Hey, pennant guys

[Birderdj]

Two of my more recent pickups. Always looking for Buffalo sports pennants. If anyone has anything they’re looking to sell or trade, message me.


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Originally Posted by Birderdj

Two of my more recent pickups. Always looking for Buffalo sports pennants. If anyone has anything they’re looking to sell or trade, message me.

Those are both great! What era(s) are they?

[Fballguy]

The Bisons football is from 1946. They were an AAFC team that became the first version of the Buffalo Bills. No relation to the current version.

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Originally Posted by Fballguy

The Bisons football is from 1946. They were an AAFC team that became the first version of the Buffalo Bills. No relation to the current version.

Thanks, Rob. With all our new knowledge, can we guess the maker?

I love how the hockey Bisons ripped off the Pepsi logo!

[Birderdj]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Thanks, Rob. With all our new knowledge, can we guess the maker?



I love how the hockey Bisons ripped off the Pepsi logo!

The team's unusual logo stems from the Bisons being purchased in 1956 by the owner of the local franchise of Pepsi-Cola, Ruby Pastor, who changed the team's colors and logo to reflect the soft drink company. Use one business to promote the other.
My understanding is the Bisons pennant was only sold at Hershey Arena in the 60s, and came in a few different colors (I’ve seen orange, green, and blue). They did different designs for each AHL team at the time, but certainly Hershey Bears pennants in this style are most common.

Here’s a few other examples:






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Originally Posted by Birderdj

For some reason, the Bisons hockey reminds me of this one. Probably because of the skater/batter and net/fielder.

[perezfan]

Great stuff everyone...

The bleaching of the Reds Pennant was a mild success, I suppose. I could've done better with a bit more patience, I think. To Rob's point, the pennant continued to whiten after I was done bleaching... so I probably went a little too heavy, too soon.

The red graphics began to run, and then it was a quick rush to rinse it clean. If I went slower, the red might not have run at all. But the colored stains were still quite visible, so I kept at it. Had I stopped earlier, it may have whitened enough on its own (without bleeding).

But overall it looks significantly better. Here's the "before" (which looked far worse in person than on eBay....)

[perezfan]

And the "after"...

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I’d say “significantly better” is an understatement. Welcome to the Bleach Club!

[Tigerden]

Mark - Great job on the pennant cleaning! A significant improvement. Makes me wonder if you can use a cue tip to bleach off some of the red around the letters. Too bad we can’t just drop these off to the dry cleaners!

[Fballguy]

Hey Mark...I'd definitely take the "after". Nice job. Red for some reason is unpredictable. It's the only color I've seen run. But it still looks way better now than it did in "before".

And yes....absolutely..You can do touch ups with a Q-Tip to make it look even better. If you don't have steady hands, use a divider like an empty semi rigid card sleeve to create a barrier between the bleeding and the graphics. Then dab away with a Q-Tip in the other hand. I'd use pure bleach for the touch ups.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Hey Mark...I'd definitely take the "after". Nice job. Red for some reason is unpredictable. It's the only color I've seen run. But it still looks way better now than it did in "before".

And yes....absolutely..You can do touch ups with a Q-Tip to make it look even better. If you don't have steady hands, use a divider like an empty semi rigid card sleeve to create a barrier between the bleeding and the graphics. Then dab away with a Q-Tip in the other hand. I'd use pure bleach for the touch ups.

I might just give that a try.... thanks all!