Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

No offense at all. I got with a few other pennants and thought it would something to learn from. Any thoughts on it's origin and age?

Most early 1900s pennants are heavy and extremely durable. Almost all of my oversized baseball pennants from that era have an army blanket-like feel to them. Also the stitches tends to be very tight and small, which is why you usually see these with tassels intact and the spine firmly attached. Some even have the stitching at the top and bottom of the spine (i.e. along all four edges). With sewn on logo and letters there is no cracking, seemingly the only real threat to condition are moths, which do seem to like the old fabric.

That Gettysburg pennant sure seems like it’s around 100 years old to me, but would defer to Domer for a more accurate estimate.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Most early 1900s pennants are heavy and extremely durable. Almost all of my oversized baseball pennants from that era have an army blanket-like feel to them. Also the stitches tends to be very tight and small, which is why you usually see these with tassels intact and the spine firmly attached. Some even have the stitching at the top and bottom of the spine (i.e. along all four edges). With sewn on logo and letters there is no cracking, seemingly the only real threat to condition are moths, which do seem to like the old fabric.

That Gettysburg pennant sure seems like it’s around 100 years old to me, but would defer to Domer for a more accurate estimate.

Sounds reasonable to me. How would I know? It’s not like I actually own any oversized pennants. At any rate, it’s in fantastic condition!

[jp1216]

Asking the experts for any information on these 1980 Olympic Pennants. Cheap, modern style and regular full size - just wondering if anyone remembers these. Sold at Lake Placid? One has a Pepsi logo? Thanks in advance!!

Update: Found a video on YouTube from an exhibition game vs a NHL team. Here is a screenshot showing two of these pennants.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by jp1216

Asking the experts for any information on these 1980 Olympic Pennants. Cheap, modern style and regular full size - just wondering if anyone remembers these. Sold at Lake Placid? One has a Pepsi logo? Thanks in advance!!

Hey Jon .... really nice ... I don’t recall seeing these in 20 years or so following eBay. That’s the only info I can provide. Both are keepers!

[Tigerden]

My 1979 NBA All-Star Game pennant While not a felt vintage and modern to a collector, its special to me because I was in attendance with my Father. The pennant was gifted to me by a co-worker who knew I collected and was also in attendance. It is a tough one to find.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Tigerden

My 1979 NBA All-Star Game pennant While not a felt vintage and modern to a collector, its special to me because I was in attendance with my Father. The pennant was gifted to me by a co-worker who knew I collected and was also in attendance. It is a tough one to find.

Very cool Adam, can’t say I’ve ever seen it before. Thanks for sharing!

[UKCardGuy]

Having read through this thread, I know that form time to time people mention creating a book out of this thread and other material.

Is that something of interest to people?

The only real book that I've been able to find is Mike Egner's Vintage Pennant Price Guide. That's great but I think there are opportunities to catalog the variations of each pennant, add details about the maker (where that's known), etc.

I also like the idea of having a catalog reference for each pennant type/variant.

There's so much great knowledge on Net54 but I can't help think it could be organized in some way.

I'd be happy to help with the layout/tech side and a propose some structure. But really it needs the experience of the contributors to this thread.

Thoughts?

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by jp1216

Asking the experts for any information on these 1980 Olympic Pennants. Cheap, modern style and regular full size - just wondering if anyone remembers these. Sold at Lake Placid? One has a Pepsi logo? Thanks in advance!!

They are around, but they are tougher to find. The thing that holds them back is they are so plain.