Hey, pennant guys

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Thanks, Mark. Based on those other two, it looks like Mitchell and Ness for sure. That was what I was looking for.

I have seen "raised felt" (or something like it) on vintage college pennants (see the Alabama and Santa Clara pennants), but never on a baseball pennant. Although, again, I am no true expert. Does anyone have a real vintage baseball pennant with raised felt?

The Seals pennant cost me all of $15 and I suspected that it was repro all along. I think I'll add it to my son's room (see below), which I've somehow managed to fill with pennants....

Good buy on the Seals... sure it's a repro, but a very good one for $15.

As for the others with raised velvet.... also often called crushed velvet or "flocking" by some... Yes, it was a common practice for college pennants, especially during the 1940s-50s. Some beautiful examples have been posted in this thread (many by Matt Z.). Same process as for the rectangular College Banners posted above. But I am not aware of any Baseball examples, outside of the 4 great 3D pennants (Brooklyn, Giants, Yankees, Red Sox) which appear earlier in this thread.

I'm away from the computer, but perhaps someone can throw up a photo or two of those 3-D beauties. Other than those four, I believe ALL Baseball Pennants had painted/screened-on graphics.

[thetahat]

Mark, yes, the 3-D pennants have print with a felt-like texture to it, but it does crack. I have 1960s picture pennants (Orioles and Phillies) with the same type print, and also this otherwise common 60s Phillies pennant. All have felt graphics. The 3-D pennants were Collegiate and these other ones are, to the best of my knowledge, Trench.

(I have pics to send, including Yankees and Giants 3-D, but for some reason this isn't allowing me to attach them, something about a missing security token.)

[perezfan]

That's right... thanks Greg!

I have seen (and completely forgot about) those picture pennants.

Not sure I've ever seen the Phillies version, though. Would love to see a pic, if you can access it without too much trouble. Thanks!

[thetahat]

Mark, I think I have your email, will try that, and if you wish to repost (and can have better luck then me) feel free to do so!

[SAllen2556]

Picked this up this morning. Not the prettiest Tiger pennant, and I think it's faded a bit, but I haven't seen it before.

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[judgejules1]

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[jimtigers65]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

Picked this up this morning. Not the prettiest Tiger pennant, and I think it's faded a bit, but I haven't seen it before.

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Nice! Where did you find it at?

[jsage]

Brian -
Very nice Mays Pennant.
I have placed a Willie Mays Pennant that you may be interested in.
It will be in the upcoming Goldin October Legends Auction.
Jerry sage

[thetahat]

Mitchell and Ness actually started my pennant addiction. Around 1996 or so the company used to run a 50% off sale in their old Philly on Super Bowl weekend. They did it for a few years. Anyway that's where and when I bought about a dozen of their early repros. I thought they looked cool and I still had my "original" ones from going to Phillies games in the 70s and 80s as a kid. At the store they had some vintage pennants displayed on the walls, including a Phillies "Blue Jay" pennant, and I thought they looked better. Eventually, I came to want only the real ones, and then I discovered eBay.