with it, let me know.

It always makes me wonder why Tootal chose 'Croydon' as the name for the brand. It's not exactly a glamorous location (I should know, I live there). I can only imagine it was linked to the town having an airport in the 1920s/1930s and, as such, it was linked to the glamour of air travel.

 

[AntonAAK]

It always makes me wonder why Tootal chose 'Croydon' as the name for the brand. It's not exactly a glamorous location (I should know, I live there).

Maybe 'Streatham' was taken.

 

[Two Types]

I can just see the advertising:

"Wear a 'Streatham' tie and impress the local working girls."

Or:

"The 'Streatham' tie: perfect as a tourniquet when you've been stabbed."

 

[Two Types]

I recently saw a Tootal 'Black Quality' tie that was made from the same fabric, with the same label and lining as all ties in that range. However, it was about one inch narrower that any 'Black Quality' tie I've ever seen. This makes me think that the range was redsigned and continued to be sold into the 1960s alongside some of their early polyester ties.

 

[Two Types]

Here's my first ever plain Tootal scarf:

I obviously don't need any more scarves, and have resisted buying any for over a year, but I thought I should own at least one plain scarf.

 

[Fastuni]

Is it silk or some kind of jersey-weave?

 

[Two Types]

It' rayon, but feels softer than other Tootal scarves that I have.

 

[esteban68]

I've never seen a plain Tootal scarf TT, good find!

 

[Two Types]

My first Tootal 'Croydon' tie. Also my first Tootal linen tie.

 

[esteban68]

that's rather nice TT, great label and the retailers label too!