Hey, pennant guys

[ser1979]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Looks like the loser got a taste of his own medicine. Love to see it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/33499557403...mis&media=COPY

Geez, 73% percent ebay rating.......

[aelefson]

Hi-

There was an article in the Boston Sunday Globe a couple of weeks ago (see scan below). It talks about a new company called Oxford Pennant but it also references Trench.

Alan

[Domer05]

Alan,

Thanks for sharing that article. Oxford Pennant makes the best pennants on the market today, no question about it. The gentleman interviewed in your piece, David Horesh, co-founded the company. He's a class act. More importantly, he really values the history of pennant making; and he's committed to making pennants the old fashion way, i.e., the way we collectors would prefer to see them made.

If the novelty pennant is going to survive the 21st century, it's gonna be because companies like this found a way to revive the public's interest in triangular flags....

[Domer05]

I came across this ca. 1976 Philadelphia Eagles pennant, by ... Trench? ASCO? Not really sure.

I know we've discussed the mysterious "VET" mark before as a possible concessionaire's mark associated with Veteran's Stadium; but what about this one being marked, "NB"??

Maker's mark? Concessionaire's mark? Philadelphia-area sporting goods store?

if only we knew a pennant collector with knowledge of the Philadelphia sports scene in the mid-1970s....

[bocca001]

According to this one listed on Worthpoint, it is for Nilon Brothers concessions

[bocca001]

Which then led me to this perhaps interesting book...

https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/st...all-park,16976

[ooo-ribay]

Good work, Marc!

That’s not a bad looking pennant….save for the “Officially Licensed Product” box.

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by bocca001

According to this one listed on Worthpoint, it is for Nilon Brothers concessions

Well done, professor!

Nilon Brothers was indeed a family owned concessionaire operating in Pennsylvania. From 1971 into the early 1980s, they ran concessions at Veteran's Stadium for the Phillies and Eagles. Their agreement included both food and souvenir sales, including pennants.

I mention this because, sometime ago, we had a debate about those VET-marked pennants that surfaced around 1971 for numerous MLB teams, including the Phillies. The thought was that ASCO made these; and, "VET" was a concessionaire's mark attributable to the local company charged with selling merch at Veteran's Stadium....

Marc's discovery here, however, casts some doubt on this hypothesis, as we now know who that concessioner was; and, what their mark looked like.

That said, I'm kinda surprised we've never seen or discussed this "NB" mark until now. I can't recall seeing it on a Phillies pennant. What say you, Greg?

[bocca001]

Bet Oooribay doesn't own one of these. A graded Giants pennant.