Previously unseen pennant

[perezfan]

The Blue Ernie Banks is just under 14" in length

The Red Ernie Banks is 20" in length

Interestingly, these next two Cubs variations feature similar graphics to the 20" (Red) Ernie Banks. But I believe these are both full-sized 29" pennants. I am 99% sure of it, despite Legendary neglecting to mention the size in their description...

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...entoryid=21200

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Originally Posted by perezfan

The Blue Ernie Banks is just under 14" in length

The Red Ernie Banks is 20" in length

Interestingly, these next two Cubs variations feature similar graphics to the 20" (Red) Ernie Banks. But I believe these are both full-sized 29" pennants. I am 99% sure of it, despite Legendary neglecting to mention the size in their description...

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...entoryid=21200

The more I look at all these examples, I'm beginning to think my Giants is the only one that might be a full size single player (not team) pennant. Even the proportions on the Pearson make it not look full size. Same on all those great Twins. What's the skinny, DWR?

[dwr11]

All of the player photo pennants that I have seen have been the mid size 20 or so inch pennant. I have not seen a full size player photo pennant made by the company in Winona, Minnesota.

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Originally Posted by dwr11

All of the player photo pennants that I have seen have been the mid size 20 or so inch pennant. I have not seen a full size player photo pennant made by the company in Winona, Minnesota.

great info to know. I never would have thought the Twins would be the "leader" in picture pennants but with their proximity to Wincraft, it makes sense. I also never would have learned so much about my picture-less pennant without the good folks from N54. This is why I joined.

P.S. my ebay seller says he bought the Giants example NEW and it never had a picture . The seller lives in MN.

[dwr11]

Here is the Ron Santo 14 inch version which I sold around 8 months ago. I know there is a Billy Williams version of this as well.

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This is getting very interesting (at least for me ). My Giants pennant is soft felt and fullsized. The seller originally said he got in 1982. I emailed him again and here's the full story:

"The pennant is from the 1950's or 1960's it was in a storage room at WinCraft in Winona, MN. I received it from a relative who was cleaning out an old store room. I received it in 1982 but it is much much older. The other pennants with that look are from the late 1950's and early 1960's. For example I've seen a MN Twins pennant w/ a Harmon Killabrew card in it."

Mark (perezfan) told me he equates Wincraft with stiff modern pennants (as did I) but the company has apparently been around since 1961.

One more thing....the pennant below looked full size to me but it is 20". I'm pretty stoked to have maybe the only full size player photo pennant (prototype, perhaps?)

One more, more thing....I usually only see Giants pennants. It would be nice to have a thread where we all compare the similar pennant themes used by multiple teams....

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I threw in a Mays pic from one of the souvenir photo packs the Giants used to sell. The earlier pics were b&w and may be more appropriate but the pics say "Willie Mays, Giants" and the "Giants" seems a bit redundant. This particular pic is just a test - I'm not thrilled, in that Willie is a TAD too tall. Also, attached is a pic I found that shows the reverse of a Yankees team photo pennant.