Hey, pennant guys

[RaiderPennantGuy]

Does anyone do or know of anyone that does pennant repairs? I picked up this pennant for almost nothing and would like to try and restore it. Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by RaiderPennantGuy

Does anyone do or know of anyone that does pennant repairs? I picked up this pennant for almost nothing and would like to try and restore it. Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks

Your going to have to find a black donor pennant from the same era/material. and either fuse the two together to give it a prosthetic tip or if you can cut precisely, puzzle piece it together and throw in a rigid holder or frame. It'll never be perfect again, but you can make it pretty difficult to tell.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Your going to have to find a black donor pennant from the same era/material. and either fuse the two together to give it a prosthetic tip or if you can cut precisely, puzzle piece it together and throw in a rigid holder or frame. It'll never be perfect again, but you can make it pretty difficult to tell.

Easy peasy.

[RaiderPennantGuy]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Your going to have to find a black donor pennant from the same era/material. and either fuse the two together to give it a prosthetic tip or if you can cut precisely, puzzle piece it together and throw in a rigid holder or frame. It'll never be perfect again, but you can make it pretty difficult to tell.

Thanks Rob. I do have a couple of donor pennants that match up very nicely. I would like to fuse the two together but from what I 've read, seems pretty complicated and difficult. I'll probably try to puzzle piece it together and toss it into a rigid holder.

[Domer05]

I just made these "dueling pennants" for the 2024 World Series. Read all about them on Pennant Factory, or click here:

https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...-trench-mfg-co

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Domer05

I just made these "dueling pennants" for the 2024 World Series. Read all about them on Pennant Factory, or click here:

https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...-trench-mfg-co

Beautiful, Kyle! Simply beautiful. Incredibly craftsmanship.

But was the forked tip ‘55 definitely made by Trench? I think it could be but there is also evidence that points elsewhere. I have it in both colors and the felt is noticeable thinner than what they used at the time. The ‘55 scroll pennants for both teams are cloth. The lettering seems different. But I will add that the normal sized ‘57 and ‘58 version with the Yankees and Braves use the same County Stadium graphic as known Trench.

Did you get more solid evidence from your interviews with Trench employees?

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Beautiful, Kyle! Simply beautiful. Incredibly craftsmanship.

But was the forked tip ‘55 definitely made by Trench? I think it could be but there is also evidence that points elsewhere. I have it in both colors and the felt is noticeable thinner than what they used at the time. The ‘55 scroll pennants for both teams are cloth. The lettering seems different. But I will add that the normal sized ‘57 and ‘58 version with the Yankees and Braves use the same County Stadium graphic as known Trench.

Did you get more solid evidence from your interviews with Trench employees?

Thanks Greg. Yeah, I was pretty happy with how these turned out.

I do believe Trench made the original this was inspired by. You're correct: there's a 1957 WS dueling pennant featuring a rendering of Milwaukee County Stadium that also appeared on many known Trench stadium pennants from that era. It didn't have a fringed spine; but it's clearly by the same maker. So, for me, I think that's pretty convincing evidence Trench made all these.

Tom Storm and I never discussed the '55 dueling pennant (or my pennant, for that matter). His dad didn't buy the company until the late 1950s, so it was before his time. I am certain he would have hated it. The fringed spine would have caused him fits!

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by Domer05

I just made these "dueling pennants" for the 2024 World Series. Read all about them on Pennant Factory, or click here:

https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...-trench-mfg-co

Great job Kyle. I enjoyed reading the latest blog entry about the dueling pennants. On that subject, I've noticed that there's a lack of 2 team world series pennants (e.g. with both teams on the pennant) for some years.

Has anyone seen a 2-team World Series pennant for 1944, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1961? Taking 1960 as an example, I can find many examples of Yankees World Series pennants or Pirates World Series pennants but not any with both teams.

[UKCardGuy]

I came across these vintage photos today with some big a** pennants on display. Thought you guys might like to see them.

[bocca001]

Really cool, Gary. Wonder if these are the exact ones Greg had on his pool table?

Looks like the phots say Sports Specialities. Isn't that the name that goes with the concessionaire baseball logo (with the ss pattern for the ball stitches)? Or maybe that is a coincidence. Looks like the big pennants were used as displays to help sell the smaller stuff. Any other info about where the photos came from?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Great job Kyle. I enjoyed reading the latest blog entry about the dueling pennants. On that subject, I've noticed that there's a lack of 2 team world series pennants (e.g. with both teams on the pennant) for some years.

Has anyone seen a 2-team World Series pennant for 1944, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1961? Taking 1960 as an example, I can find many examples of Yankees World Series pennants or Pirates World Series pennants but not any with both teams.

I have not. The dueling scroll WS pennants are especially cool. I think these were made by WGN? I know of 1939, 1940, 1941, and 1947 with scrolls of both rosters.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by RaiderPennantGuy

Thanks Rob. I do have a couple of donor pennants that match up very nicely. I would like to fuse the two together but from what I 've read, seems pretty complicated and difficult. I'll probably try to puzzle piece it together and toss it into a rigid holder.

There is a “fusing” process. Check out “felting” on youtube. I would say this would only work if your pennant is wool felt and not the newer synthetic crap.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

There is a “fusing” process. Check out “felting” on youtube. I would say this would only work if your pennant is wool felt and not the newer synthetic crap.

I agree. I don't think that felting will work on the Raiders pennant. I think you'll need to cut your donor pennant so that it fits your Raider pennant like a puzzle. Then you could use some glue to secure a thin piece of fabric or plastic on the back to hold the 2 pieces together.

If you proceed, please share a photo of the results.