Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Mark your Newcombe pennant is awesome. I scrolled back and found it (post #231). Don’t know of another vintage pennant with a facsimile autograph. I think it’s from another unknown company, it resembles the Yankees and Red Sox roster pennants that are from that era. The letters are a dead giveaway.

[perezfan]

Nice observation Greg... I agree that the font is a match. Really fun to put these little pieces of info together after owning these things for so many years with little thought to who made them!

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Mark your Newcombe pennant is awesome. I scrolled back and found it (post #231). Don’t know of another vintage pennant with a facsimile autograph. I think it’s from another unknown company, it resembles the Yankees and Red Sox roster pennants that are from that era. The letters are a dead giveaway.

I'm pretty sure this Red Sox pennant, and the Newcombe one, are by Trench. That wacky font was also used on some Dodger and Yankee NL champ pennants from the late 40s, early 50s.

Can't be WGN because they weren't using tassels by the late 1940s.

[ooo-ribay]

I just picked this up from JR. I'm surprised he didn't mention that it has "GREAT EYE APPEAL"

This sort of fits in my Giants collection because the Giants played the Orions every spring from 1970-72. In 1971, the Orions conducted their entire Spring Training in AZ (a first) and ended with a game against the Angels in Anaheim and then two vs. the Giants in Candlestick. I would imagine the red, white and blue, with stars, was a nod to their American experience. This pennant is unlike anything we usually see - sewn on color panels and die cut lettering. I like it.

[bocca001]

Rob- I almost bid on that Orions pennant, mostly because they owned (I think) and had players play on the 1972 (I think) California League team from Lodi (Lodi Orions). Did not know about the Giants connection. Glad you got it. The colors seem to be a clear match with that 1971 program.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Glad you got it.

Glad you let me get it!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Glad you let me get it!

Hi Rob,
Beautiful pennant.
A bit OT, but I have a full, unused ticket to the Angels/Orion pre-season game if you would like it as a complimentary piece.
Not Giants, but a solid tie-in.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Hi Rob,
Beautiful pennant.
A bit OT, but I have a full, unused ticket to the Angels/Orion pre-season game if you would like it as a complimentary piece.
Not Giants, but a solid tie-in.

Who knew the likes of #1 Vander Meer collector and ticket guru Scott Garner keep up with our little thread? I’m sure he’s shaking his head over the tassels/spine/font talk.

I’ve sent him a PM in regard to his generous offer…

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Glad you let me get it!

Cool pennant for sure. It’s interesting how pennants from different countries look so different … Cuba, Japan, even Canadian pennants looked strange in the 1950s, then I think Trench started making CFLs …

[rlevy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Glad you let me get it!

Rob, that is a great looking pennant. How do you find these on eBay, since I don't see any reference to the Giants in the listing? Is "Orion pennant" one of your searches, or do you actually comb thru all the pennant listings on eBay? I did a quick "pennant" search, and it popped up over 137,000 listings

[bocca001]

I happened to see the Orions pennant because jonsstats was the seller and I have him on a saved sellers list.