Hey, pennant guys

[bocca001]

That same batter from the Astros pennant also played on the Giants (see attached), and is also more difficult to find than the more common batter that appears on Giants, Astros, and other team pennants. I'm not sure if this is the only Giants pennant with this batter. Ooo-ribay may have others.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by bocca001

That same batter from the Astros pennant also played on the Giants (see attached), and is also more difficult to find than the more common batter that appears on Giants, Astros, and other team pennants. I'm not sure if this is the only Giants pennant with this batter. Ooo-ribay may have others.

It comes in other colors, but that's the only design I know of with the horizontal bat.

[bocca001]

I have two copies of the pennant and both have relatively short tassels. It looks like the Astros pennant has short tassles as well. I had wondered if the bright pink hat on the Giants pennant suggested that it might be WGN (as discussed in Kyle's blog), but I'm not sure. It doesn't seem like an exact match.

[ooo-ribay]

This upright bat is the only one in my collection with the little "speed marks."

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by bocca001

I have two copies of the pennant and both have relatively short tassels. It looks like the Astros pennant has short tassles as well. I had wondered if the bright pink hat on the Giants pennant suggested that it might be WGN (as discussed in Kyle's blog), but I'm not sure. It doesn't seem like an exact match.

My opinion: These are ALL Trench-made pennants. By 1965, when that Astros pennant was made, WGN had ceased using any tassels on their pennants. And although WGN was definitely into that Day-Glo color palette by the mid-1960s, when they used it, they seemed to have used it throughout the totality of the artwork, using no less than three fluorescent colors. Here that pink is merely being used to add a little pop to the artwork.

Everything else seems pretty consistent with Trench's M.O., even the lettering.

I've never seen this horizontal batter before, however. Nor the variant with the speed lines.

[thetahat]

Picked up an alternate version of the 1951 Cubs “anniversary pennant” (thanks for tip MRKRAB) ... these are part of my favorite series/style, and I’ve written before about them. Now it has me wondering ... why? Only two dated pennants from this series are both Cubs. On top of that, I’ve seen a White Sox version with Minnie Minoso ... actually I bought it then returned it on account of condition issues. Could this be the Chicago Pennant Company?

These seem to date to 51-52, because of Dodgers NL Champs pennant, and no Orioles or KC A’s version ... BUT I have seen a ‘57 Milwaukee Braves pennant with the same graphic as the Boston Braves. Maybe just a knock-off.

[vwtdi]

Picked this one up at a yard sale the other day for $5, anyone want to guess at a year?

[perezfan]

Early 1950s.... Nice buy!

[999Tony]

Great pickup! I’m a little behind on this thread. I have the same pennant but with the letters K C stapled on amateurishly. I wonder if leftover pennants were sold after the move. Mine was cheap but not $5!

QUOTE=vwtdi;1894219]Picked this one up at a yard sale the other day for $5, anyone want to guess at a year?[/QUOTE]