Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Domer05

The 1915 pennant was made by a technique called "Applied Felt Lettering." Simply put: the individual letters were likely cut by a dye press; then glued to the felt using rubber cement. This was done to cut down on the sewing needed to sew each letter on.

The reverse bears witness to this method: there's no evidence of stitching; and after 100+ years, the rubber cement has bled through the felt.

The 1916 pennant is really cool. If this maker made a companion pennant for the '16 NL champion Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins, I've never seen it.

I may have the sister pennant to that Red Sox, although this is wider and the date and letters are stitched. I think I’ve seen a 1915 Red Sox that more closely resembles this but I can’t find it again ..

[Fballguy]

Picked up a very nice example of this Cubs pennant and it unexpectedly came with some cool provenance. I've seen this pennant attributed to the 1950s, but it clearly was still in circulation on May 14th, 1967 (took a little research to pinpoint the year).

Why can't all pennants come with a letter like this?

[ooo-ribay]

Nice! Dick wanted to get home so he wouldn’t have to put the top up on the car. LOL.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Nice! Dick wanted to get home so he wouldn’t have to put the top up on the car. LOL.

It's funny...A simple note, but I can visualize in detail everything in it.

[Domer05]

Dick also didn't want to get caught in rush hour traffic on the I-5 freeway!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Dick also didn't want to get caught in rush hour traffic on the I-5 freeway!

Typical D**ger fan. Arrive late; leave early.