Hey, pennant guys

[perezfan]

Pretty cool, Chris...

Looks to be vintage 1970s (maybe early '80s). And I agree that it looks like something that would've been made for all teams.

With all the Reds stuff, and the thousands of pennants/banners I've seen over the years, I can honestly say I've never seen one of these. Must have had a very limited production run. Hopefully someone here can shed some light!

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Pretty cool, Chris...

Looks to be vintage 1970s (maybe early '80s). And I agree that it looks like something that would've been made for all teams.

With all the Reds stuff, and the thousands of pennants/banners I've seen over the years, I can honestly say I've never seen one of these. Must have had a very limited production run. Hopefully someone here can shed some light!

Interesting and very cool! ... I do notice that logo is not trademarked. For whatever that means ...

[Duluth Eskimo]

Chris,
I would say late 60’s like some of the other non conforming “pennants”. Especially with the dowel and string. I don’t have any exact info, but I immediately thought 67-68ish before seeing what Mark said. I’ll see if I can find anything like that, but I rarely keep example type stuff.

[Bumpus Jones]

Thanks for your input so far fellas!

[thetahat]

I’m now thinking if it is a licensed product (not bootleg) it has to be 1968. That’s apparently the first year of that logo, and from 69 on logos on licensed products were trademarked.

[Bumpus Jones]

Thanks, Greg. That also echo's Jason's thoughts. I guess we might be looking at an early big red machine era pennant.

[perezfan]

Well perhaps I stand corrected on the timing by a couple of years. The combination of the super stiff "felt" and that version of "Running Man" Mr. Red are more indicative of the '70s to me personally.

Here is a great article on Mr. Red, as he evolved through the years, with very specific timelines. Link directly below...

https://uni-watch.com/2015/08/24/rad...tudy-3-mr-red/


So 1968 is when the Running Man Logo first officially appeared. But I can assure you that Crosley Field was still loaded with souvenirs, pennants and epherma of the more classic version of Mr. Red all the way through the 1968 season (see the guy pictured, as well as two links below...)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Housto...MAAOSw0TxdUJJo

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-CINCIN...4AAOSwsAdeRMYl

Awesome Banner, regardless of the exact year. But if similar ones were created for other teams, you'd think we would have seen at least one other example. So it might remain a mystery until another one surfaces!