I did win the tie on eBay for $1. The seller had it dated as 1880, which it was not, the company was founded in the 1880's. I was feeling bad yesterday, so I decided to figure out the date of the tie as a distraction.
The design & width reminded me of the 40's. I've seen similar ties in old family photos. I knew it wasn't that old because of the tag & it seemed like it was too long.
After a tiny bit of digging, I found out that this is probably from the 60's & during that time, they reused several designs from the 30's - 50's. I did find some online vintage shops selling ties labeled as 40's ties that were the same length & width, but the tag is definitely newer than that. I couldn't find any info on the Gainsborough line by Superba. It's still a cute tie & it will work for the outfit I want it for. Now I just have to figure out how to tie it properly. I can never get ties knotted correctly.
