Hey, pennant guys

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Domer … consider the pennants below. The top one is “Epstein”, correct? What about the bottom?

The bottom pennant has features that are shared by many others. I suspect it’s a NYC company, the same one that made the ‘55 and ‘56 two-team WS pennants with the Dodger cap.

Admittedly, your two pennants present a problem (for me). I do think the top/blue one is by Epstein. The bottom/polychromatic one ... I really don't know. Sure looks like the Epstein one--or was the artwork just stolen by some other pennant maker? If so ... was that pennant maker ... Trench?

Or, did Epstein continue making pennants well into the 1950s; and, finally venture into polychromatic designs, as others had begun doing?

Here's another possibility: did Epstein, which offered much more than pennants by the mid-century, begin outsourcing their pennant production to some external supplier? If so ... what if that company was Trench?

Below is the WS dueling pennant you referenced. Sure looks like it could be traced to Epstein--but, it has tassels, which Epstein seemed to have dropped by the 1950s.

Bottom line: We need more information on Epstein.