Back from the framing shop

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Posted By: Mike H

After three weeks and $480 spent I am happy to say the results of my first pennant framing exceeded my expectations. I went with the suede board and the deep shadow box period frame. I love every aspect of this piece and will be painting and reconfiguring my office soon. I hope you all like it.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Very, very nice Mike. Was the $480 just for the framing or was that the total cost for the pennant and the framing?

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Posted By: tom salem

That is a fantastic looking piece!
What year is that pennant from?

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Posted By: Clint

Mike that looks awesome, great choice on everything.

Clint

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Posted By: Mike H

Thanks for the feedback fellas.

That was the framing cost Dan. Museum glass, invisible stitching, deluxe matting board, and a thick frame add up quickly.

The pennant dates the the teens.

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Posted By: Bill Heagy

Mike,
Beautiful pennant !

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I didn't realize it was that expensive to frame a pennant the "right way". Worth it in the long run for sure, but wow...

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Posted By: Al Simeone

Beautiful piece Mike! You should be very proud of it!
Enjoy!

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Posted By: Mark Steinberg

Mike... I don't see how you could have done this any better. It looks gorgeous. The suede matting matches the "Detroit" lettering to a tee, and the black frame really picks up the black felt of the pennant. You found the ideal combination...

So I guess the pennant is not directly up against the glass... how did you decide to adhere the pennant to the backing?

That is indeed an expensive job, but well woth the investment... this one looks far nicer than any of mine, and displays beautifully. Thanks for sharing this!

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Posted By: Mike H

Mark. Thank you again for making this happen. For those who don't know, Mark parted with one of his treasured oversized pennants and I was the recipient of his generosity.

The pennant is about 3/4" from the glass. If you look along the right side of the pic you can see a strip of that suade board that covers the spacer. I visited two framers who specialize in both archival art and textile framing. They placed invisible stitches through just the surface of the felt on the back of the pennant as well as what they call museum tape. This type of tape is acid and residue free.

This pennant will likely never be removed from the frame, but it could be with the pennant completely in tact.

When considering the cost of preserving this piece, consider that this pennant is 36x14 and the frame is 42x22

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Posted By: Mark Steinberg

Thanks Mike...

Perhaps it's an over-used term in the Industry, but this framing job is "museum-quality" to be sure...

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

That's a lot bigger than I had imagined...I can see why it costs so much. That's about the same length as my Lincoln panorama and you just don't realize how long 42" is unless you're looking at it in person.

I think if I were a pennant collector I'd take a part time job in a framing shop to get the discount.

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Posted By: CarltonHendricks

Very nice Mike. I could get into pennants like those....What year is it from? Was it from a Detroit championship year? How many known? Let's start a thread about pennants...Mike show some other great ones.

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Posted By: Mike H

Hi Carlton. You should definately stay away from pennants...ha ha. The year is unknown, but probably 1910 to 1919. It's the only example I or others I have communicated with have seen. We had a few great pennant threads a while back, but I always love seeing them. If you use the search feature you will find them.

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Posted By: Greg Theberge

Nice job on framing the pennant, Mike. It really looks sharp.

One of these days, if another Sox pennant comes along with the tassels intact, I was thinking of the option of tying the tassels to a narrow cane and framing it the way these things probably looked in the ballpark in the early 20th century. Maybe even have a reprint of Fenway Park as the background. I think that would look sharp, too.

Anyway, congrats on a great job and great pennant. You need to hang that one over the mantle.

Best,

Greg

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Posted By: Mike H

I love the cane idea Greg. The background is interesting, but I wonder if it would distract.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Hey, I just picked up an old c1920s carnival cane that has a porcelain or ceramic baseball on top of it. That would be perfect for a pennant. You guys just gave me an idea....thanks.

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Posted By: Greg Theberge

Was just reading the fascinating posts about PSA half grades on the card side...

Good thing PSA doesn't make Kool Aid.

Makes me appreciate that beautiful frame and pennant even more, Mike.

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Posted By: Max Weder

Greg

That framing job is a 9; no way it is a 9.5




Max

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Posted By: Mike H

I would love to have all of my pennants framed, but it is cost and space prohibitive.

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Posted By: Rob L

All I can say is Awesome!! Congrats.

Rob L

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Posted By: mike rothstein

That's a beautiful job Mike.

It's worth every penny - many framers say they know what they're doing but only a handful know how to properly "save" an item from being damaged.

I have many pieces where the framing cost way more than the item. Displaying them is part of the pleasure - one of the reasons I collect more on the memorabilia side now than cards as such.

Thanx for sharing.

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Posted By: TODD EVANS

Mike, that is a beautiful piece that you have there. It looks real sharp. I think items that are custom framed look so good displayed. I have to share a couple of mine that I have. I came up with the design and layout and a company from California did the hard work. The Reese piece is framed with an original photo from 1942 that is one of my favorite items in my collection. The Musial and Williams piece was framed with a wire photo from 1959.

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Posted By: Mike H

Great design work and items Todd! You really enhanced every piece and the mixture of images and texture are terrific. That took some real skill on the part of your framer and I'm sure it wasn't inexpensive...ha ha.

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Posted By: TODD EVANS

Thanks Mike. No they are not cheap as I think in just those two I have about $750 in framing cost, but I think it is well worth it.