Hey, pennant guys

[perezfan]

I thought we weren't outing live auctions here. Obviously it's authentic.

[karamaxjoe]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I thought we weren't outing live auctions here. Obviously it's authentic.

I figured I'd get that response, but it's kind of hard to out an auction with sixteen bids. Trust me......I wouldn't have asked with only a couple bids.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by karamaxjoe

I figured I'd get that response, but it's kind of hard to out an auction with sixteen bids. Trust me......I wouldn't have asked with only a couple bids.

Here’s the version likely made a couple years earlier, same design, three sets of tassels, tag on back (Wabash Pennant Co., Chicago) but all embroidered. Perhaps suggests that the advent or spread of silk screening fell in between, so we’re likely looking at early 1910s for both.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Here’s the version likely made a couple years earlier, same design, three sets of tassels, tag on back (Wabash Pennant Co., Chicago) but all embroidered. Perhaps suggests that the advent or spread of silk screening fell in between, so we’re likely looking at early 1910s for both.

Is the “tiger tag” on the back of the ebay pennant also Wabash Pennant Co.?

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Is the “tiger tag” on the back of the ebay pennant also Wabash Pennant Co.?

No, it is not....

The eBay pennant was screen printed; and, the label on the back bearing the silhouette of a tiger is the mark of The Reproduction Co. of NY.

I remember that Wabash version.... Wabash was a Chicago-based pennant maker doing business in the early turn of the century. Obviously, someone copied the other maker's work. The Wabash pennant, you'll note, was sewed letter--not screen printed.

These two pennants illustrate an interesting point concerning ca. 1910 base ball pennants: not all makers had access to the screen printing method!

I just posted some new content on Repco over on Pennant Factory, for those interested in learning more about them and their work....

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Domer05

No, it is not....

The eBay pennant was screen printed; and, the label on the back bearing the silhouette of a tiger is the mark of The Reproduction Co. of NY.

I remember that Wabash version.... Wabash was a Chicago-based pennant maker doing business in the early turn of the century. Obviously, someone copied the other maker's work. The Wabash pennant, you'll note, was sewed letter--not screen printed.

These two pennants illustrate an interesting point concerning ca. 1910 base ball pennants: not all makers had access to the screen printing method!

I just posted some new content on Repco over on Pennant Factory, for those interested in learning more about them and their work....

I knew you’d know!

edit: If you make a repro of the Repco Giants, put me down for one!

[thetahat]

Lousy condition aside, my brain can’t process this pennant …

https://www.ebay.com/itm/25593500680...vi4YQ&LH_BIN=1

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by karamaxjoe

I figured I'd get that response, but it's kind of hard to out an auction with sixteen bids. Trust me......I wouldn't have asked with only a couple bids.

Nah, I get it. Just frustration coming out...the result of waiting literally years for a good one to surface, after spending every day weeding through the endless junk and mass produced crap. eBay ain't what it used to be, as pennants like this used to show up somewhat frequently.