Hey, pennant guys

[ser1979]

My most recent pickup...

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ser1979

My most recent pickup...

You don't see that one every day. Great score.

[thetahat]

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[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by ser1979

My most recent pickup...

Very unusual! Unusual spine stitching, too.

The Tigers had some great pennants.

edit: glad I don’t collect Tigers. :P

[RaiderPennantGuy]

Does anyone do or know of anyone that does pennant repairs? I picked up this pennant for almost nothing and would like to try and restore it. Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by RaiderPennantGuy

Does anyone do or know of anyone that does pennant repairs? I picked up this pennant for almost nothing and would like to try and restore it. Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks

Your going to have to find a black donor pennant from the same era/material. and either fuse the two together to give it a prosthetic tip or if you can cut precisely, puzzle piece it together and throw in a rigid holder or frame. It'll never be perfect again, but you can make it pretty difficult to tell.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Your going to have to find a black donor pennant from the same era/material. and either fuse the two together to give it a prosthetic tip or if you can cut precisely, puzzle piece it together and throw in a rigid holder or frame. It'll never be perfect again, but you can make it pretty difficult to tell.

Easy peasy.

[RaiderPennantGuy]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Your going to have to find a black donor pennant from the same era/material. and either fuse the two together to give it a prosthetic tip or if you can cut precisely, puzzle piece it together and throw in a rigid holder or frame. It'll never be perfect again, but you can make it pretty difficult to tell.

Thanks Rob. I do have a couple of donor pennants that match up very nicely. I would like to fuse the two together but from what I 've read, seems pretty complicated and difficult. I'll probably try to puzzle piece it together and toss it into a rigid holder.

[Domer05]

I just made these "dueling pennants" for the 2024 World Series. Read all about them on Pennant Factory, or click here:

https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...-trench-mfg-co

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Domer05

I just made these "dueling pennants" for the 2024 World Series. Read all about them on Pennant Factory, or click here:

https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...-trench-mfg-co

Beautiful, Kyle! Simply beautiful. Incredibly craftsmanship.

But was the forked tip ‘55 definitely made by Trench? I think it could be but there is also evidence that points elsewhere. I have it in both colors and the felt is noticeable thinner than what they used at the time. The ‘55 scroll pennants for both teams are cloth. The lettering seems different. But I will add that the normal sized ‘57 and ‘58 version with the Yankees and Braves use the same County Stadium graphic as known Trench.

Did you get more solid evidence from your interviews with Trench employees?

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by Domer05

I just made these "dueling pennants" for the 2024 World Series. Read all about them on Pennant Factory, or click here:

https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...-trench-mfg-co

Great job Kyle. I enjoyed reading the latest blog entry about the dueling pennants. On that subject, I've noticed that there's a lack of 2 team world series pennants (e.g. with both teams on the pennant) for some years.

Has anyone seen a 2-team World Series pennant for 1944, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1961? Taking 1960 as an example, I can find many examples of Yankees World Series pennants or Pirates World Series pennants but not any with both teams.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by RaiderPennantGuy

Thanks Rob. I do have a couple of donor pennants that match up very nicely. I would like to fuse the two together but from what I 've read, seems pretty complicated and difficult. I'll probably try to puzzle piece it together and toss it into a rigid holder.

There is a “fusing” process. Check out “felting” on youtube. I would say this would only work if your pennant is wool felt and not the newer synthetic crap.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

There is a “fusing” process. Check out “felting” on youtube. I would say this would only work if your pennant is wool felt and not the newer synthetic crap.

I agree. I don't think that felting will work on the Raiders pennant. I think you'll need to cut your donor pennant so that it fits your Raider pennant like a puzzle. Then you could use some glue to secure a thin piece of fabric or plastic on the back to hold the 2 pieces together.

If you proceed, please share a photo of the results.

[HankAaron755]

Originally Posted by ser1979

My most recent pickup...

Awesome find. Love the graphics.

[HankAaron755]

I’ll first state that I have no skin in the game by sharing these auction links. Just wanted to pass along in case there were any Red Sox fans that wanted to score some rare penants off a smaller auction site for hopefully a good price.

It appears they are from 1915 and 1916.

https://auctions.ejsauction.com/auct...ant_F474D8393C

https://auctions.ejsauction.com/auct...ant_AD44709A72

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by HankAaron755

I’ll first state that I have no skin in the game by sharing these auction links. Just wanted to pass along in case there were any Red Sox fans that wanted to score some rare penants off a smaller auction site for hopefully a good price.

It appears they are from 1915 and 1916.

https://auctions.ejsauction.com/auct...ant_F474D8393C

https://auctions.ejsauction.com/auct...ant_AD44709A72

Interested to hear what our experts say about these…

[Domer05]

The 1915 pennant was made by a technique called "Applied Felt Lettering." Simply put: the individual letters were likely cut by a dye press; then glued to the felt using rubber cement. This was done to cut down on the sewing needed to sew each letter on.

The reverse bears witness to this method: there's no evidence of stitching; and after 100+ years, the rubber cement has bled through the felt.

The 1916 pennant is really cool. If this maker made a companion pennant for the '16 NL champion Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins, I've never seen it.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Domer05

The 1915 pennant was made by a technique called "Applied Felt Lettering." Simply put: the individual letters were likely cut by a dye press; then glued to the felt using rubber cement. This was done to cut down on the sewing needed to sew each letter on.

The reverse bears witness to this method: there's no evidence of stitching; and after 100+ years, the rubber cement has bled through the felt.

The 1916 pennant is really cool. If this maker made a companion pennant for the '16 NL champion Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins, I've never seen it.

I may have the sister pennant to that Red Sox, although this is wider and the date and letters are stitched. I think I’ve seen a 1915 Red Sox that more closely resembles this but I can’t find it again ..

[Fballguy]

Picked up a very nice example of this Cubs pennant and it unexpectedly came with some cool provenance. I've seen this pennant attributed to the 1950s, but it clearly was still in circulation on May 14th, 1967 (took a little research to pinpoint the year).

Why can't all pennants come with a letter like this?