Prest-O-Size crossover tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: I. Goldenberg, American
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A black, Prest-O-Size brand, one size fits all crossover tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The satin, self-tying, crossover tie features a neck band that can be adjusted at the back of the neck. Sewn to the interior of the proper right side of the next strap is a black ribbon with embroidered white text and lines that denotes the neck band lengths. The strap is adjustable from 13 1/2 inches to 18 inches. Embroidered at the center of the ribbon is white text that reads [PREST-O-SIZE / REG.U.S.PAT.OFF.] above the band sizes and [FITS EVERY COLLAR SIZE] embroidered below. Sewn to the proper left end of the ribbon is a metal hook and a strap slider that has been threaded through the proper left side of the band used to adjust the neck band length. Embroidered white text printed on the proper left end of the ribbon reads [U.S. PAT. 2125715-2208026]. The tie has pointed ends that cross over below the neck and fastens with two buttons: a black, decorative, braided button that is pushed through a buttonhole on one end of the tie and is visible when worn, and a small black plastic button that secures the tie on the bottom.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.1.29
objectType: label: Type
content: neckties
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: satin with thread , metal , ribbon and trimming (material)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 9/16 × 22 1/8 × 1/4 in. (3.9 × 56.2 × 0.6 cm)