Hey, pennant guys

[bocca001]

Great stuff, Mark. I especially like the red Browns pennant and the Reds pennant.

Feel free to open more bins and take more pictures.

[Hankphenom]

This might seem like a silly question, but have any of you big-time pennant guys ever seen one with the stick it came with? Obviously, removing the stick makes everything easier down the line, but I would still think you'd see some in the original purchased form from time to time, but I don't think I ever have.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

This might seem like a silly question, but have any of you big-time pennant guys ever seen one with the stick it came with? Obviously, removing the stick makes everything easier down the line, but I would still think you'd see some in the original purchased form from time to time, but I don't think I ever have.

Here’s one. This full-size pennant was made with no spine - I’ve seen other examples - and the wide end was stapled onto the dowel. Very strange but this is how it was.

[MK]

Mark-
You have better stuff packed away in tubs than 90% of collectors have on their walls. Thanks for the peak.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

This might seem like a silly question, but have any of you big-time pennant guys ever seen one with the stick it came with? Obviously, removing the stick makes everything easier down the line, but I would still think you'd see some in the original purchased form from time to time, but I don't think I ever have.

Funny...I have a handful of dowel rods sitting on a dresser in my spare room. Have picked up a few pennants with them over the years and never knew what to do with the sticks...but can't bring myself to get rid of them.

[perezfan]

Thanks Rob, Marc, Mike and Greg...

Regarding the sticks.... I agree with Hank that they are surprisingly few and far between. You'd think a lot more would have survived along with the pennants. Like Rob, I have saved a few though...

In the '40s-50s, many of them came with a red or green bamboo cane that had a curved handle. In the '60s, they pretty much exclusively used a plain dowel rod. I imagine the dowel rod was far quicker/easier to insert because it is smooth... it must have been annoying to slide the bamboo cane into the spine, as it would inevitably get caught in there more than a few times.

Can't even remember the last time I went to a game and saw vendors marching up and down the aisles with hoards of pennants and other souvenirs. It's now relegated to food and drinks, but the memories remain!

[ser1979]

I have this 34 tiger pennant that came as a walking cane. There is no spine on the pennant as the long end is sandwiched between the metal tube.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ser1979

I have this 34 tiger pennant that came as a walking cane. There is no spine on the pennant as the long end is sandwiched between the metal tube.

And if I’m not mistaken, that’s made of a silky material, correct?

I have the standard version, felt with spine and two-colored tassels.

Weird thing is, that exact lineup was never used in all of 1934.

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