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Originally Posted by bocca001
So, I can't say for sure that this flag came from the LA coliseum in 1958/1959, but I think that it possibly did. Does anyone else have a flag with this label? I did find one Dodgers pennant made by Hortie Van (on Worthpoint), but no other baseball stadium banners.
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Marc, This probably won't be much help, but the Dodgers appear to have used some unidentified pennant makers when they first moved to Los Angeles prior to the 1958 season. They were clearly in a rush to get everything going, having just decided to make the move in Oct 1957, and in all likelihood dealt with local vendors. I have 2 very early LA pennants, and both have unusual construction. One was from the opening day parade in 1958, and has looped tassels and Los Angeles Dodgers flocked (easy, Rob
lettering. I believe it was made for the Macy's salesgirls to wear at the parade. The other one seems to be made out of wool and has a matching wool spine which doesn't look like the way other spines were made then (kind of an hourglass shape). It also appears to have been custom made. Both appear to have been made in very small quantities, not for retail purposes, and neither look anything like the Horite Van pennant you found on Worthpoint. I have no idea who made them, but they would have been made at about the same time as your burgee, maybe by the same company as yours.
As can be seen in Kyle's website, the Dodgers had burgees made and displayed after every championship. The 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers NL Champions burgee I posted above was made by Annin Flags, here is the label. Unfortunately no labels on the other burgees are visible in the photos.
Rick
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