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Originally Posted by perezfan
Never even seen one... That's awesome! Gotta be made by Collegiate of Ames... right?
Simply fantastic!
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You are correct, sir! This was made by Collegiate of Ames in the 1950s, around the time they were making 3-D pennants. In fact, the artwork appears to be from the same artist responsible for the Dodgers and Red Sox 3-Ds.
Collegiate Mfg. Co. was always a very military-friendly company. I can't imagine they made any money on this particular design; but, given the customer, I'm sure it was their privilege to make this one.
They made at least two variants of this design for the Navy: one for San Diego and another for Bainbridge Island, WA.