Saturday, December 1

VINTAGE TIE CLIPS & TIE TACS TACKS

This page features tie clips, tie slides and tie tacs (tacks). Click on thumbnails for an enlarged image, please leave a comment or e-mail me directly with your name, e-mail address and item you'd like to order. These are all decades old and may show signs of aging and wear.

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VINTAGE SWANK 1930s ART DECO 'RH' INITIALS TIE CLIP
Price: S$18.00 (US$15.00) nett
Size: 67 x 66mm
Signed 'SWANK'. Fine-good condition, wear on the plating, on the monogrammed piece edges and the front and backs of the bar clip. Normal aging with darkening. Hardware all works perfectly. 1930s.

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VINTAGE CROSSHATCHED ROD ACCENT TIE CLIP
Price: S$12.00 (US$10.00)
Size: 42 x 7mm
Very good condition, normal aging, minor wear. Pale goldtone crosshatched surface. There is a clear rhinestone and tube rod accent on the front.

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VINTAGE GREY STONE NUGGET TIE CLIP
Price: S$9.00 (US$7.50)
Size: 34 x 14mm
Good condition, glue has discoloured brownish though and extends to the left side of the clip. About 1960s.

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VINTAGE GREY HORIZONTAL BAR TIE CLIP
Price: S$9.00 (US$7.50)
Size: 41 x 7mm
Fine condition, with aging to the silvertone clip - there is one spot on the side that is dulled (not shown in photos). Also the glue has discoloured. The greyish-white slab set in the center appears to be glass. Probably 1950s-60s.

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VINTAGE GOLDTONE DOUBLE RHINESTONE HATCHED TIE CLIP
Price: S$15.00 (US$12.50)
Size: 35 x 6mm
Good - very good condition, some wear on the gold-plating of the clips. Fronts are alright, has a hatched texture with 2 tiny clear rhinestones. 1960s.

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VINTAGE GREY GUNMETAL TONE OVAL SMALL TIE CLIP
Price: S$15.00 (US$12.50)
Size: 22 x 9mm
Good condition, little clip with a dark grey metallic finish, the coat has worn off a bit on the clip area revealing a copper base. This is probably 1960s.

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VINTAGE SILVERTONE DOUBLE FAUX PEARL TIE CLIP
Price: S$9.00 (US$7.50)
Size: 44 x 8mm
Fine condition, rhodium-plated though the front polished rectangle has age spots, the sides of the clips have scratches from wear. There are 2 faux pearls and a black glass slab set on the fronts. This piece weighs heavy for its size. Probably 1950s-60s.

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VINTAGE WHITE -BLUE ENAMEL COPPER OVAL TIE CLIP
Price: S$15.00 (US$12.50)
Size: 42 x 21mm
Clip is marked 'PAT. 2853761' (this is a 1957 patent for the clip hardware). Enamel on copper modernist piece, with aging to the backs. 1950s-60s.

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VINTAGE BLUE SHIMMER CAB TIE TAC PIN
Price: S$8.00 (US$6.67)
Size: 13mm
Signed 'SWANK'. Good condition, there is a small streak scuff on the blue cab (appears to be plastic). The tac clutch's metal has normal aging. Probably 1950s-60s.

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VINTAGE TWOTONE SQUARE RHINESTONE TIE TAC PIN
Price:  S$6.00 (US$5.00)
Size: 7.5mm
Fine condition, aging (darkening of goldtone) and some wear. There is a dull spot on the front. Small pin with a ribbed outer goldtone and an inner silvertone square. The center has a clear rhinestone. Probably 1960s.

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VINTAGE HICKOK INITIAL 'LB' TIE CLIP
Price: S$10.00 (US$8.33)
Size: 51 x 14mm
Signed 'HICKOK USA'. Fine-good condition, some wear on the polished front of the clip and normal minor aging. Two etched goldtone initials 'LB' are set on a black plastic base. About 1950s.

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VINTAGE AGATE CARNELIAN SLAB TIE CLIP
Price: S$15.00 (US$12.50)
Size: 51 x 20mm
Marked 'PAT 2853761' on the clip. The patent is for the design of the clip registered in 1958. The stone is an agate slab. In very good condition with minor aging. Probably 1960s.

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VINTAGE GOLDTONE 4-PETAL FLORAL MOTIF TIE TAC
Price: S$10.00 (US$8.33)
Size: 11mm
Clutch is marked 'Hickok U.S.A.'. Good condition, some aging and wear on the goldtone, mostly on the sides. Some aging on the metal. This design is a crosshatched matte base with a four petal floral motif on shiny goldtone.

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VINTAGE SILVERTONE SQUARE GREEN TIE TAC
Price: S$15.00 (US$12.50)
Size: 9mm
Very good condition, aging on the back of the the pin showing some flea bites on the silvertone. In the center is a green mottled glass upon an etched bases. The top of the pin is matte silvertone while the sides and bottom are polished silvertone.

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VINTAGE INITIAL A TIE TAC PIN
Price: S$10.00 (US$8.33)
Size: 10mm
Still on card, a crosshatched texture tab with knife-edged corners. It is etched an 'A' in the center. Great condition. The tac clutch is not original as the original one had tarnished badly.

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VINTAGE GREY GLASS GOLDTONE TIE CLIP
Price: S$15.00 (US$12.50)
Size: 41 x 10mm
Good condition with aging, some wear on the clips. This seems to be a grey-black striped glass with goldtone embellishings in a concave channel.

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VINTAGE CROSSHATCHED POLISHED BAR TIE CLIP
Price: S$20.00 (US$16.67)
Size: 58 x 6mm
Very good condition, there is just that little small streak on the front, not really visible. Otherwise plating still shiny. It is marked, but I don't recognise the symbol.

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VINTAGE H&H MYTHOLOGICAL DOLPHIN TIE CLIP
Price: S$8.00 (US$6.67)
Size: 45 x 15mm
Marked with a symbol, H&H inside an eagle - probably Hilborn-Hamburger, Inc., NY. Fine-good condition with minor nicks on the surface. Also minor aging, the back plating has some bubbling though.

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VINTAGE SWANK PLAIN BAR TIE SLIDE
Price: S$10.00 (US$8.33)
Size: 67 x 11mm
Signed 'Swank'. Good condition, just a few minor scuffs on the surface. Minor wear at the back edges.

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VINTAGE KREMENTZ 1930s ART DECO TIE CLIP BAR + CHAIN
Price: S$18.00 (US$15.00)
Size: 60 x 3mm, 9 x 14mm rectangular piece
Signed 'Krementz USA'. Fine condition with aging (darkening of goldtone) and scuffs on the surface. 1930s.

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VINTAGE STRIPED GOLDTONE TIE BAR + CHAIN
Price: S$18.00 (US$15.00) 
Size: 80 x 4mm, 4.5mm thick chain
Good condition, minor aging. There is a minor rust spot at the back right at the corner. Possibly 1940s-50s.

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VINTAGE HICKOK INITIAL 'W' TIE CLIP
Price: S$8.00 (US$6.67)
Size: 22 x 42mm
Signed 'Hickok USA'. Fine condition, scuffs on the front. Also the black areas have a few spots where it has worn off, you might need to repaint it back.

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VINTAGE ROBBINS ROCKET MISSILE TIE CLIP
Price: S10.00 (US$8.33)
Size: 32 x 23mm
Signed 'Robbins Co Attleboro'. Good condition, there is one scuff at the bottom right corner. Enamel white and black on silvertone.

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