Help With Yankees Pennant

[Duluth Eskimo]

If it's not terribly faded or soiled at the end, $100 is realistic. Problem is it looks like it's been washed. Those wrinkles are a tell tale sign. Try ironing it on the back and see if some of those wrinkles will come out.

[yankeesjetsfan]

Yeah, I am drooling over those Yankee pennants. Nice grab.

Mike

[Fballguy]

How exactly would you wash a pennant? Just for kicks I threw a cheap travel pennant in the washing machine once and it came out as a blank felt pennant. Last time I tried to wash a pennant.

[perezfan]

I think it’s worth $100 to $125. Many of those wrinkles would iron out from the reverse side, and it will look great. Not that it’s terrible, as-is.

As for washing... I’ve never had any luck either. It’s very possible that this Pennant was simply purchased on a rainy day, or somehow got very wet.

A nice pickup for $50

[pitchingace77]

Thanks for all the help. What is the best way to go about ironing it to get out some of the wrinkles?

[perezfan]

Place the pennant face-down on a plain white sheet or white pillow case, on top of ironing board or other flat surface. Iron with medium heat, making direct contact with the reverse side ONLY. Keep the iron moving, and don't hold it in one place for more than a second or two.

Spritzing with light steam while ironing might help to eliminate more of the wrinkles. Don't over-iron or get too aggressive... you don't want to burn it, as the red felt can turn a darker tone. It may not come out perfect, but should look a lot better.

Best of luck, and be sure to post the results!

[mcgwirecom]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

How exactly would you wash a pennant? Just for kicks I threw a cheap travel pennant in the washing machine once and it came out as a blank felt pennant. Last time I tried to wash a pennant.

Yeah be careful! I tried to wash an old Athletics pennant from the 40's and it came out a pile of felt! that was on gentle with woolite!