That is an incredible graphic. And it appears to be very graphic.

Amazing pennant Marc. Thanks for sharing it.

Here it is… already framed! Tough to get a good photo, as it’s a long, skinny bastard. Super interesting that it’s the same maker as Rick’s Red Sox pennant pictured in post 647. Same exact long bat with team mascot positioned to the left.

Many thanks to Keith Javic (Vintage Sports Flips) for consulting me and making it available. Keith is one of truly great guys in the hobby. He looks young, but has been doing it seemingly forever. Most of you probably already know him, but in case you don’t, be sure to check out his awesome YouTube Channel. If you appreciate the “thrill of the hunt”, you’ll love Keith’s videos (link below…)

https://m.youtube.com/@vintagesportflips/videos

Sorry for the gigantic pic. Here's one that's sized more appropriately...

Great pickup! You say you’re slowing down but I don’t believe it. :p


re: “Rick’s Red Sox pennant” - I didn’t realize Rick Haskins ever posted here. I have heard the name many times but, unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of dealing with him. :(

And, yeah, Keith Javic looks really young! (comparatively speaking, I guess :mad: )

Dated pennants and especially World Series pennants always seem to command a crazy-high premium. Certainly appears to have been the case here.

As for the significance of the creepy severed head.... no idea. Was it described in the auction's write-up? I forget who had that one... most likely REA, Hunts, Lelands or Mastro.

FWIW, this Phillies pennant was likely manufactured by The Reproduction Co. as well, probably around the same time period as the B.B.C. offering, ca. 1910-14.

Here's two more that seem to match your pennant, Mark. All featured rich polychromatic artwork uniquely created for each team. The cub artwork is the mirror image of "Bear with bat," which was copyrighted by Repco in 1910 and featured on other Cubs pennants from that era, as seen in the final picture below.

Are there any other known examples from this "horizontal bat series" out there?

There's also a red variant of the cubs pennant

It was REA. They described it as a portrait image of Phillies manager Pat Moran. Weird that they placed William Penn's hand on top of it so it looks like he's carrying a severed head ala Kathy Griffin.

Just noticed too...The makers hid a bat behind Penn. It's peeking out from between his shins. Why not make that more prominent?

It’s crazy how rare the RepCo pennants are. My guess would be most of the original owners died 1940-1970. If the pennants were even kept that long, and I’m sure many weren’t, they were probably just tossed after the owner’s death since baseball memorabilia wasn’t really a “thing” in that time frame.

Why would anyone spend 100x (1000x?) more for a ‘52 Mantle card?

[QUOTE=ooo-ribay;2472833 re: “Rick’s Red Sox pennant” - I didn’t realize Rick Haskins ever posted here. I have heard the name many times but, unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of dealing with him. [/QUOTE] Maybe the nicest guy in the entire hobby. And I doubt if there has ever been a show he set up at in the last several decades where he didn't have the best selection of pennants and pinbacks, including every National.

It doesn't make sense to me. As nice as a Mantle rookie is, it's not particularly rare. Would you rather have a 1 of 3,000 or a 1 of 1? Not to mention the art work and craftsmanship.

I'll never get it either. I guess it takes a bold collector to step outside the giant world of cards and appreciate a truly scarce art form. This is the part where we all pat ourselves on he back. :p

“1 in 3000”? I think there’s more than that!

Hey that’s mine!

Let's see it Mike!

You have a great pennant. I claiming it was mine. :)

Picked this up as part of a trade recently. I'm calling it my Giants Babe Ruth pennant.

Related to all the Repco talk, three of the four Repco pennants from our recent "find" are now in Net54 collections. Would be nice to place the 4th (Athletics) in one as well. I'm just saying...

The BBCs are clearly the most attractive pennants ever made. The detail in the graphics is amazing, especially given the fact that screening was very new. The only ones that come close are the few Collegiate 3D examples and 1950s Trench.

As a mini project, I've spent some time over the last few weeks, photographing my pennants and creating a google photo album.

If you're interested, you can have a look here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5CwMVSUHgW4ASXk18

Any feedback about how to improve the album is welcome.

Great collection Gary! My only suggestion is to keep adding to it.

Nice, Gary!

Great stuff Gary...A couple thoughts.

1) A little light on football
2) Not enough Philadelphia Athletics pennants.

:)

Great collection, Gary. A little birdie told me another great one is headed your way. Google photos is a super easy way to keep track of and share your pennants. If you see something you think you might “need,” it’s way easier to look through your organized Google album than a mish mash of photos you might have on your phone or computer. I’ve also made albums of my pins and bobbing head dolls.

In your collection, these particularly caught my eye:

Overland Day
Ca Angels w/ batting Angel
1941 Dodgers (I hate to admit it)
1960 Pirates w/AL walking the gang plank (that’s what happened)
Yankees grommet

What’s going on with the red Phillies sliding #4 runner? It almost looks like the red felt was applied to a white substrate.

