Hey, pennant guys

[bocca001]

Nice, Rob! I see lots of cool stuff in there. For example, I've never seen this Oakland pennant before (I watch Oakland stuff, but don't buy very often). I'm curious to hear from you and others about how rare it is. I also really like this NY Giants pennant. I'm sure that there are gems from other teams as well.

[ooo-ribay]

Hey FB Rob - I believe Erik uses water, bleach, water. Not bleach x2.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Hey FB Rob - I believe Erik uses water, bleach, water. Not bleach x2.

Yeah but straight bleach is the question.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Yeah but straight bleach is the question.

Ahhhh.

I used to use straight bleach until my ‘62 NL Champs disaster (although I think that one was doomed, no matter what).

[erikc21]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Yeah but straight bleach is the question.

Sorry for once again being unclear!

First, I do hang the pennant (spine-side up) so the bleach runs down away from the spine. I tape the spine with multiple layers of painters tape so nothing accidentally soaks through. I also extend the tape about 1/2 inch lower than the spine to be safe. I also try and make sure the tassels are taped.

I have two spray bottles. One straight water and the other 100% bleach. I first spray the pennant with water to get it wet. Second, I spray the pennant with 100% bleach directly on the front of the pennant. I spray the whole pennant directly. I’ve never sprayed the back of the pennant which is interesting. I let the bleach stay on the pennant for a few minutes. Lastly, I spray with water continuously until the bleach is gone.

I sometimes repeat a time or two. I’m always worried about letting the bleach sit too long as I’ve had a few pennants run or the white turn almost a yellowish color. So, I was curious if this is how others completed the process.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by erikc21

Sorry for once again being unclear!

First, I do hang the pennant (spine-side up) so the bleach runs down away from the spine. I tape the spine with multiple layers of painters tape so nothing accidentally soaks through. I also extend the tape about 1/2 inch lower than the spine to be safe. I also try and make sure the tassels are taped.

I have two spray bottles. One straight water and the other 100% bleach. I first spray the pennant with water to get it wet. Second, I spray the pennant with 100% bleach directly on the front of the pennant. I spray the whole pennant directly. I’ve never sprayed the back of the pennant which is interesting. I let the bleach stay on the pennant for a few minutes. Lastly, I spray with water continuously until the bleach is gone.

I sometimes repeat a time or two. I’m always worried about letting the bleach sit too long as I’ve had a few pennants run or the white turn almost a yellowish color. So, I was curious if this is how others completed the process.

Very similar to my process Erik. Main difference is I typically start bleaching from the back. The strength of my mixture depends on how dirty the pennant is.

[ooo-ribay]

Pretty damn nice baseball collection for a football guy!

[erikc21]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Pretty damn nice baseball collection for a football guy!

I know...I told him his second ‘main’ sport is better than my entire collection

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Nice, Rob! I see lots of cool stuff in there. For example, I've never seen this Oakland pennant before (I watch Oakland stuff, but don't buy very often). I'm curious to hear from you and others about how rare it is. I also really like this NY Giants pennant. I'm sure that there are gems from other teams as well.

Never saw that A’s pennant, the colors are bizarre. It does share the same exact font of the full team name, with the 1969 ASCO A’s pennant. I’ll snap a pic in a bit.

The Giants pennant comes from the “grommet” series whose pennants span from 1919 White Sox to the early 40s, with emphasis on the St. Louis teams. I am highly intrigued by these.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Nice, Rob! I see lots of cool stuff in there. For example, I've never seen this Oakland pennant before (I watch Oakland stuff, but don't buy very often). I'm curious to hear from you and others about how rare it is. I also really like this NY Giants pennant. I'm sure that there are gems from other teams as well.

Here’s that somewhat similar A’s pennant

[bocca001]

Is that the 1969 cloth version for the A's?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Is that the 1969 cloth version for the A's?

This is felt, but I’m assuming it matches the cloth version which I “need”. The spine is cloth which is interesting. Whether they made these at the same time as cloth or shortly after, I don’t know. I have never seen the Pilots from this series in felt (but I have seen a cloth Brewers, Indians, Angels with a 1970 trademark).