Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Domer … consider the pennants below. The top one is “Epstein”, correct? What about the bottom?

The bottom pennant has features that are shared by many others. I suspect it’s a NYC company, the same one that made the ‘55 and ‘56 two-team WS pennants with the Dodger cap.

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Domer … consider the pennants below. The top one is “Epstein”, correct? What about the bottom?

The bottom pennant has features that are shared by many others. I suspect it’s a NYC company, the same one that made the ‘55 and ‘56 two-team WS pennants with the Dodger cap.

Admittedly, your two pennants present a problem (for me). I do think the top/blue one is by Epstein. The bottom/polychromatic one ... I really don't know. Sure looks like the Epstein one--or was the artwork just stolen by some other pennant maker? If so ... was that pennant maker ... Trench?

Or, did Epstein continue making pennants well into the 1950s; and, finally venture into polychromatic designs, as others had begun doing?

Here's another possibility: did Epstein, which offered much more than pennants by the mid-century, begin outsourcing their pennant production to some external supplier? If so ... what if that company was Trench?

Below is the WS dueling pennant you referenced. Sure looks like it could be traced to Epstein--but, it has tassels, which Epstein seemed to have dropped by the 1950s.

Bottom line: We need more information on Epstein.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Admittedly, your two pennants present a problem (for me). I do think the top/blue one is by Epstein. The bottom/polychromatic one ... I really don't know. Sure looks like the Epstein one--or was the artwork just stolen by some other pennant maker? If so ... was that pennant maker ... Trench?

Or, did Epstein continue making pennants well into the 1950s; and, finally venture into polychromatic designs, as others had begun doing?

Here's another possibility: did Epstein, which offered much more than pennants by the mid-century, begin outsourcing their pennant production to some external supplier? If so ... what if that company was Trench?

Below is the WS dueling pennant you referenced. Sure looks like it could be traced to Epstein--but, it has tassels, which Epstein seemed to have dropped by the 1950s.

Bottom line: We need more information on Epstein.

“we,” meaning you. Get on it.

While you’re at it, I’m still waiting for your ABCO(?) write up.

[Fballguy]

An Epstein contribution to football pennants...

[Fballguy]

If any one has a time machine I can borrow for two weeks or so, I'm pretty sure I can get at least a 30,000% ROI on these. Will gladly compensate you with a 5% cut.

PS...How was shipping so much more efficient (two weeks?), not to mention free, in 1964?

[MK]

Not sure I had seen this pennant without the Frank Chance reference before.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by MK

Not sure I had seen this pennant without the Frank Chance reference before.

That's the one from yesterday's Memory Lane auction, right? The one from ML had 3 sets of tassels. The description had it at 37" x 13". Is that wider than the Frank Chance version?

It seemed a strong price considering that the fading.

On a separate note, I managed to win this Athletics pennant in the auction.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

If any one has a time machine I can borrow for two weeks or so, I'm pretty sure I can get at least a 30,000% ROI on these.

I wasn’t a math major, but your ciphering seems a bit off.

But I hear what you’re saying.

edit: the Google machine tells me “30,000 percent of .70” equals $210 so, yeah, you probably could.