Kyle, it seems there are many of them out there, with a bunch on ebay right now. Some like the Penn State are quite common, while others like the IU one I think are very rare. I discovered them when I ran across a Cornell rug, the first and only one I have seen in all my years collecting. There is even one for your Irish (although it doesn’t specifically say ND). If they don’t have their tag, they are not identified as a Poulsen Big Sport. The Wisconsin one is newer, based on the tag, and you can see they improved the quality of the graphics. It seems they stopped making them some time in the 80s. The original tag listed them as a business in Wisconsin, while later tags had various addresses in FL.

Poulsen Big Sport
 

I am guessing they started around 1970. Here is a crude “Pirate” rug, followed by a more recent WV rug, and their most recent tag with a 1984 copyright.

I like those. I’d be all over a SF Giants rug but I suspect they stuck with midwest and northeast teams.

That stinks, Sean. :( Are you thinking these sellers just cancel the sale and relist at a higher minimum/BIN or that they take someone else’s offer? The latter seems like something ebay wouldn’t allow….unless it’s still an ebay sale and they get “their cut.” :mad:

I’ve also seen Twins, Mets, and Cubs too and lots of different colleges.

This UT rug is very nice, unlicensed which could indicate an earlier creation. The Kentucky rug looks like a knock off of a Chipenco or Collegiate Ames design.

The Ken Poulsen co. is a bit of a ghost. I’ve only come across this listing from a 1962 Madison WI directory, where they appear to have started business.

Those rugs bring me back to my childhood looking through the Sears catalog. Those are the sorts of things that I'd be asking for my birthday.

Here's a couple of new arrivals today.

Nice arrivals Gary….one of the rugs I came across did actually have a Sears price tag on it, $5.50 back in the day for one of these.

These are cool. There must be at least a dozen different Trench Tigers pennants with a small or large Briggs/Tiger stadium graphic. Other companies made a bunch, too. Domer would know more, but I guess the Tigers concessionaires really had a uniquely high interest in selling pennants and ordering/requesting new designs. By far the Tigers have the most “dated” pennants, I think there may be Tigers pennants with years from the early 1930s to around 1953.

I know we have Tigers collector here, wondering if he collects the different years.

What is that Giants Team premium top left?

Saw this pennant listed in an estate sale post today. I was probably the 25th person in the door and I knew this pennant hung somewhere in the house by the photo. I found it and paid handsomely for it, but I love it. The pennant guide says it’s 1930’s and extremely rare. It’s got a few minor dings but the tip and tassels are intact. Anyone know anything about the manufacturer?

The metal grommets are interesting, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that. Pretty cool.

Ah, another "grommet pennant." We've discussed these before. They were made by some mystery maker--possibly with St. Louis origins--from the late 1910s to late 1930s.

For more, see: https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...champs-pennant

Awesome pickup! So tough to find any from this series, and condition always seems to be an issue. Yours looks good… great find!

That Browns pennants is fantastic. Well done for that pickup. It's the first grommet pennant by that mystery maker that I've seen without the "Champions + <Date>" along the spine.

Very cool Browns pennant. I think I’ve seen one other in 25+ years of collecting. I suspect all of the “champions” pennants from this “grommet” maker date to the mid/late 30s. Here’s one that is likely not as old as yours but does not recognize a championship. .

My hypothesis is that all the dated Champions pennants were made for either the opening of the HOF or the ‘39 anniversary. Kind of wild guess but it makes sense.

Pretty good shape, all things considered. Great find!

Oriole Rug
 

Here’s an Oriole example.

Greg,

I know I'm not the only Tiger collector in the group but as for myself I try to collect all the different years and variations of the Tiger pennants. My 1934 cane pennant I have is the earliest year I own. I have several dated pennants from the 30's, 40's and 50's.

Steven that’s very cool. I think I can speak for others when I say … pics please!

Still sorting pennants
 

Here's a handful of PCL Spokane pennants.

Here's just a few of the dated pennant's I have.....

That '51 pennant is a real toughie. I have it with green felt. Great stuff!

Impressive.

Those are awesome. The pennant makers sure loved the Tigers.

If anyone knows a surviving fan of both the NFL Texans and the Boston Bruins, tell him I have the perfect gift for him.

Gorgeous! Not really. :p

But pretty damn cool.Wonder who made it?

I suspect WGN. I have a Bruins with that exact design that has all the signs of WGN (spine, tassels, etc.) This resembles the 1951-52 baseball series they made without tassels.

Pretty slim pickings lately, but I was able to upgrade a faded tassel-less pennant at a decent price.

Nice, Rob. Looks almost new.

But why so many green and yellow and white Giants pennants? I know that some of it comes down to the pennant makers not really caring all that much, but are there, say, a bunch of green and yellow Phillies pennants? Probably.

More green Giants...

The middle one is so cool, even with the Giant in gym shorts …

Another greenie

1913 Reproduction Co. sales catalog
 

Thanks to the wonderful staff of the Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History, I was able to obtain digital scans of all 51 pages from a 1913 sales catalog by The Reproduction Co. currently in their holdings.

I posted more excerpts over on Pennant Fever, but here's a few pages to pique your curiosity....

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And returns disappointed. Clicking Kyle’s link got me a security risk message. Going through a google search got me “page unavailable.” :confused:

My computer blocked it, also. Was there an Amherst example, by any chance? Those are very cool, are there many known to exist?

Thanks for posting this, Kyle...

The Michigan example in the Catalog matches my oversized Washington Huskies Pennant to a tee. Cool to know it's a Reproduction Co example. :)

Beautiful!

Not an exact match, but close enough.

A dozen for only $12 no less....

Great stuff, Kyle. Other companies had to have catalogs too, right? There must be an Epstein catalog out there somewhere.

Trump promised to release it I believe.

I still can’t access Kyle’s site from ANY device. What’s going on????

I've been able to open the site I. Chrome. I got a message that the site is unsecured. That's probably because it doesn't have a security certificate. But when I clicked continue anyhow, all was good.

Love the Repco info Kyle. Thanks. Any chance that you can share more of the catalog pages?

I don’t think I have shared this one before, from Leadville CO.

Beautiful! That thing looks brand spanking new!

A few of my college pennants … Niagara is embroidered.

Nice!

Gorgeous early examples, Rob, Joe and Greg. All are incredibly detailed and simply beautiful!

My apologies for the technical issues. Not sure if that's a Weebly problem or a Chrome/Safari/Edge issue....

Gary, I'll email you the full catalog. Anyone else?

Love seeing all those beautiful Repco pennants!