Hey, pennant guys

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Joe, I've researched dozens of manufacturers responsible for sports novelty products from the past century, and I've never heard of Ken Poulsen Associates.

Or, these "Big Sport" rugs.

Interesting product. Cool artwork. Thanks for sharing! Love to see the others made for other teams!

Kyle, it seems there are many of them out there, with a bunch on ebay right now. Some like the Penn State are quite common, while others like the IU one I think are very rare. I discovered them when I ran across a Cornell rug, the first and only one I have seen in all my years collecting. There is even one for your Irish (although it doesn’t specifically say ND). If they don’t have their tag, they are not identified as a Poulsen Big Sport. The Wisconsin one is newer, based on the tag, and you can see they improved the quality of the graphics. It seems they stopped making them some time in the 80s. The original tag listed them as a business in Wisconsin, while later tags had various addresses in FL.

[vintagesportscollector]

I am guessing they started around 1970. Here is a crude “Pirate” rug, followed by a more recent WV rug, and their most recent tag with a 1984 copyright.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Kyle, it seems there are many of them out there, with a bunch on ebay right now. Some like the Penn State are quite common, while others like the IU one I think are very rare. I discovered them when I ran across a Cornell rug, the first and only one I have seen in all my years collecting. There is even one for your Irish (although it doesn’t specifically say ND). If they don’t have their tag, they are not identified as a Poulsen Big Sport. The Wisconsin one is newer, based on the tag, and you can see they improved the quality of the graphics. It seems they stopped making them some time in the 80s. The original tag listed them as a business in Wisconsin, while later tags had various addresses in FL.

I like those. I’d be all over a SF Giants rug but I suspect they stuck with midwest and northeast teams.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by 661fish

In the past couple of months, I have purchased a couple pennants on Ebay, only to have the seller tell me that they listed it wrong. One seller admitted that someone reached out to them to let them know they way undersold it. It's pretty shitty. Rant over.

That stinks, Sean. Are you thinking these sellers just cancel the sale and relist at a higher minimum/BIN or that they take someone else’s offer? The latter seems like something ebay wouldn’t allow….unless it’s still an ebay sale and they get “their cut.”

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I like those. I’d be all over a SF Giants rug but I suspect they stuck with midwest and northeast teams.

I’ve also seen Twins, Mets, and Cubs too and lots of different colleges.

This UT rug is very nice, unlicensed which could indicate an earlier creation. The Kentucky rug looks like a knock off of a Chipenco or Collegiate Ames design.

[vintagesportscollector]

The Ken Poulsen co. is a bit of a ghost. I’ve only come across this listing from a 1962 Madison WI directory, where they appear to have started business.

[UKCardGuy]

Those rugs bring me back to my childhood looking through the Sears catalog. Those are the sorts of things that I'd be asking for my birthday.

Here's a couple of new arrivals today.

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Those rugs bring me back to my childhood looking through the Sears catalog. Those are the sorts of things that I'd be asking for my birthday.

Here's a couple of new arrivals today.

Nice arrivals Gary….one of the rugs I came across did actually have a Sears price tag on it, $5.50 back in the day for one of these.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Those rugs bring me back to my childhood looking through the Sears catalog. Those are the sorts of things that I'd be asking for my birthday.

Here's a couple of new arrivals today.

These are cool. There must be at least a dozen different Trench Tigers pennants with a small or large Briggs/Tiger stadium graphic. Other companies made a bunch, too. Domer would know more, but I guess the Tigers concessionaires really had a uniquely high interest in selling pennants and ordering/requesting new designs. By far the Tigers have the most “dated” pennants, I think there may be Tigers pennants with years from the early 1930s to around 1953.

I know we have Tigers collector here, wondering if he collects the different years.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by matty39

Things have been pretty quiet. Here is my bf2 premium set. Sorry, for some reason, I cannot get my second file to upload. Huggins, McGraw and Donovan are below.

What is that Giants Team premium top left?

[Vintagedeputy]

Saw this pennant listed in an estate sale post today. I was probably the 25th person in the door and I knew this pennant hung somewhere in the house by the photo. I found it and paid handsomely for it, but I love it. The pennant guide says it’s 1930’s and extremely rare. It’s got a few minor dings but the tip and tassels are intact. Anyone know anything about the manufacturer?

