Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Unsolicited Pennant Life Hack:

If you display in rigid holders, trim them to fit the pennant.

As you know, many from the 40s and 50s are only 26” or 27” long. Notable the “sliding runner” company pennants. They always look weird in the bigger holder and they are also hard to keep centered. So get them in as deep as possible, then cut off the empty 3” or so off the side end. You need a file to cut through the edges but the plastic part cuts like butter with a guillotine paper cutter. They fit perfectly as the dimensions are almost a perfect proportional match to the holder.

I do the same with the 3/4 sizes which are roughly 8” by 26”, although you need to cut off an edge and close with invisible tape (best to use is gift wrapping tape).