Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Just giving the thread a push … going through my tubs I came across this simple, elegant Trench Reds pennant from (my guess) early 50s. I saw that one like this sold on eBay not long ago, I think it’s otherwise pretty rare. Strangely I haven’t seen this in any other color … Mark, do you have this in red?

I’m a big fan of this series, where the team name is in 2-D letters, no cursive or block lettering.

This does have the uneven coloring in the logo, which I’ve seen before on other Trenches.

[thetahat]

Additional note regarding the series to which the above Reds belongs … I don’t think the Tigers have one. I’ve never seen it. I don’t think the Boston Braves have one, either, although they do have Trench scroll versions from 1949 and 1950, and a couple with the year in a screened ribbon

[ooo-ribay]

Thanks for the “push”, Greg! Do you think the Reds logo always had kind of a tie-dye look? Or was it a solid pink or red (if you had to guess)?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Thanks for the “push”, Greg! Do you think the Reds logo always had kind of a tie-dye look? Or was it a solid pink or red (if you had to guess)?

I would assume it is just an imperfection in the screening process. Domer would have a much better idea, hopefully he can elaborate.

[Bumpus Jones]

Greg. Here's a variation on your's that seems to be pretty hard to track down...

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Bumpus Jones

Greg. Here's a variation on your's that seems to be pretty hard to track down...

Cool. Never saw this before, it’s a 3/4 size?

[Bumpus Jones]

Yeah. Kinda leans that way...

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by thetahat

I would assume it is just an imperfection in the screening process. Domer would have a much better idea, hopefully he can elaborate.

I agree. All these makers, including Trench, I noticed tended to get a little quick with the airbrush when spraying on the secondary coloring.

Most likely it left the factory like that; but, I can't rule out exposure to moisture, cleaning products, etc. that can cause those delicate colors to run over time.

Rob: have you had success cleaning (or bleaching) a pennant that was polychromatic? I would think the white underbase layer would do well; but, always feared the applied colors would run.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Rob: have you had success cleaning (or bleaching) a pennant that was polychromatic? I would think the white underbase layer would do well; but, always feared the applied colors would run.

Not sure which Rob but yes...I did experiment with cleaning/bleaching 60s polychromatic pennants a few years back. Generally, white ones cleaned up nicely and the graphics held up fine...except for the color red. Red bleeds pretty badly but generally stops after the outer layer sloughs off and if you keep rinsing with water, all the bleeding washes away with no bleeding stains left behind. Sometimes, but not always, the red graphics have a slightly faded look after but it's more uniform than that Reds pennant which leads me to believe it was probably made that way with some aging/fading factored in as well.

[thetahat]

Similar coloring here