You seem to beat a few different bushes than the usuals, Gary. If you ever see the Keezer Giants shown by bocca in post #8953 (a couple of pages back), I would be forever in your debt if you would snag it up and then flip it to me. Of pennants I could afford, it’s #1 on my wantlist.

Terrific collection!

Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Rob, I'm looking forward to getting the newest arrival. I'll add photos when I get it. You picked out a couple of my favorites (e.g. the Overland Day and the Yankees Grommet).

The Phillies Sliding Runner pennant is a funny one. The tip is missing. It looks like a previous owner gave it a tip transplant but couldn't be bothered to match the color. But it seemed good value for the $5 it cost me. :D

I'll definitely keep an eye out for the Keezer. It's hard to believe there's a Giants pennant that you don't already have.

I want to add some metadata to the photos (year, manufacturer, team, etc) to make it easier to search the photos. If anyone knows if this is possible on Google Photos, please let me know.

I certainly know nothing about “metadata” :p The other Rob might know.

There are probably ten SF Giants pennants I “need.”

Speaking of needs and all of these 1910 era pennants we have been discussing, this zoomed in image comes from an old photo from a Santa Clara university campus room. I think it depicts a baseball player. Does the particular player shape/image look familiar to anyone? Does anyone have a pennant from a different team/school with this same player graphic/emblem?

Not with that graphic, no. May be unique to SC. Related note: This is from Niagara University (then College) in Buffalo. Oversized and embroidered.

What a beauty!

Beautiful and pristine!

Embroidered makes sense. Hard to imagine there were many made. Always fun to have things to hunt.

Gary, try clicking on the "i" (info) button on the top right corner of each image within your album. A side panel will open exposing a box for "Description" where you can add any further info. I believe these notes are searchable within the album/application, so when you're questioning whether/not you already own a '57 WS dueling pennant ... you'll find it relatively quickly if properly identified (you do!).

Great collection! Thanks for sharing.

Awesome collection Gary!

You have a bunch of super-rare beauties. Thanks for sharing!

I may have shared this, but these are my "most wanted." A couple seem to exist only in a photo.

Have the 3-D Collegiate … would trade for either a Dodgers or Red Sox 3-D, unfortunately those are just as rare if not more.

I have to cut a slit in the holder so the bill of his cap sticks out as it should …

Agree that this is quite a collection, my favorites are the ‘36 Yankees and the ‘41 Dodgers …

I know three people who would love to own that Hamm's and I suspect only one of us, at most, ever will.

What a bizarre graphic on this one! What in the world is this grotesque guy supposed to be, and what's with the tiny bat and baseball? Oh, OK, I just realized he's a Giant, but certainly not the Jolly Green type! Who would come up with something like this?

Is the giant holding ... a baseball??

And he has a pair of googly eyes, right?

Not on the wall quite yet. I know people differ on this when framing pennants, but I like the tassels straight out, which makes the frame pretty big. The downside is that I could not get a suede mat quite big enough for the entire frame. So it's not perfect (one joint). But I hate to pay big $$ for professional framing. I ordered the frame, but did the backing and assembly myself. The photo makes the joint more noticeable than it looks in person.

It looks great! I love the tassels straight out also. The pennant is the focal point so I don’t think the joint in the matting is a big deal.

Looks great!

Nice job, Marc... looks awesome!

I agree with everyone else. It looks great Marc.

Does the suede backing prevent the pennant moving?

Yes, the suede mat holds the pennant in place.

There are a number of framed pennants in the current Hunt auction. Some are clearly attached to the backing with some kind of thread. See the attached pic (to the right of the 1924). It seems like that method doesn't hold things in place all that well, leads to some puckering, and also could damage the pennant. I'm not sure what the other options are (tape?).

I used my one last scrap, made some no room for error cuts with an exacto knife, and was able to get the seam in the mat under the spine. Now I just need to find some wall space.

The two things that really hold me back are lack of wall space and of course money. Other than that I would go crazy. 😁

Maybe the blue Painters Tape? I would never use any tape/adhesive that's more intrusive or "stitch" a pennant to the mat.

I much prefer to apply gentle pressure of the glass/acrylic... just enough to hold the pennant in place without inflicting any damage. I've never incurred one iota of damage (doing it the same way as your Oversized Giants) for the past 35 years.

From the “Companion Pieces” thread…

Were these just someone else’s pennants? WGN’s maybe?

Whoa.... I don't know anything about this distributor; but, the full size pennants featured are both by ADFLAG.

Not sure about the minis ... but, ADFLAG would make sense.

For just $40 (maybe cheaper?), a 40” poster toploader can give you two oversized holders.

Yeah, AdFlag. Thanks, Kyle.

