Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Greg, I thought I told you: never joke about 100+ year old pennants!

Okay, you got me ... thought maybe you missed the connection; and, I was gonna totally make your day.

Cool pennant. Seems to be manufactured by the same mystery maker as this ca. 1916 Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) pennant. Artwork is very similar, down to the charcoal shading used on the uniforms; and the coloring of the shadows between the players' legs.

Which means the Dodgers and Giants, in this mystery artist's view, wore identical unis back then....

Yep that’s a good observation. This has me wondering, are there any other player-dedicated pennants this old?

[perezfan]

Yes… Frank Chance, Nap LaJoie, Walter Johnson, Red Dooin, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith and Managers Connie Mack and John McGraw, to name a few off the top of my head. I know there are more but am in the midst of a brain fart.

[ooo-ribay]

I’ve never even heard of Red Dooin.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I’ve never even heard of Red Dooin.

Dooin’s Daisies! … as the Phillies were known when Red was manager (1910-14). This pennant can run north of $10K in auction …

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Yes… Frank Chance, Nap LaJoie, Walter Johnson, Red Dooin, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith and Managers Connie Mack and John McGraw, to name a few off the top of my head. I know there are more but am in the midst of a brain fart.

Ah yes of course. The bakery pennants come to mind. I guess I was thinking a player-only pennant with no (or lesser) mention of team. But that’s not exactly a clear cut category. If you’re talking about that Foxey Griff pennant …. Wow … I remember seeing that on eBay in my early collecting days, late 90s, and didn’t make the connection to Clark Griffith. It sold for like a grand and then I saw a dealer with it at an antique show in Atlantic City. I wonder if you have the exact pennant ….

[matty39]

same graphic

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by matty39

same graphic

Was that done for a tour of Japan? The font, obviously, suggests that.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Was that done for a tour of Japan? The font, obviously, suggests that.

Possibly. I’ve read that the 1913-14 World Tour stopped in Japan, but Christy did not make any overseas trips.

[thetahat]

Made a holder for it … it’s not without blemishes but it works for limited display room. 40 gauge clear vinyl from an online marine store, very thick but soft. One day I’ll try the poster frame approach suggested by Baseball Rob.

[ooo-ribay]

Domer alerted me to this pennant (on etsy). Since my "room" is more of a flea market than a museum, I figured I would stuff the monogram under some other stuff and let the San Francisco show. The seller was Keith Javic...Domer tells me he's mrkrab around here. For $60, I figured I couldn't go wrong. Keith represented this as 1910's. What do you guys think? Was stitching this good in the 1910s? This thing is massive...47" x 17." Keith also guessed the monogram was Polytechnic College, but I see a P I C, not P T C. Besides, there's never been a Polytechnic College in SF. Any other guesses who this pennant might represent?

[bocca001]

I'd say that is maybe PPIE for Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915).