I thought about bidding early on, but never did. Had my eyes on a couple others. But it is super cool ...

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Another vintage pennant photo. Colt 45's with Nellie Fox.

Next up … the Buccos, as Harry Kalas used to call them.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1HeYsWNrKPgc3JnB7

Nothing special besides maybe the scroll pennants. Interesting to note that the first two scrolls are Trench from 1949 and 1950, they aren't dated but I looked up the roster. The Boston Braves scroll pennants I have are from 1949 and 1950 and *are* dated. I think it for the simple reason that there was room for the year.

Wondering if for those two years there were scrolls for most/all teams. Aside from those I think they were exclusive to postseason teams?

So, again, the initial goal of cataloging my pennants was to group by style. Eventually I’ll do that, already did for one (Keezer). From 1946-1950 various teams had team pennants with names filling the body of the pennant. I know of the following:

1946 Red Sox
1948 Athletics
1949 Phillies Blue Jay
1950 Phillies
Pirates
Cardinals
Braves

I don’t think every team had one. The Pirates version is pictured here. It seems to be made by the same company who did the “sliding runner” pennants from the same era. Red Sox and Phillies use the same slider graphic. They share similar stitching, lack of tassels, same logos, one color print, and slightly smaller size. I guess it is safe to say there aren’t Trench? In which case ... who?

Nice, Greg. I like the Pirate ship the best.

Thanks Marc. That’s from 1967. Looks like a local company.

Greg: What makes you think these name-on-the-body pennants were by the same maker of the "sliding runner" series? Both are from the same era ... both bear no tassels. Anything else?

Re way back about the 12 pennants sold in kc area for about $275— I’m in kc area next time an auction like that pm me! Possibly I could inspect lots in person if needed. I look at a few local auction sites with estate sale auctions but they never have anything decent sports related — just ooccasionally overpriced modern display pieces.

Here are some pics that connect them IMO

Greg...

I bet you were good at playing "Connect the Dots" when you were a kid.

Nice work, solving one of the many mysteries pertaining to these pennants. Interesting that only those few teams used the scattered names graphics, and all the other connections that can be deduced...

For example, there's a Pinback Button with the same exact Pirate mascot as on the pennant above. So is it safe to assume the Pin and Pennant were issued by the same company?