Hey, pennant guys

Duluth Eskimo · #1 08-11-2021, 09:10 AM

Great pennant Rick. Haven’t seen that one before. Love the photo to go with.

rlevy · #2 08-11-2021, 03:20 PM

Thanks everyone. Kyle's photo find was definitely the icing on the cake.

thetahat · #3 08-11-2021, 06:49 PM

It seems like WGN was a very big player in the 1940s. The new acquisition is at top, which resembles the font on other known WGNs. I think we can conclude that the Robinson-Paige-Doby pennants are WGN. They all have the characteristic of thin tassels of same color and texture as the body of the pennant, and many of these have the spray-painted look.

Kyle, what do you think?

thetahat · #4 08-11-2021, 07:00 PM

This pennant here did remarkably well … fits the WGN style

perezfan · #5 08-11-2021, 11:11 PM

Always loved that one, although I never really understood the odd design and what it might depict.

ooo-ribay · #6 08-12-2021, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

Always loved that one, although I never really understood the odd design and what it might depict.

I was wondering the same. What the hell?

Duluth Eskimo · #7 08-12-2021, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

Always loved that one, although I never really understood the odd design and what it might depict.

Looks like a plume of air behind a fastball coming at you. Just my opinion.

bobw · #8 08-13-2021, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

Looks like a plume of air behind a fastball coming at you. Just my opinion.

Or a headdress or a Mohawk

Domer05 · #9 08-12-2021, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by thetahat

It seems like WGN was a very big player in the 1940s. The new acquisition is at top, which resembles the font on other known WGNs. I think we can conclude that the Robinson-Paige-Doby pennants are WGN. They all have the characteristic of thin tassels of same color and texture as the body of the pennant, and many of these have the spray-painted look.

Kyle, what do you think?

Could be. I may need to pay more attention to the thickness of tassels, moving forward.

bocca001 · #10 08-12-2021, 07:13 AM

So, then maybe these are WGN? Thin tassels, same material as pennant. Graphics all one color. Spruced up at times with two cans of spray paint.

thetahat · #11 08-12-2021, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bocca001

So, then maybe these are WGN? Thin tassels, same material as pennant. Graphics all one color. Spruced up at times with two cans of spray paint.

Interesting! I think so. Artwork isn’t similar but everything else is a match.

Fballguy · #12 08-12-2021, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bocca001

So, then maybe these are WGN? Thin tassels, same material as pennant. Graphics all one color. Spruced up at times with two cans of spray paint.

I've always felt those were WGN. Fat spine, thin tassels and less than precise airbrushing.

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