Gold Tone Stratton Horse Crop & Lucky Horseshoe Tie Clip
 
In the 1920s when long silk ties of delicate silk fabric became popular the Tie Clip succeeded the Tiepin (which pinned through the fabric and could spoil it) the Tie Clip went out of fashion at the end of 1960s however made a huge comeback at the start of the 21st Century. 
 
A Tie Clip is the only piece of jewellery permissible while in military dress.
 
Details 
Gold Tone Metal Horse Crop & Lucky Horseshoe Tie Clip dating from mid 1950s – mid 1960s 
 
Signed by: Stratton who were British makers of quality vanity accessories including cufflinks and Tie Clips for 70s years until 1997.
Slider style with balloon clip design gold tone metal. 2 ¾” (7cm) in length.
 
Complete in original box which measures box 3 “x 2 ‘(8cm x 5.3 cm)
 
Vintage Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition: 
Vintage items are not new they date back to a particular era, some have survived in amazing condition, while others may show some signs of age but we feel they still deserve to make it into our collection. Therefore, we have listed our items into three Conditions:
 
Excellent Vintage Condition: Means the item is in great shape for its age. (Most of our stock will fall into this category)