Pennant Quilt Pickup Opinions

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Posted By: Keith

Hey guys,

I wanted to get some opinions regarding a recent pickup of mine. It is a large circa 1910 quilt that is decorated with approximately 30 vintage pennants. Most of the pennants are college or tourist/advertising pennants, but 2 of them caught my eye. 1 is a circa 1910? oversized White Sox pennant which measures in at about 38 inches long. The other is a 30 inch pennant that reads Metropoliton, with the letters MBC on the left. Could this be for the Metropolitan Baseball Club? The quilt does have some condition issues with some pennants missing, and loose stictching in areas. I was considering removing the pennants because of the condition, and based on some of the loose stitching, this could be done very easily, and the pennants would come off great with no damage. I wanted to get your opinion regarding the date and value of the Sox pennant, and as well get your opinion on the possiblity of the Metropolitan pennant being for the Metropolitan baseball club. Also, in your opinion, would it be quilt despite its condition have more value in its entirety, and would it be unwise for me to remove the pennants?

Thanks guys