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Saw this pennant listed in an estate sale post today. I was probably the 25th person in the door and I knew this pennant hung somewhere in the house by the photo. I found it and paid handsomely for it, but I love it. The pennant guide says it’s 1930’s and extremely rare. It’s got a few minor dings but the tip and tassels are intact. Anyone know anything about the manufacturer?

The metal grommets are interesting, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that. Pretty cool.

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Saw this pennant listed in an estate sale post today. I was probably the 25th person in the door and I knew this pennant hung somewhere in the house by the photo. I found it and paid handsomely for it, but I love it. The pennant guide says it’s 1930’s and extremely rare. It’s got a few minor dings but the tip and tassels are intact. Anyone know anything about the manufacturer?

Ah, another "grommet pennant." We've discussed these before. They were made by some mystery maker--possibly with St. Louis origins--from the late 1910s to late 1930s.

For more, see: https://pennantfactory.weebly.com/bl...champs-pennant

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Saw this pennant listed in an estate sale post today. I was probably the 25th person in the door and I knew this pennant hung somewhere in the house by the photo. I found it and paid handsomely for it, but I love it. The pennant guide says it’s 1930’s and extremely rare. It’s got a few minor dings but the tip and tassels are intact. Anyone know anything about the manufacturer?

Awesome pickup! So tough to find any from this series, and condition always seems to be an issue. Yours looks good… great find!

[UKCardGuy]

That Browns pennants is fantastic. Well done for that pickup. It's the first grommet pennant by that mystery maker that I've seen without the "Champions + " along the spine.

[thetahat]

Very cool Browns pennant. I think I’ve seen one other in 25+ years of collecting. I suspect all of the “champions” pennants from this “grommet” maker date to the mid/late 30s. Here’s one that is likely not as old as yours but does not recognize a championship. .

My hypothesis is that all the dated Champions pennants were made for either the opening of the HOF or the ‘39 anniversary. Kind of wild guess but it makes sense.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Saw this pennant listed in an estate sale post today. I was probably the 25th person in the door and I knew this pennant hung somewhere in the house by the photo. I found it and paid handsomely for it, but I love it. The pennant guide says it’s 1930’s and extremely rare. It’s got a few minor dings but the tip and tassels are intact. Anyone know anything about the manufacturer?

Pretty good shape, all things considered. Great find!

[Mark70Z]

Here’s an Oriole example.

[ser1979]

Originally Posted by thetahat

These are cool. There must be at least a dozen different Trench Tigers pennants with a small or large Briggs/Tiger stadium graphic. Other companies made a bunch, too. Domer would know more, but I guess the Tigers concessionaires really had a uniquely high interest in selling pennants and ordering/requesting new designs. By far the Tigers have the most “dated” pennants, I think there may be Tigers pennants with years from the early 1930s to around 1953.

I know we have Tigers collector here, wondering if he collects the different years.

Greg,

I know I'm not the only Tiger collector in the group but as for myself I try to collect all the different years and variations of the Tiger pennants. My 1934 cane pennant I have is the earliest year I own. I have several dated pennants from the 30's, 40's and 50's.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ser1979

Greg,

I know I'm not the only Tiger collector in the group but as for myself I try to collect all the different years and variations of the Tiger pennants. My 1934 cane pennant I have is the earliest year I own. I have several dated pennants from the 30's, 40's and 50's.

Steven that’s very cool. I think I can speak for others when I say … pics please!

[seattlerainiers]

Here's a handful of PCL Spokane pennants.

[ser1979]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Steven that’s very cool. I think I can speak for others when I say … pics please!

Here's just a few of the dated pennant's I have.....

[perezfan]

That '51 pennant is a real toughie. I have it with green felt. Great stuff!

[661fish]

Originally Posted by ser1979

Here's just a few of the dated pennant's I have.....

Impressive.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ser1979

Here's just a few of the dated pennant's I have.....

Those are awesome. The pennant makers sure loved the Tigers.

[thetahat]

If anyone knows a surviving fan of both the NFL Texans and the Boston Bruins, tell him I have the perfect gift for him.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by thetahat

If anyone knows a surviving fan of both the NFL Texans and the Boston Bruins, tell him I have the perfect gift for him.

