Hey, pennant guys

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Showdawg

WOW!!!! Ive seen that pennant, but don't have it. Any chance you'd want to sell??? Have you seen this one?

I'm not really into selling at this point particularly my harder to come by pennants...but I wouldn't be offended if you shot me an offer. My plan is to sell everything upon retirement (unfortunately still about 20 years away) and using the proceeds to travel the world as long as possible...right now I could probably cover a 7 night Western Caribbean cruise.

Just curious...do you have any other teams?

I have seen that style of pennant before but not the Browns version.

[Showdawg]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

I'm not really into selling at this point particularly my harder to come by pennants...but I wouldn't be offended if you shot me an offer. My plan is to sell everything upon retirement (unfortunately still about 20 years away) and using the proceeds to travel the world as long as possible...right now I could probably cover a 7 night Western Caribbean cruise.

Just curious...do you have any other teams?

I have seen that style of pennant before but not the Browns version.

No, I don't have any other pennants but Browns...I PMed you an offer

[Bumpus Jones]

Here's a cool find. I believe this artwork was originally created by a Sporting News Art Department staffer prior to 1953 as the Reds officially became known as the Redlegs (1953-58), but if you notice, the pennant design has been modified to read: Redlegs. Looks like TSN also licensed out their original art to entities such as sports pennant manufacturers. I welcome anyone else's opinions on the subject...

[thetahat]

Chris, that's really interesting, thank you for sharing. I have written here before about my personal affection for certain styles of 50s pennants. That Reds logo was used on Keezer pennants, many (but not all) of which were stamped on the back by the manufacturer. Keezer made pennants spanning, at least, from '53 from '65, as they made Phila A's and Houston Astros. (Have also seen Keezer STL Browns - very rare, I have a mini version - but not Boston Braves.)

The same Reds logo appears in the 1956 book "Inside Baseball for Little Leaguers" (top left) along with most others from a different pennant series that seemed to be made in the early 50s, see those form my collection (top right). I believe these date to the early 50s based on a Cubs variation that celebrates their 75th anniversary in 1951; also the fact that the Phila A's and Browns are in this "series" but not the Orioles. 12 of the 16 logos from the book appear on these pennants, with the exception of the Phillies (used Blue Jay instead), White Sox (diff sock variation), Orioles, and my very favorite; the Reds, which begs for more explanation. It's cut off a bit in my picture but see my avatar ... can someone explain the bomb to me? See bottom left for a very old Reds design (hardly a logo) from the turn of the century? which again depicts a bomb-yielding Cincinnati Red.

So yeah, this is the stuff I wonder about ... not quite "What is the meaning of life?" but it keeps me entertained ...

[thetahat]

A better view

[Bumpus Jones]

Thanks for the info Greg! The story behind some of these pennants is almost as good as the pennants themselves.

[perezfan]

I love that particular series of pennants, and know that they were issued in/around 1951. I have one with a written notation on the reverse, which states the date of the game and the teams who played (July, 1951). These pennants could've been sold for a few subsequent years, of course.

There is also a nifty series of Lapel Pins with these identical team logos. These pins are apparently (interestingly) dated 1954...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Basebal...IAAOSwll1Wz3Mb