Hey, pennant guys

[ser1979]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

^^^^ Bleach? Oxyclean?

I started with warm water to to get the surface dirt off. Followed it up with a few rounds of Retro Clean to get the yellowing out. Thought about hitting it with bleach but decided to quit while I was ahead.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by ser1979

I started with warm water to to get the surface dirt off. Followed it up with a few rounds of Retro Clean to get the yellowing out. Thought about hitting it with bleach but decided to quit while I was ahead.

Nice pickup and a great job cleaning it.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by ser1979

I started with warm water to to get the surface dirt off. Followed it up with a few rounds of Retro Clean to get the yellowing out. Thought about hitting it with bleach but decided to quit while I was ahead.

Good call. I don’t think the orange would have handled bleach.

[thetahat]

Read description. Thoughts?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20410095230...oAAOSwgr5jLjrT

[Duluth Eskimo]

You hear a lot of 70 year olds use the term “legit” in their daily vernacular. Seems “legit” to me

[perezfan]

To me, the "felt" looks more modern than 1958. If original to '58, it would be made of cloth or a softer felt. Looks like an early '70s re-strike to me.

[Domer05]

That's a reasonable description, Greg. Trench made that pennant; and, they made a 1960 and 1961 photo pennant using the same "LOS / ANGELES" script with team photos bearing 1960 or '61 dates--all shot at the Coliseum. So, the story checks out. See below pennant. (source: Doug Goodman's spectacular collection.)

...But, if it was purchased at the ballpark in 1958, it didn't come from Dodger Stadium; rather, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum where they played in those early days.

[rlevy]

I didn't think it was from the 50's because I didn't think they were using the flying ball logo then, but as Domer pointed out to me it did appear on some pennants in Brooklyn in 1955. I see the flying ball logo, although somewhat different than the eBay pennant, does appear on LA novelty items in the 1960 mail order catalog, so who knows?

Rick

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