The tie collection was used as part of the plot of Colin Dexter's novel Death Is Now My Neighbour, in which Inspector Morse consults the landlord in order to identify a club tie.
ðə tˈaɪ kəlˈɛkʃən wʌz jˈuːzd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə plˈɑːt ʌv kˈɑːlɪn dˈɛkstɚz nˈɑːvəl dˈɛθ ɪz nˈaʊ maɪ nˈeɪbɚ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪnspˈɛktɚ mˈɔːɹs kənsˈʌlts ðə lˈændlɔːɹd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ ɐ klˈʌb tˈaɪ.