Gorgeous! Not really.

But pretty damn cool.Wonder who made it?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Gorgeous! Not really.

But pretty damn cool.Wonder who made it?

I suspect WGN. I have a Bruins with that exact design that has all the signs of WGN (spine, tassels, etc.) This resembles the 1951-52 baseball series they made without tassels.

[ooo-ribay]

Pretty slim pickings lately, but I was able to upgrade a faded tassel-less pennant at a decent price.

[bocca001]

Nice, Rob. Looks almost new.

But why so many green and yellow and white Giants pennants? I know that some of it comes down to the pennant makers not really caring all that much, but are there, say, a bunch of green and yellow Phillies pennants? Probably.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Nice, Rob. Looks almost new.

But why so many green and yellow and white Giants pennants? I know that some of it comes down to the pennant makers not really caring all that much, but are there, say, a bunch of green and yellow Phillies pennants? Probably.

More green Giants...

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

More green Giants...

The middle one is so cool, even with the Giant in gym shorts …

[thetahat]

Another greenie

[Domer05]

Thanks to the wonderful staff of the Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History, I was able to obtain digital scans of all 51 pages from a 1913 sales catalog by The Reproduction Co. currently in their holdings.

I posted more excerpts over on Pennant Fever, but here's a few pages to pique your curiosity....

[ooo-ribay]

:skedaddlesovertopennantfever:

[ooo-ribay]

And returns disappointed. Clicking Kyle’s link got me a security risk message. Going through a google search got me “page unavailable.”

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Thanks to the wonderful staff of the Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History, I was able to obtain digital scans of all 51 pages from a 1913 sales catalog by The Reproduction Co. currently in their holdings. I posted more excerpts over on Pennant Fever, but here's a few pages to pique your curiosity....

My computer blocked it, also. Was there an Amherst example, by any chance? Those are very cool, are there many known to exist?

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Thanks to the wonderful staff of the Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History, I was able to obtain digital scans of all 51 pages from a 1913 sales catalog by The Reproduction Co. currently in their holdings.

I posted more excerpts over on Pennant Fever, but here's a few pages to pique your curiosity....

Thanks for posting this, Kyle...

The Michigan example in the Catalog matches my oversized Washington Huskies Pennant to a tee. Cool to know it's a Reproduction Co example.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Thanks for posting this, Kyle...

The Michigan example in the Catalog matches my oversized Washington Huskies Pennant to a tee. Cool to know it's a Reproduction Co example.

Beautiful!

[Fballguy]

Not an exact match, but close enough.

A dozen for only $12 no less....

[bocca001]

Great stuff, Kyle. Other companies had to have catalogs too, right? There must be an Epstein catalog out there somewhere.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Great stuff, Kyle. Other companies had to have catalogs too, right? There must be an Epstein catalog out there somewhere.

Trump promised to release it I believe.

[ooo-ribay]

I still can’t access Kyle’s site from ANY device. What’s going on????

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I still can’t access Kyle’s site from ANY device. What’s going on????

I've been able to open the site I. Chrome. I got a message that the site is unsecured. That's probably because it doesn't have a security certificate. But when I clicked continue anyhow, all was good.

Love the Repco info Kyle. Thanks. Any chance that you can share more of the catalog pages?

[vintagesportscollector]

I don’t think I have shared this one before, from Leadville CO.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

I don’t think I have shared this one before, from Leadville CO.

Beautiful! That thing looks brand spanking new!

[thetahat]

A few of my college pennants … Niagara is embroidered.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by thetahat

A few of my college pennants … Niagara is embroidered.

Nice!

[perezfan]

Gorgeous early examples, Rob, Joe and Greg. All are incredibly detailed and simply beautiful!

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

I've been able to open the site I. Chrome. I got a message that the site is unsecured. That's probably because it doesn't have a security certificate. But when I clicked continue anyhow, all was good.

Love the Repco info Kyle. Thanks. Any chance that you can share more of the catalog pages?

My apologies for the technical issues. Not sure if that's a Weebly problem or a Chrome/Safari/Edge issue....

Gary, I'll email you the full catalog. Anyone else?

Love seeing all those beautiful Repco pennants!