Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Here’s a harder to detect repro.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36412409806...ZS-YQ&LH_BIN=1

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Here’s a harder to detect repro.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36412409806...ZS-YQ&LH_BIN=1

Repro or fantasy?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Repro or fantasy?

Repro. The white and blue versions were made of cloth, orange was softer felt. This is stiffer paper-felt and the MLB trademark looks odd.

[thetahat]

Speaking of repros I grabbed these the other day because they were very cheap (even by repro standards). These are cool designs IMO

[matty39]

Those are all repros of 1936-7 BF3 felt premiums

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by matty39

Those are all repros of 1936-7 BF3 felt premiums

Cool collection! I don’t have as many but I like them a lot including this KC Blues pennant. It may be a different series but the feel and construction is identical.

[thetahat]

Unsolicited Pennant Life Hack:

If you display in rigid holders, trim them to fit the pennant.

As you know, many from the 40s and 50s are only 26” or 27” long. Notable the “sliding runner” company pennants. They always look weird in the bigger holder and they are also hard to keep centered. So get them in as deep as possible, then cut off the empty 3” or so off the side end. You need a file to cut through the edges but the plastic part cuts like butter with a guillotine paper cutter. They fit perfectly as the dimensions are almost a perfect proportional match to the holder.

I do the same with the 3/4 sizes which are roughly 8” by 26”, although you need to cut off an edge and close with invisible tape (best to use is gift wrapping tape).