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Originally Posted by Domer05
Joe, I've researched dozens of manufacturers responsible for sports novelty products from the past century, and I've never heard of Ken Poulsen Associates.
Or, these "Big Sport" rugs.
Interesting product. Cool artwork. Thanks for sharing! Love to see the others made for other teams!  |
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.