So I get this lot of vintage cufflinks and tie bars today.

[Maj.Nick Danger]

And in it is this nice substantially sized and elegant tie bar by Swank. With cufflinks from Hayward that just happen to match.

The tie bar appears to have a plain central portion at first glance. Nothing very unusual.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/majornick/4daee0c1.jpg




But upon further investigation I notice that the plain central panel is actually hinged and it opens to reveal this! How cool is that?! I never would have thought that there was such a thing as a combination tie bar/locket. The best part of all is the fact that it still contains what appears to be the original display photo.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/majornick/cb94aec2.jpg

[Mr_Misanthropy]

Wow! What a surprise! I've never seen anything like that! I've been looking at a few cuff link/tie clip lots on eBay myself, I hope I come across something half this cool. Great find!

[Maj.Nick Danger]

You never know what you might find. :)

(I wonder if you're bidding on what I'm bidding on? :whistling )

[John in Covina]

I kept thinking spy cyanide capsules![huh]

[Mr_Misanthropy]

You never know what you might find. :)

(I wonder if you're bidding on what I'm bidding on? :whistling )

I assume you meant me, Major... i'm not actually bidding on any just yet, only watching. But if I do.. watch out!!! [bad]

Just kidding. [angel]

[Maj.Nick Danger]

I kept thinking spy cyanide capsules![huh]

I should look for that too! Ya never know. lol

[scotrace]

Now THAT'S a neat, neat thing!

[binkmeisterRick]

Next thing you'll tell me is that you found a phone in the heel of your shoe!:rolleyes:

[Johnnysan]

Very nice cufflinks and a terrific find! I'll need to be more thorough when looking at cuff links in the future. Congratulations!!

[Wobbely]

You guys are into old cufflinks too? Will have to get some pics. Hubby and I have two jewelry boxes that belonged to his grandparents. Grandpas had cufflinks, tie tacs, tie pins, you name it. Most of them are Swank I think but some nice ones. Of course Grandmas had a nice Tiffany & Co. ladies pendant watch that works beautifully (14K) Haven't talked hubby into ebaying that one yet. LOL

[Baron Kurtz]

Hmm, cufflinks eh? I only have one pair. I searched high and low and found them - victorian: base metal and mother of pearl. I'll never buy any more. These are exactly what i wanted. Small, understated, unshiny. Beautiful ...

bk

[Wild Root]

Hmm, cufflinks eh? I only have one pair. I searched high and low and found them - victorian: base metal and mother of pearl. I'll never buy any more. These are exactly what i wanted. Small, understated, unshiny. Beautiful ...

bk

It's all about verity. Don't stop at one pair, heaven knows most men of the day had at least two or three pairs. I buy streamlined styled 30's or 40's links and tie bars and I find them here and there, antique shops are also good places to find such things!

=WR=

[Baron Kurtz]

It may, indeed, be all about truth.

The ones i have go with everything i own.

Variety is the bane of life. Keep gathering more, keep gathering more. I'm trying to strip my possessions (particularly peripheral accessories) down to the minimum - therefore i acquired the perfect (to my aesthetic) pair of cufflinks. I need no more ...

One can never have enough suits and ties, though :p Must keep gathering so that i gather no moss ...

bk

[Wild Root]

Oh, I know, I only have a small box with some links and tie bars in it. Not saying you need to consume a large room with tie bars and links but, to have a small box with a few nice sets to enjoy isn't a bad thing and wouldn't clutter up the joint;)

Don't get me wrong, I have my favorite set of links I enjoy but, it's good to have
a few others to wear. I just feel that having just a few tie bars and two or three pairs of cufflinks is antiquate and offers a nice rotation. I find that Gold links and tie bars look good with Brown suits, and silver looks better with blue or grays.

Just how I do things;)

=WR=

[Marc Chevalier]

Very cool, Maj. Danger! Now, are you going to put a special photo in there?

[Wild Root]

Nah, leave the old one in there, it's history man!

