Hey, pennant guys

[UKCardGuy]

This is the worst bit and it needs a bit of a clean... but here you go.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

This is the worst bit and it needs a bit of a clean... but here you go.

A beauty … the 1954 WS pennant from the mystery NY company. A tough one!

[perezfan]

Too easy, Gary! You probably could've shown just the top 1/4" of the "NY" and Greg still would have guessed it. I may have as well.

Congrats on the pickup. An important pennant from a classic World Series that easily could have been inside the Polo Grounds the day Willie made "The Catch".

[UKCardGuy]

I did think it'd take you guys all of about 10 seconds to guess it. But at at 3am, my patience for photo editing was not as good as it could have been.

I was more than a little disappointed how it was folded by the seller fortunately, it ironed out OK.

Here's the full pennant. A few condition issues but it's a pretty scarce pennant that I bought at a very reasonable price.

I'm guessing that this is one that can't be cleaned because the red would bleed through the graphics. Advice gratefully received.

[ooo-ribay]

You better just leave it alone. Some people might try to find a vintage white donor spine but others would cringe at that idea.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

You better just leave it alone. Some people might try to find a vintage white donor spine but others would cringe at that idea.

No...Just take it off, bleach it and put it back on. Improves the appearance by 95%.

***Edited to add...At your own risk. Results may vary depending on the material of the spine.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

No...Just take it off, bleach it and put it back on. Improves the appearance by 95%.

***Edited to add...At your own risk. Results may vary depending on the material of the spine.

I could get behind that idea.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

You better just leave it alone. Some people might try to find a vintage white donor spine but others would cringe at that idea.

Co-signed. Leave it alone.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

I did think it'd take you guys all of about 10 seconds to guess it. But at at 3am, my patience for photo editing was not as good as it could have been.

I was more than a little disappointed how it was folded by the seller fortunately, it ironed out OK.

Here's the full pennant. A few condition issues but it's a pretty scarce pennant that I bought at a very reasonable price.

I'm guessing that this is one that can't be cleaned because the red would bleed through the graphics. Advice gratefully received.

I know of four years when this unknown company made two-team WS pennants. 1954-1957. So this is the first and definitely the hardest to find. All are cloth, and the spine has a double ply tissue-like feel to it. Very strange and unique.

[ooo-ribay]

Amazing condition for being 108 years old!!!

Wait....what?

I pick these up cheap, when I can. Question: is this a reproduction of an actual pennant or a flat out fantasy?

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Amazing condition for being 108 years old!!!

Wait....what?

I pick these up cheap, when I can. Question: is this a reproduction of an actual pennant or a flat out fantasy?

It's a really bad repro of this original pennant that I think was by RepCo. I only have this picture that someone posted from an old auction catalog. I'd love to see a better photo if anyone has one.

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by thetahat

A beauty … the 1954 WS pennant from the mystery NY company. A tough one!

Slightly O/T...I really like the Chief Wahoo logo, one of my favorite. I have this AL team cap with all the logos. Based on the pennant championship crown on Wahoo’s head, and the other logos, I am guessing about 1955.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Slightly O/T...I really like the Chief Wahoo logo, one of my favorite. I have this AL team cap with all the logos. Based on the pennant championship crown on Wahoo’s head, and the other logos, I am guessing about 1955.

Joe, I really love that. A great piece. I think I'll be adding that to my ebay searches. Really nice.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Slightly O/T...I really like the Chief Wahoo logo, one of my favorite. I have this AL team cap with all the logos. Based on the pennant championship crown on Wahoo’s head, and the other logos, I am guessing about 1955.

Here’s a pennant with that graphic

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

This is the worst bit and it needs a bit of a clean... but here you go.

Gorgeous! Congrats Gary.