Hey, pennant guys

[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.

[ser1979]

Anyone in here snag this from REA??

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=152668

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by ser1979

Anyone in here snag this from REA??

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=152668

I was bidding on it as an upgrade to mine (hard to believe that more than one of these actually survived). The REA example is undoubtedly the finest example to exist, and someone got a raging deal.

If I didn't already have one, I would've bid this pennant up lots higher than it ended up selling for. Incredible graphics, and a single-day event that took place 108 years ago!

Take a gander at the photos below, sent to me by the great forum member Dave E.... Hard to believe that a Car Company would not only pay, but persuade two MLB teams to come to Toledo for an exhibition game just to entertain the factory workers. Equally incredibly, the players all walked in procession from the factory to the field alongside the auto workers!

Imagine seeing Matty pitching to Cobb with Crawford on deck... yes, that really happened! A different day and age for sure...

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I was bidding on it as an upgrade to mine (hard to believe that more than one of these actually survived). The REA example is undoubtedly the finest example to exist, and someone got a raging deal. If I didn't already have one, I would've bid this pennant up lots higher than it ended up selling for. Incredible graphics, and a single-day event that took place 108 years ago! Take a gander at the photos below, sent to me by the great forum member Dave E.... Hard to believe that a Car Company would not only pay, but persuade two MLB teams to come to Toledo for an exhibition game just to entertain the factory workers. Equally incredibly, the players all walked in procession from the factory to the field alongside the auto workers! Imagine seeing Matty pitching to Cobb with Crawford on deck... yes, that really happened! A different day and age for sure...

How incredible to have that photo to go with the pennant!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

How incredible to have that photo to go with the pennant!

Yes, it's the ultimate combo for a vintage pennant collector. Very difficult to find dead-ball era shots of people in the grandstands sporting pennants that are clearly identifiable.

[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.

[ooo-ribay]

Sadly, I don't. I've got to get my Fun Foods pins graded first. People actually do that. BTW - these three are currently available on eBay, BIN for $1.04.

edit: at a quick glance every graded Fun Foods on eBay seems to be either a 9 or a 10. Thank goodness we have "experts" out there!

edit edit: The folks at PSA must get some good laughs when they're writing up invoices.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by bocca001

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

Just to be contentious (and because I'm bored) I call foul. 3" felt isn't a pennant. It's a facsimile of something that wants to be a pennant when it grows up.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Just to be contentious (and because I'm bored) I call foul. 3" felt isn't a pennant. It's a facsimile of something that wants to be a pennant when it grows up.

Looks like it suffers from a chronic case of micro pennant.

[perezfan]

Nope it's actually full size.... from the personal collection of Eddie Gaedel.

[Kutcher55]

Hey Pennant Guys, I have come across a group of 21 American Nut & Chocolate felt mini pennants - they can’t be more than 3x1”. I have a couple of Yankee pennants among others. Same place had 15 pins. I did some research and found they are from the 50s. Was curious to the collectible value if anyone has any ideas. I put them on eBay and there is some initial interest although really have no idea if I’m getting lowballed or not. Appreciate any insights. Thank you.