I was just in touch with someone who actually owns a couple pennants I thought “might only exist in pictures.” They exist, but he’s not selling.

Did anyone in here get this? Final price $430 not including buyers premium.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/191446319

I was following that auction but wasn't keen on bidding. It seemed like a pretty good price for a lucky buyer.

Live Auctioneers has a habit or not going through with the sale. Check their feedback and Google them. I would be reluctant to put a large amount of money at risk with anything tied to them

Double sided pennant
 

Here's something a bit unusual....a double sided pennant.

The 1940s Cubs is a pretty scarce pennant. (I need to give it a good clean.) But I've not seen one that's double-sided before. It looks like the Cubs pennant was re-used to make the Notre Dame version as the Notre Dame side has the spine.

What did this one go for?

Looks like the Walter Johnson went for a cool $11k. If that doesn’t include the BP, you can add another $2k. :eek:

See post 973 in this thread

Thanks, Rob. That seems pretty much in the ballpark, maybe even a little low for such an extreme rarity with such significance.

Well, it beats a 1-poor ‘52 Mantle.

All depends on what floats your boat, I guess. I love cards, too, but I've always been dumbfounded by what their cost can get you on the memorabilia side, but the proof is there as to which is the 800-lb gorilla, with autographs coming in second. Pennants are a particular favorite of mine.

That Walter Johnson pennant was pretty special. There were some other strong prices but I thought there were a few bargains too.

I got distracted in conversation and missed my opportunity on the 1946 Tigers
https://huntauctions.com/live/imagev...=250&lot_qual=

And did this one really go for just $99?
https://huntauctions.com/live/imagev...=252&lot_qual=

There are less than 3 known copies of the Walter Johnson Pennant, and literally thousands of "beater" '52 Mantles, either raw or in low grade. There's simply no contest regarding which piece displays better. I will never figure out the gigantic premium put on pieces of mass-produced cardboard that have no connection to the player.

The winning bidder probably paid about $14,250 with the BP, state tax and shipping included. I also thought it might do a bit better, but am not too surprised. The Yankees pennant Gary referenced should have gone for triple what it did. Tough to predict these erratic outcomes, but that's just the nature of Live Auctions.

Notre Dame 3-D Pennant
 

Thanks for the inspiration, Marc. :)

Here's my latest creation, inspired by the fine work of Collegiate of Ames:

https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...legiate-mfg-co

Stellar work, as always!

Make that at least 4, with an asterisk, if you include this one. The story is that Walter objected to pennants being sold to young children and eventually refused to allow his likeness on them. Or something like that.;)

The actual story is that this was one of those pennants that hung at the celebratory banquet that I think Hank mentioned. I have a blurry pic from that banquet but would love to have a clearer copy.

There’s a 1925 Pirates pennant that resembles this, clearly the same manufacturer, but with a batter graphic inside the baseball, identity unknown …

Fantastic, Kyle!!!

Found a pic online

The photo of the WaJo pennants is in the Washington 1925 World Series program, showing the banquet for winning the 1924 A.L. pennant a year earlier with several of these on the walls. Since I've never seen a 1924 World Series crowd shot with one of these pennants, I'm guessing they were only made for that banquet, thereby accounting for their rarity, although I guess any pennant surviving from that era is almost by definition rare.

Found my pic. It looks like these were the “plain baseball” versions, i.e. without the WJ graphic. Looks like the laces on the ball run horizontal. Hard to tell for certain. Wish I had a more detailed photo.

Makes me wonder if the WaJo version was on the walls of the 1925 banquet, or if there was a '25 Washington version similar to the Pirates, which would have meant some kind of commercial distribution since the Nationals wouldn't have had Pirates pennants made up, I wouldn't think. Do we know anything about who made these?

Great '24 Washington Pennant, Greg! Is it oversize, full-size, or 3/4 size? I've seen that '25 Pirates Pennant in the past, and (from memory) I believed it was 3/4 size.

Also... Are we sure it's from the same manufacturer? The font is different, the laces are different, and the laces run horizontal, rather than vertical. Just curious how you are sure these come from the same maker.

Thanks!

I thought the same.

Thanks Mark. Yes it’s full-size, about 28”. I just think by the general design it suggests the same maker. Also the laces on the WJ version run verticle. Here is it with mine, for comparison …

This one is on ebay right now as a BIN. Keezer pennant with concessionaire label. Boston Badge and Speciality co. Seller also has the Yankees with the same label. Kyle looked up the address and noted that this was very close to the Boston Braves stadium.

Thanks to Marc and Rob for making this one available to me. It's my first Reproduction Co pennant.

My next step is to get this in a frame.

Glad it made it safely!

Rob

Thanks. You did a great job packing it up. It's now framed but I need to re-visit the tassels. I think they need to go along the spine on the left side. I took the knot out of the tassels but after 110 years, they have a mind of their own.

<Sorry about the glare>