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Originally Posted by perezfan
Nice pickup Gary... very nifty embroidered Athletics pennant. Super stylish!
To answer your question, the "Frank Chance's Cubs" version came in 2 sizes... Oversized (like the Memory Lane example) and a version that's sized about mid-way between 3/4 and full size. I have the latter, pictured below.
My thought is that the "Frank Chance" version was sold around 1910-12. When Chance subsequently left the Cubs to manage the Yankees in 1913, Repco probably removed his name from the pennant. So I would guess that the Memory Lane example was manufactured around 1913-14.
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That makes sense Mark. Probably not as many without his name are out there.
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