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Originally Posted by thetahat
Gary, as far as the Chicago pennant, I’d say probably not. There is a “series” of pennants with that leather graphic, I’ve seen at least four of five others. There’s also a Tigers with a leather Tiger head. They have the same construction, two color felt with reinforced edges. These three are mine. There is a White Sox pennant currently on eBay with a screened graphic but otherwise the same construction. And it has a tag on the back from Geo. Lauterer. So that’s my guess.
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I just checked my pennant catalog that I've been building and I had a note that the Pirates version of the "Leather Batter" was made by the Chicago Pennant Company. I could have recorded that wrong or maybe both CPC and Lauterer made similar pennants in a cross-Chicago rivalry.
Any guesses?
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