Quote:
Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector
Ok, just came across this in Worthpoint, after I posted. This may add a wrinkle to things. The bear artwork is Repco’s copyrighted art, but according to the Worthpoint listing there is a Langrock tag on the pennant. Only difference is the contrast spine. I guess it’s possible Langrock could have made a pennant too with a non-contrast spine that matches the Repco artwork and lettering? Just speculating, but the use of the artwork and lettering muddies things between the two makers.
|
Damnet Joe! We're searching for
clarity here--not mud.
Well, this is a problem isn't it.... Can I retract my initial opinion? Yours kinda has to be by Langrock, doesn't it?
As I noted earlier, the two bears--though similar--are different. See below.
It looks to me like Langrock figured out how to make a process pennant; then, made an eerily similar bear to reproduce over and over again on their collegiate pennants. And, they ripped off Repco's letter font, which apparently wasn't copyrighted.
Although we may object to such practice, legally speaking, this would be above board. More importantly, there's plenty of evidence of pennant makers mimicking their competitors' artwork throughout the 20th century, so no reason to think that's not what happened here.
03-29-2025, 12:13 AM
Similar Threads
Threaded Mode