i.d.'ing/dating Old Pennants

[Runscott]

I picked up 7 pennants the other day and could only find images on the internet for three of them. They all came from the same family and one could be i.d.'d to the late '50s, but I couldn't find much on the others. Is there a source you all use for id'ing pennants?

Here are two that I especially liked:

[thecatspajamas]

Mike Egner's "Vintage Pennant Price Guide" pictures both and dates the Bears pennant to the 1940's and the Cubs pennant to the 1950's.

I believe Mike has said he has an update for the guide in the works which ads a great many pennants absent from the first one, but I would still recommend picking it up in the meantime. It has a simple, straightforward layout: pennants are arranged by team and each one pictured (b/w photo) with date (or date range), size, rarity, and value range given for each. Pretty quick and easy to look up most any baseball or football pennant you run across just by flipping to the team and scanning through the photos.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Mike Egner's "Vintage Pennant Price Guide" pictures both and dates the Bears pennant to the 1940's and the Cubs pennant to the 1950's.

I believe Mike has said he has an update for the guide in the works which ads a great many pennants absent from the first one, but I would still recommend picking it up in the meantime. It has a simple, straightforward layout: pennants are arranged by team and each one pictured (b/w photo) with date (or date range), size, rarity, and value range given for each. Pretty quick and easy to look up most any baseball or football pennant you run across just by flipping to the team and scanning through the photos.

Thanks Lance - sounds like it's worth adding to the personal reference library.

[perezfan]

That Cubbie is a nice example. 90% of that particular style have white-only graphics. The multi-colored version is far more attractive, and should command at least a 25% premium.

[lefty147]

I am currently working on a revised edition but it is quite time consuming and will be a while before completion. Mike

[thecatspajamas]

Mike, thanks for the update. Any chance the revised edition will feature color photographs (presumably at a higher price point), or am I just being greedy now?