Hey, pennant guys

[MK]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

I have wanted this for a lot of years, have seen it bought and sold MANY times over the years, BUT THIS TIME IT IS MINE!!!!!!!!

Congratulations! Beautiful pennant and frame.

[Tigerden]

That NBA St. Louis Hawks Champions pennnant is incredible!! I used to enjoy this thread now its just getting a little out of hand. Trench doesnt knot the ends of the thread and didnt use purple thread . Who new, who cares.

[bocca001]

Greg- really great Mathewson pennant. I too covet that one.

Does anybody know how many of these have survived?

Mark, do you have that one too?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Greg- really great Mathewson pennant. I too covet that one.

Does anybody know how many of these have survived?

Mark, do you have that one too?

Not many. What’s both odd and cool is the extended spine, as if it was part of a string?

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Greg- really great Mathewson pennant. I too covet that one.

Does anybody know how many of these have survived?

Mark, do you have that one too?

Hi Marc...

Great Astros pennant. Impossible to find the white cloth version in that great condition with no holes or soiling. Really a beautiful example.

To answer your question... Yes, I do have the elusive 1914 Matty World Tour Pennant. But mine is a unique mustard yellow version. I have never seen this unusual color on any other pennant. Hopefully the annoying sideways pic at least portrays the color accurately.

And to Greg's point, the extended spine is another pretty unique feature. I have seen similar elongated spines (in lieu of tassels) on auto/boat/cycle racing pennants from the teens... a short lived phenomenon, for sure. Attached is a pic of an oversized teens Tacoma Tigers pennant with a similar extended spine (albeit to a lesser extent).

Congrats to Greg for landing the Matty pennant in REA. It was my favorite piece in the entire auction (biased, though I am!)

[thetahat]

Mark, yes I have that Tacoma Tigers with the same spine. Those cool WGN pennants from the early 50s have a 2/3-sized version with similar construction. I’ll see if I can find a pic, I don’t own any.

[UKCardGuy]

Following up the conversation in another thread. I've now had delivery of a few pennants that I ordered including the 1940s Boston Braves Pennants.

I bought 2 of the same 1940s pennant. As expected the wonky spine on one of them ironed out easily. The reason why the spine looked funny was because one side of the spine isn't attached to the pennant. I've added photos of the back of the pennants where the spine is attached.

Am I right that these look like the spines have been re-sewn. (I don't have a problem with it either way...they didn't cost much.)

[Fballguy]

That looks like an original production defect to me. I'd remove it and have a tailor or seamstress reattach it correctly. It's a nice pennant. No reason for it to be relegated to life as a freak.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Following up the conversation in another thread. I've now had delivery of a few pennants that I ordered including the 1940s Boston Braves Pennants.

I bought 2 of the same 1940s pennant. As expected the wonky spine on one of them ironed out easily. The reason why the spine looked funny was because one side of the spine isn't attached to the pennant. I've added photos of the back of the pennants where the spine is attached.

Am I right that these look like the spines have been re-sewn. (I don't have a problem with it either way...they didn't cost much.)

Looks original to me ... hold up to a light and see if there are holes from a previous stitch. These pennants of still unknown origin/maker are very cool but sometimes have production issues with the spine, including two pieces sewn continuously as one.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Hi Marc...

Great Astros pennant. Impossible to find the white cloth version in that great condition with no holes or soiling. Really a beautiful example.

To answer your question... Yes, I do have the elusive 1914 Matty World Tour Pennant. But mine is a unique mustard yellow version. I have never seen this unusual color on any other pennant. Hopefully the annoying sideways pic at least portrays the color accurately.

And to Greg's point, the extended spine is another pretty unique feature. I have seen similar elongated spines (in lieu of tassels) on auto/boat/cycle racing pennants from the teens... a short lived phenomenon, for sure. Attached is a pic of an oversized teens Tacoma Tigers pennant with a similar extended spine (albeit to a lesser extent).

Congrats to Greg for landing the Matty pennant in REA. It was my favorite piece in the entire auction (biased, though I am!)

Thanks Mark, very STOKED to finally own this!! I’ve followed it from auction to auction and proud to say it isn’t going anywhere......👍🏼👍🏼

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Tigerden

That NBA St. Louis Hawks Champions pennnant is incredible!! I used to enjoy this thread now its just getting a little out of hand. Trench doesnt knot the ends of the thread and didnt use purple thread . Who new, who cares.

Well, to answer your question, those who pay a full price for a collectible believing that it is intact as it was originally, and then it turns out not to be, tend to care at least a little bit.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Well, to answer your question, those who pay a full price for a collectible believing that it is intact as it was originally, and then it turns out not to be, tend to care at least a little bit.

Campaigning to be added to more do not sell lists, I see.

Of course, he could always just come on here and lie about a pennant you sold him too, as has been proven. Tread lightly if you dare venture down his rabbit hole. He's a fun suck and not worth the hassle IMO.

BTW...Back so soon?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Campaigning to be added to more do not sell lists, I see.

Of course, he could always just come on here and lie about a pennant you sold him too, as has been proven. Tread lightly if you dare venture down his rabbit hole. He's a fun suck and not worth the hassle IMO.

BTW...Back so soon?

Quickly realized that one dishonest degenerate is not enough of a reason to keep me away.

And you make a good point, so yes, for all sellers, please DO add me to your “do not sell” list if you knowingly sell altered items without disclosing the alteration. Especially if you did the alteration yourself. Thank you!

[bocca001]

Ok, so not exactly the most exciting pennant, but I bought this white Astros pennant from someone who said it had been rolled up for 30+ years. It is still a bit rolly (I'm sure it will adjust over time), but it is about white as I've ever seen for one of these. So many Astros pennants are grungy/having foxing/bug damage from being in the humid Houston area.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Ok, so not exactly the most exciting pennant, but I bought this white Astros pennant from someone who said it had been rolled up for 30+ years. It is still a bit rolly (I'm sure it will adjust over time), but it is about white as I've ever seen for one of these. So many Astros pennants are grungy/having foxing/bug damage from being in the humid Houston area.

Nice. Having been rolled in storage is what kept it from yellowing. These and the Colts pennants with the circular logo are the only ones I know with that copyright inside the logo.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Quickly realized that one dishonest degenerate is not enough of a reason to keep me away.

And you make a good point, so yes, for all sellers, please DO add me to your “do not sell” list if you knowingly sell altered items without disclosing the alteration. Especially if you did the alteration yourself. Thank you!

Pretty sure at this point you don’t need to request that.

For the sake of this thread and everyone on it, I’ll let you have the last word. Have at it.