=WR=

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Hmm, cufflinks eh? I only have one pair. I searched high and low and found them - victorian: base metal and mother of pearl. I'll never buy any more. These are exactly what i wanted. Small, understated, unshiny. Beautiful ...

bk

Why,...that's unheard of baron. Only one pair. It's like having only one pair of shoes, or one pair of sunglasses,......:rolleyes:

Say,....you did specifically state that you would "never BUY any more".
Maybe you will win my next contest,.....that is if I can come up with a sufficiently difficult problem for it.

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Very cool, Maj. Danger! Now, are you going to put a special photo in there?

Hmmm,....maybe, maybe,.....or I could paint a miniature portrait for it.
5/8" x 3/8" is the entire surface area I would have to work with, not too terribly small really.

[Wild Root]

Nah, leave the original pic in there... she's pretty! It's also vintage and keeps the original charm about the item. Don't touch it, it's fine the way she is!

=WR=

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Nah, leave the original pic in there... she's pretty! It's also vintage and keeps the original charm about the item. Don't touch it, it's fine the way she is!

=WR=

.........but if a certain lady were to capture my heart, I would be tempted, sentimental fool that I am. ;)
Maybe I can find another one of these? There has to be another one out there somewhere.

[Wild Root]

Not a bad idea but, keep a larger photo of her in the old wallet.;)

=WR=

[Baron Kurtz]

Why,...that's unheard of baron. Only one pair. It's like having only one pair of shoes, or one pair of sunglasses,......:rolleyes:

Say,....you did specifically state that you would "never BUY any more".
Maybe you will win my next contest,.....that is if I can come up with a sufficiently difficult problem for it.

Well, i do only have one pair of sunglasses. I need to get some nice ones so i can replace them ...

Believe me, there's this old lady who runs a junk store in town. She saw me wearing cuff links one day and is now obsessed with the idea that i collect cuff links. Every time the baroness comes back from that place she says the lady is collecting all the cuff links into a box for me to go through. I go up there, and every time the box is filled with horrid 50s - 80s links in what i can only describe as 'bling'. You know the kind.

When i found my current links, i shed the rest of the ones i had ...

btw: Next problem should be a Sudoku. They're really easy to solve so i should win!

bk

[Wild Root]

When it comes to links, I'm one of the most picky! They have to be simple in design, mostly art deco with no real stones or flashy bling bling. Mother of pearl or abalone styled 20's or 30's ones are nice with tails or evening clothes... but, I wear simple silver or gold links only some times. I have a set that came in a vintage 40's dress shirt I found at a thrift shop; they were the same age of the shirt! They're made of amber and look nice!

I have maybe 5 pairs of links in my collection and they're all 20's to 40's. I hardly ever buy links because there are more ugly ones out there then good ones but, when a pair I like comes along, well, I have to buy them if the price is right.

=WR=

[Maj.Nick Danger]

When it comes to links, I'm one of the most picky! They have to be simple in design, mostly art deco with no real stones or flashy bling bling. Mother of pearl or abalone styled 20's or 30's ones are nice with tails or evening clothes... but, I wear simple silver or gold links only some times. I have a set that came in a vintage 40's dress shirt I found at a thrift shop; they were the same age of the shirt! They're made of amber and look nice!

I have maybe 5 pairs of links in my collection and they're all 20's to 40's. I hardly ever buy links because there are more ugly ones out there then good ones but, when a pair I like comes along, well, I have to buy them if the price is right.

=WR=

I hear that. I like the elegant, non - flashy type too. Just like everything else in life, less is more. :)

[Wild Root]

Now, don't get me wrong, I love some bold suits from the 30's and 40's and colors that most would think wild but, cuff links need to be flashy, just not over done.

=WR=

[Maj.Nick Danger]

.........but if a certain lady were to capture my heart, I would be tempted, sentimental fool that I am. ;)
Maybe I can find another one of these? There has to be another one out there somewhere.


Amazingly enough I found another one of these Swank tie bars on ebay for a mere $3.50,.......now, to find a willing subject for a miniature portrait. :) :) :)