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thetahat 12-04-2020 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Domer05 (Post 2041778)
I completely agree: that Tigers pennant is awesome. Interesting thing about it: I do believe that version was by Trench...

...but beware: WGN liked the design so much they made a copy of it featuring the same stadium façade artwork; albeit, much smaller; and using Day Glo colors; and featuring the ballpark's more contemporary name/signage, "TIGER STADIUM."

WGN's was made in '68 to commemorate the "Sock it to'em" Tigers, so the Trench version likely came out much earlier.

They even ripped-off Trench's signature letter font!

Oh I have no doubt that it’s a Trench. Only that it doesn’t quite fit the mold of their other stadium pennants (graphic of inside stadium with smaller logo floating above). Whatever the case, the Trench artist should have been honored at the annual pennant awards ceremony for that design. IMO the best looking team pennant from the 1950s along with the Yankees with large batter in front of large Uncle Sam hat.

ooo-ribay 12-04-2020 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Domer05 (Post 2041771)
Okay, so I'm not the only person that thought that that right field "flood" part of the Candlestick graphic looked odd! I'm sure they intended to depict a walkway of sorts; but, why does it appear in some; and not in others?

Rob, Marc ... I'm looking at you two on this one....

I have no idea why the "spillway" appeared on some pennants and not others. I also have no idea why the artist emphasized it on Marc's pennant. Here's an pre-opening pic of Candlestick. My guess is the open area was for deliveries or the opposing team's bus or something like that.

perezfan 12-04-2020 01:46 PM

Maybe they drew Marc's pennant that way to depict "the opening of the floodgates" with Mays, McCovey and Cepeda doing damage to opposing pitchers? :confused:

Both versions are beyond cool looking, and both equally scarce for pennants of that era. That stadium definitely looks better on a pennant than in-person. We called it "Candlestink" when we lived there because it was always cold and windy (even in the dead of summer).

thetahat 12-04-2020 03:43 PM

Have a vivid memory of Phillies’ Don Carman (favorite pitcher as a kid) almost going perfect game in ‘86 at Candlestick until a damn wind blown fly ball in the 9th fell for a double ...

Both of those Candlestick pennants are beyond awesome ... pure works of art. Is this known to exist with any trademark? (TMC, or the little baseball)

thetahat 12-04-2020 07:42 PM

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Here are some variations of those two favorite Trench pennants ...

perezfan 12-04-2020 10:46 PM

Yep... that was their Heyday. Beautiful and classic imagery.

Very under-appreciated within the hobby!

bocca001 12-05-2020 07:29 AM

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Here is a photo of an old pennant (not mine) (listed on ebay this week).

Domer05 12-05-2020 09:23 AM

Charlotte? Chattanooga??

MK 12-05-2020 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bocca001 (Post 2042205)
Here is a photo of an old pennant (not mine) (listed on ebay this week).

Looks like this one.

MK 12-05-2020 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by thetahat (Post 2042104)
Here are some variations of those two favorite Trench pennants ...

These pins used the same stadium and Tiger and have a Sortservice trademark.


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