Hey, pennant guys

[ooo-ribay]

^^^^ Those are cool. 1977 apparently.

I have bleached pennants like your NFC (no kidding!) with great success.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

^^^^ Those are cool. 1977 apparently.

I have bleached pennants like your NFC (no kidding!) with great success.

I'd love to hear your process. I have some white pennants from the late 60's and early 70's that I want to clean up.

Been experimenting with OxiClean (of Billy Mays fame) and thus far the results have been humorous. If you want to know how to turn a 1950's travel pennant into a completely blank pennant PM me.

Hoping to have some time over the long weekend to experiment some more.

[erikc21]

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys! Rob, it's awesome you started this thread! You have some amazing stuff!

So, I bought Mike Egner's guide - does he participate here and do people send him pictures of pennants that aren't listed? Any idea if a hockey, basketball or collegiant guide is on the horizon?

Mark, your collection is bonkers! My head was spinning looking at your photos.


Jason/Marc,

Thanks for the comment on the Millers. Yes, I would like to add one (I have a St Paul Saints one), but seems to be very rare and they don't give them away.... About 6 years ago I was outbid on a Minneapolis Mighty Millers Hockey Club pennant. In hindsight I wish I would have gone much higher (I guess we all say that when we miss out). My friend has a MN fighting pike one..:but he's got a tight grip on it! If you see any other MN team not listed, I'm game!

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by erikc21

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys! Rob, it's awesome you started this thread! You have some amazing stuff!

So, I bought Mike Egner's guide - does he participate here and do people send him pictures of pennants that aren't listed? Any idea if a hockey, basketball or collegiant guide is on the horizon?

Mark, your collection is bonkers! My head was spinning looking at your photos.


Jason/Marc,

Thanks for the comment on the Millers. Yes, I would like to add one (I have a St Paul Saints one), but seems to be very rare and they don't give them away.... About 6 years ago I was outbid on a Minneapolis Mighty Millers Hockey Club pennant. In hindsight I wish I would have gone much higher (I guess we all say that when we miss out). My friend has a MN fighting pike one..:but he's got a tight grip on it! If you see any other MN team not listed, I'm game!

I was the one that outbid you on the hockey Millers pennant. If it gives you any sense of relief, I was willing to go much higher myself.

[erikc21]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

I was the one that outbid you on the hockey Millers pennant. If it gives you any sense of relief, I was willing to go much higher myself.

Jason,

Haha! I have never seen another one - well done! When I searched online a few years after I thought I saw that pennant within a museum collection...but it sounds like it found just as good of a home. Out of all the ones I missed out on, that is the one i think of most simply because I have only ever seen that one! shoot me a pic of it sometime? I would love to see it again!

Thanks for letting me know...but it's almost like a breakup and you find out who your ex ended up with

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

I'd love to hear your process. I have some white pennants from the late 60's and early 70's that I want to clean up.

Been experimenting with OxiClean (of Billy Mays fame) and thus far the results have been humorous. If you want to know how to turn a 1950's travel pennant into a completely blank pennant PM me.

Hoping to have some time over the long weekend to experiment some more.

I use painters tape to tape off the colored border. Spray with straight bleach from a spray bottle. The pennant will be white in a matter of minutes. Then spray copiously with straight water. The one with the batter and ball also looked like hell when I got it.

[Fballguy]

Wow...Great results. No change to the silk screening at all? Did you just let it air dry after?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Wow...Great results. No change to the silk screening at all? Did you just let it air dry after?

No change at all to the screening. Blot it between towels and then air dry. I've done quite a few with no disasters.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I use painters tape to tape off the colored border. Spray with straight bleach from a spray bottle. The pennant will be white in a matter of minutes. Then spray copiously with straight water. The one with the batter and ball also looked like hell when I got it.

Rob,
The results on the 61 All Star are outstanding. You are more daring than I.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

Rob,
The results on the 61 All Star are outstanding. You are more daring than I.

I have used the bleach method many times and never had a disaster. I also do it for a friend who is scared to do it himself.

[yankeesjetsfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I use painters tape to tape off the colored border. Spray with straight bleach from a spray bottle. The pennant will be white in a matter of minutes. Then spray copiously with straight water. The one with the batter and ball also looked like hell when I got it.

Great job! I wonder if this would work on my 1976 American League Champions Pennant. I am a bit afraid of ruining it.

Mike

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by yankeesjetsfan

Great job! I wonder if this would work on my 1976 American League Champions Pennant. I am a bit afraid of ruining it.

Mike

I was thinking that one would be a prime candidate! The 1961 All Star is a $200-300 pennant and i did it on that one. Go for it!

[erikc21]

Football guys,

Have you seen this pennant and is it LA/SD Chargers? I cannot find anything resembling it in terms of design/era...

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by erikc21

Football guys,

Have you seen this pennant and is it LA/SD Chargers? I cannot find anything resembling it in terms of design/era...

I wouldn't swear that that's the pro football Chargers.....but I could certainly be wrong!

[perezfan]

I also doubt that it's the pro football Chargers. The logo (while pretty cool) is not one that's ever been associated with the team and the colors are off. Also, if it was ever sold at stadiums, other examples would likely have surfaced.

Very nifty vintage pennant though!