Hey, pennant guys

[erikc21]

Random observation - I didn’t notice this originally, but my Cardinals pennant is a variation from the one in Egner’s book. The script under the two cardinals is different and the names also seem to vary - although I can’t read those in the bottom photo. I wonder if the Phillies and Pirates and other teams with similar designs have variations?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by erikc21

Random observation - I didn’t notice this originally, but my Cardinals pennant is a variation from the one in Egner’s book. The script under the two cardinals is different and the names also seem to vary - although I can’t read those in the bottom photo. I wonder if the Phillies and Pirates and other teams with similar designs have variations?

Very interesting. Gonna guess that these are different years? Maybe one is 1949 and the other 1950. I’ll check the names. Yours is very nice and clean. I have the version in the book.

I’m intrigued about these roster pennants, they seem to be from the same maker as all the “sliding runner” team pennants. They might be the most common that we haven’t figured out as far as the company who produced them.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Very interesting. Gonna guess that these are different years? Maybe one is 1949 and the other 1950. I’ll check the names. Yours is very nice and clean. I have the version in the book.

I’m intrigued about these roster pennants, they seem to be from the same maker as all the “sliding runner” team pennants. They might be the most common that we haven’t figured out as far as the company who produced them.

I've got to believe it's the exact same company that made these more common ones...

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I've got to believe it's the exact same company that made these more common ones...

These pennants are also a bit smaller than Trench but not 3/4. These are the ones which sometimes have have a “split spine” sewn continuously, as if they ended a roll mid pennant and just started a new one.

[thetahat]

Good ones Mark ... White Sox yes, only a bit unsure about the awesome Mr. Red pennant. The appearance of stitching on the back would be the key.

[ooo-ribay]

No one owns this bad boy, do they? I'm not sure it even exists, except in this 27kb picture.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

No one owns this bad boy, do they? I'm not sure it even exists, except in this 27kb picture.

WHOA ... now this is interesting. Never saw this before.

[perezfan]

Hi Erik!

Without looking at the rosters for each pennant (I've got a long to-do list today), I would guess they represent different years. The Manufacturer probably kept the same Cardinals motif, and just tweaked it with slight design change and updated names for the new season.

Just an educated guess!

[perezfan]

Greg, you beat me too it by one minute while I was still typing... I guess great minds think alike, haha.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Greg, you beat me too it by one minute while I was still typing... I guess great minds think alike, haha.

LOL yep! Here's mine ... now who the heck made these beauties?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Greg, you beat me too it by one minute while I was still typing... I guess great minds think alike, haha.

So Erik’s is 1949, as Bill Reeder (33) is listed, only appeared in ‘49. Mine is 1950, due to Johnny Lindell 5 who only played for STL in ‘50, and that was in mid season.

We know the Phillies have a 1949 and 1950 version, and the 1949 has fancier cursive like Erik’s.

[thetahat]

My known list of pennants like Erik’s

Phillies 1949 1950 including NL Champs
Athletics 1945 1948
Boston Braves 1950?
Pirates 1949
Cardinals 1949 1950
Red Sox 1946
Senators 1945
Orioles IL 1944

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by erikc21

Random observation - I didn’t notice this originally, but my Cardinals pennant is a variation from the one in Egner’s book. The script under the two cardinals is different and the names also seem to vary - although I can’t read those in the bottom photo. I wonder if the Phillies and Pirates and other teams with similar designs have variations?

The good scan is from 1949 (only year that Baker and Glaviano were both on the team)

The bad scan is from 1950 (only year Lindell was on the team).

That explains the variation.

Edited to say "damn you guys were all pretty quick"

Doug