Hey, pennant guys

[UKCardGuy]

I've put the photo back in the Pirates Pennant and this is what it looks like after a clean. I'm pretty pleased.

I also picked up a Phillies "Atomic Cap" pennant in a misc lot. It was pretty badly discolored and it cost me next to nothing. So I decided to experiment with different approaches.

First I soaked it in Oxiclean for a couple of hours. That made it better but not much. So I soaked it in Oxiclean again and left it overnight. That was my mistake. The red dye in the graphics started to disolve because I left it soaking too long. After all of that, discolored white areas still weren't great.

At this point, the graphics were damaged so I decided to try bleach to see what it would do. That worked great on the white body of the pennant. I suspect if I started with bleach, it would have ended up perfect.

My lessons:

• Oxiclean works well but only use if for short amounts of time (e.g. an hour or two at most)
• If using Oxiclean, what for any bleeding of the graphics. As you as you see that, take it out and stop.
• Bleach on white pennants, can't be beat.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

My lessons:

• Oxiclean works well but only use if for short amounts of time (e.g. an hour or two at most)
  
• If using Oxiclean, what for any bleeding of the graphics. As you as you see that, take it out and stop.
  
• Bleach on white pennants, can't be beat.

Is the Phillies pennant stiff or soft?

The lessons I've learned:

* Oxiclean only works on the newer, stiff white pennants. It doesn't do much on the softer felt ones.
* Bleach works great on some older white pennants but I had a disaster on one with red graphics.
* Oxyclean can improve older, colored pennants but it's not usually a huge improvement.

Another lesson is I just learned is I can't figure out how to format bullet points!

[ooo-ribay]

I'm extremely happy to have picked up this three quarter size "batter and bridge' pennant. The full size versions are extremely common. There are probably 10-20 for sale on ebay at any given time. This is the first 3/4 I've ever seen. I have a similar 3/4, but it is not an exact replica of the full size. It's interesting that I've never seen one of these - the silk screen would have had to have been completely different i.e. they didn't just print full size graphics on a smaller pennant. It also appears this one never had color, other than the shoes. I've looked at it closely and I don't think it's a case of the color just fading out. BTW - do we know who made these left handed batter pennants?

[ooo-ribay]

I just noticed, too, that the "F" used on the 3/4's is a "hybrid" of the F's used on the full sized versions. The minutiae never ends!

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I just noticed, too, that the "F" used on the 3/4's is a "hybrid" of the F's used on the full sized versions. The minutiae never ends!

Very Cool looking pennants and great detail in them.

Those San Fran Pennants would look great on display.

Just curious how do most pennants get displayed that are shown in this thread?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Very Cool looking pennants and great detail in them.

Those San Fran Pennants would look great on display.

Just curious how do most pennants get displayed that are shown in this thread?

Rigid holders and thumbtacks. Lots of them!

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Rigid holders and thumbtacks. Lots of them!

Looking Real Good Greg

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Just curious how do most pennants get displayed that are shown in this thread?

Most of mine don't get displayed!

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Very Cool looking pennants and great detail in them.

Those San Fran Pennants would look great on display.

Just curious how do most pennants get displayed that are shown in this thread?

I have a few Toploaders on the wall, but I'm also using an idea that Mark showed in post 4884. The acrylic shelf is great. It takes about 20 pennants in toploaders and I move the front one to the back about once a week. That way I rotate through them all.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

I have a few Toploaders on the wall, but I'm also using an idea that Mark showed in post 4884. The acrylic shelf is great. It takes about 20 pennants in toploaders and I move the front one to the back about once a week. That way I rotate through them all.

Love the displays and you are right Mark's idea is pretty simply and cool looking

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I'm extremely happy to have picked up this three quarter size "batter and bridge' pennant. The full size versions are extremely common. There are probably 10-20 for sale on ebay at any given time. This is the first 3/4 I've ever seen. I have a similar 3/4, but it is not an exact replica of the full size. It's interesting that I've never seen one of these - the silk screen would have had to have been completely different i.e. they didn't just print full size graphics on a smaller pennant. It also appears this one never had color, other than the shoes. I've looked at it closely and I don't think it's a case of the color just fading out. BTW - do we know who made these left handed batter pennants?

Nice pickup. I have a reverse find.

I picked up this 1940s Tigers Pennant. It's a little faded in a few spots but I've not come across it before. Mike Egner's book only shows a 3/4 version of this pennant. Anyone else have or come across a full size version?

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

BTW - do we know who made these left handed batter pennants?

Yes. Trench.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Yes. Trench.

Thanks, Kyle. I was going to consult the PDF I made of your blog.

P.S. I’m jonesing for another entry!

[baseball tourist]

Hoping to post better quality photos. Looks to be a 3/4 size (25 inches). Worth picking up? Thanks for any info!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Hoping to post better quality photos. Looks to be a 3/4 size (25 inches). Worth picking up? Thanks for any info!

Somewhat rare and worth picking up for sure. Not sure what they're asking, but I would not exceed $75 for that one.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Hoping to post better quality photos. Looks to be a 3/4 size (25 inches). Worth picking up? Thanks for any info!

How are you posting your photos, Chris? They look like screenshots from your phone. At a minimum, I would suggest you save the pics to your photos. I add my pictures from my desktop computer.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

My lessons:

• Oxiclean works well but only use if for short amounts of time (e.g. an hour or two at most)
• If using Oxiclean, what for any bleeding of the graphics. As you as you see that, take it out and stop.
• Bleach on white pennants, can't be beat.

Red is always going to be an adventure. Sometimes it runs immediately. Sometimes it takes a while. Sometimes it holds up fine. I suspect your Phillies would've had problems even if you had gone with bleach. The bleeding red is manageable though. Just keep soaking/rinsing it with plain water until the running stops. I've never had one that didn't stop running and the bleed usually rinses away completely if you stay on top of it.

Using Oxyclean with red graphics, 30 minutes is my limit. I find most of the improvement occurs within that time any way. For dirtier, non-red pennants I may leave in a little longer. I did do an overnight on an old 70s Bengals pennant (white pennant with orange/black graphics) to see what would happen and the graphics faded pretty badly.