Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Welcome Phil and Phillis to the pennant basement! These are technically pennants as they have a spine on the back for a dowel …

Anyone from the South Jersey area ever seen the original Phil and Phillis Veterans Stadium “statues” at Storybook Land?

[Domer05]

Greg, I always thought those were cool products! Glad that they made it to the basement.

I believe those were made by HANCO, right? Did they make these for any other MLB teams? I wanna say I've seen one for the Minnesota Twins, maybe?

[ooo-ribay]

I may have nightmares about Phil and Phillis!

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Greg, I always thought those were cool products! Glad that they made it to the basement.

I believe those were made by HANCO, right? Did they make these for any other MLB teams? I wanna say I've seen one for the Minnesota Twins, maybe?

Correct. HANCO. And yes I’ve seen the Twins but no other.

Here they are, permanently residing in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. A must see for anyone making the drive from Philly to Atlantic City.

[perezfan]

Gotta believe these were made by same company with the dowel column running down the center. The Reds had 2 versions of this…. Mid 1970s manufacture, just like Phil and if Phillis.

https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/39419385...UAAOSwUE5hcIcx

[perezfan]

Here’s the 1976 “repeat” version. The description saying “1975” is incorrect…

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...all-1935223609

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Here’s the 1976 “repeat” version. The description saying “1975” is incorrect…

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...all-1935223609

Interesting. Look carefully: these Reds ones were actually made by ASCO--not HANCO. (ASCO's unique circle + arrow mark can be seen above the copyright.)

They're otherwise identical to the Phill/Phillis combo bearing HANCO's name, i,e., screen printed on white felt w/ a sleeve for a dowel on the reverse center line.

[Domer05]

Here's the Minnesota Twins one I recall seeing. This one's a bit different; instead of going with the cartoonish pair of twin brothers flanking the Mississippi River--which would really complement the Phil/Phillis pairing a bit better--they went with a more realist looking baseball player.

Upon further inspection, that's because this felt figure was made by a different maker: Kresse Kreations (Not Hanco, not ASCO.)

It appears Kresse made a few other similar versions for MLB and even NHL teams....

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Gotta believe these were made by same company with the dowel column running down the center. The Reds had 2 versions of this…. Mid 1970s manufacture, just like Phil and if Phillis.

https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/39419385...UAAOSwUE5hcIcx

Yep looks like it. I think I’ve seen some NFL pennants like this, in particular Green Bay.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Greg, I always thought those were cool products! Glad that they made it to the basement.

I believe those were made by HANCO, right? Did they make these for any other MLB teams? I wanna say I've seen one for the Minnesota Twins, maybe?

They made the Orioles as well.

[Fballguy]

And Batman.