Hey, pennant guys

[rlevy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

That’s crazy. It’s a pretty rare pennant, so I doubt they still had them in 1973. More likely, they just never updated certain pictures. Did you see my post in the “bobblehead” (hate that term!) thread? I never knew the Dodgers themselves were a point of sale for the weirdos.

Rob, I found a 1960 catalog, and the same Giant pennant (but no other non-LA teams) is there as well, so it was shown 1960-1973 (at least). I don't believe there was a 1958 first year in LA catalog as they were probably not yet selling through the mail, but the 1959 catalog shows this pennant (but no other teams):

1959 pennant with catalog photo.jpg
Like I said above, the 1960 catalog is the first catalog to picture any other team (that Giants pennant), and also shows this Dodger pennant:

1960 b reduced with catalog.jpg

The 1961 catalog shows a different Dodgers pennant, the first picture pennant for the Dodgers. I don't have a 1962 catalog, but the 1963 adds a Yankees pennant next to the Giants.

From 1963-1973, they only show the same generic Dodgers pennant every year, and no longer show any variation. And while I have 7 1963 pennants, 6 are related to the WS, so wouldn't have been in the 1963 catalog, but the one I do have, below, doesn't match the Dodgers photo pennant pictured in the catalog. So if they quit updating for Dodger pennants, they certainly wouldn't have made changes for the other teams every year.

pennant compared to photo.jpg

Rob, the weirdo nodders (they call them swivel heads in the catalogs) you are referring to are pictured in only 1960 and 1961, which probably accounts for their scarcity. Probably not a lot of parents were ordering these for their kids.

Rick