Hey, pennant guys

[Georgia30]

Found this at the antique store. Was told it was from 1936-1940???IMG_1603 (1).jpg

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Georgia30

Found this at the antique store. Was told it was from 1936-1940???Attachment 580483

It looks to me like this is a cloth pennant, not felt, which would put it in the 1950-1970 era. The yellow spine also indicates that. I think it’s most likely late 50s. Still very rare and cool looking and a great pickup.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Georgia30

Found this at the antique store. Was told it was from 1936-1940???Attachment 580483

The pennant guide says 1960s.

[perezfan]

I thought late '50s - early '60s when I first saw the image. I didn't realize the Pennant Guide included mini pennants!

[Georgia30]

Appreciate the feedback everyone.

[thetahat]

New acquisition from 1937. Has “Charles Shear” tag on back. Does anyone have the “sister” Yankees version? I think there are a couple.

[bocca001]

That's a really clean Giants pennant. Looks great.

[Vintagedeputy]

That Giants pennant is amazing.

[MK]

Originally Posted by thetahat

New acquisition from 1937. Has “Charles Shear” tag on back. Does anyone have the “sister” Yankees version? I think there are a couple.

If that is from 1937, why couldn’t this Cubs pennant be from 1938? The spine and tassels seem to be very similar. Everyone identifies this Cubs version as 1945, but I’ve always thought it’s 1938.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by MK

If that is from 1937, why couldn’t this Cubs pennant be from 1938? The spine and tassels seem to be very similar. Everyone identifies this Cubs version as 1945, but I’ve always thought it’s 1938.

It could well be from '38. The only definitive way we would know (outside of having a photo of the 1938 WS crowd) is if a fan dated it on the reverse. That used to be a fairly common practice, and is how I was able to pinpoint the great WGN "Vignette" series of pennants to 1951 (although it's conceivable their production run might've spanned a couple of years).

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by MK

If that is from 1937, why couldn’t this Cubs pennant be from 1938? The spine and tassels seem to be very similar. Everyone identifies this Cubs version as 1945, but I’ve always thought it’s 1938.

Virtually identical. Can say with high confidence that your Cubs is a ‘38.

Also now speculating by the looks of this font that the maker of these might be good ol’ WGN …

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by MK

If that is from 1937, why couldn’t this Cubs pennant be from 1938? The spine and tassels seem to be very similar. Everyone identifies this Cubs version as 1945, but I’ve always thought it’s 1938.

I believe this pennant is from 1945 based on the style. I have many of the Yankees versions and believe this version in the photo is the style from 1938. This was part of a group that sold all together and was described as being bought at the World Series. I have posted this previously as well.

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by MK

If that is from 1937, why couldn’t this Cubs pennant be from 1938? The spine and tassels seem to be very similar. Everyone identifies this Cubs version as 1945, but I’ve always thought it’s 1938.

Last week I commented on a post concerning MK's Cubs pennant; and my belief that it was from the '45 World Series. I still think it looks like it came from that era; however, I've come across some new research that puts that opinion in jeopardy.

MK's Cub's pennant bears a concessionaire's label for Charles Shear, 146 Park Row, New York. Similar pennants, previously discussed last week on this thread from the '37 and '38 World Series, bore the exact same label, down to the address.

Well, the 1940 Manhattan telephone book listed Charles Shear's address as 146 Park Row; however, six years later, the 1946 edition listed him at 150 Park Row. Had MK's Cubs pennant come from the '45 World Series, it's more likely the address on the label would be for 150 Park Row. Instead, it bore the address corresponding with the concessionaire's location in the late 1930s.

So, who knows Mike, it may indeed be from the '38 World Series after all?

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by thetahat

New acquisition from 1937. Has “Charles Shear” tag on back. Does anyone have the “sister” Yankees version? I think there are a couple.

There are actually three 1937 Yankees 3/4 versions with the Charles Shear Tag...

One has a bunch of scattered names (like the Giants)
One has fewer names (just the "star" players)
One has the same flag graphic, but only says "Winners" to the right of that.

I used to have all three, but decided to sell a couple to fund other stuff. Great pickup, especially in that condition.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

There are actually three 1937 Yankees 3/4 versions with the Charles Shear Tag...

One has a bunch of scattered names (like the Giants)
One has fewer names (just the "star" players)
One has the same flag graphic, but only says "Winners" to the right of that.

I used to have all three, but decided to sell a couple to fund other stuff. Great pickup, especially in that condition.

Very interesting … and now I recall seeing the “Winners” version. Good stuff Mark!

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by thetahat

New acquisition from 1937. Has “Charles Shear” tag on back. Does anyone have the “sister” Yankees version? I think there are a couple.

Here's one...

[ooo-ribay]

If I’m not mistaken, Greg’s 1937 pennant looks a lot better in his possession than it did on ebay. Great pickup!

Latest installment of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, er TSOG, was great too!

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by thetahat

New acquisition from 1937. Has “Charles Shear” tag on back. Does anyone have the “sister” Yankees version? I think there are a couple.

I know this post is over a year old....but I picked up this 1936 pennant with the Charles Shear tag on the back. I think I'm equally as excited by the tag as I am the pennant.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Nice pennant.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

I know this post is over a year old....but I picked up this 1936 pennant with the Charles Shear tag on the back. I think I'm equally as excited by the tag as I am the pennant.

Cool pennant. Not many dated pennants from the 1930s. Which raises a question. Why is it that there are so few identifiable pennants from the 1920s? Seems like there are many more from the teens than the decade that followed. It appears that it didn’t pick back up until the mid 30s.

Mark? Domer?