Hey, pennant guys

[UKCardGuy]

Well, we seem to be on a real Tigers run on this thread lately. Here's another one that just arrived today.

The spine looks a bit wonky. I'm not sure if it's just poor quality control at the manufacturer or if sone's tried to reapply it. It's a fairly scarce pennant so there's not too many photos that I can compare it against.

I'd welcome you're thoughts?

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Well, we seem to be on a real Tigers run on this thread lately. Here's another one that just arrived today.

The spine looks a bit wonky. I'm not sure if it's just poor quality control at the manufacturer or if sone's tried to reapply it. It's a fairly scarce pennant so there's not too many photos that I can compare it against.

I'd welcome you're thoughts?

With pennants it's hard to say. They're largely uncharted territory (except for feltfootball.com, the largest pennant gallery in the known universe and, of course, pennantfever.weebly.com the ultimate encyclopedia of pennant history).

The most prominent auction houses in the industry know basically jack sh*t about them, are regularly fooled by repros and act as if they're "little boy" every time they're confronted with the impossible mission of shipping one.

As Kyle has shown, there have been a littany of producers with varying degrees of artistic talent and quality control.

So...IMO...Anyone that says with certainty that your spine is fubar is likely FOS themselves.

It does look funky...wavy...and not Louvre ready. But...

Who cares?

It's a rare, beautiful pennant.

Again...Just IMO.

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Well, we seem to be on a real Tigers run on this thread lately. Here's another one that just arrived today.

The spine looks a bit wonky. I'm not sure if it's just poor quality control at the manufacturer or if sone's tried to reapply it. It's a fairly scarce pennant so there's not too many photos that I can compare it against.

I'd welcome you're thoughts?

A agree with Rob. It's more likely this was just the result of poor quality control than some modern attempt to doctor the spine, or replace it.

It's also a cool design. Enjoy it!

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Well, we seem to be on a real Tigers run on this thread lately. Here's another one that just arrived today.

The spine looks a bit wonky. I'm not sure if it's just poor quality control at the manufacturer or if sone's tried to reapply it. It's a fairly scarce pennant so there's not too many photos that I can compare it against.

I'd welcome you're thoughts?

It looks legit to me. But generally speaking, hold up to a light and look for pre-existing stitch holes. Easiest way to tell if your pennant has been re-spined. I think you will find yours is okay. Something to look out for in Trench pennants since bugs and/or moths tend to enjoy their spines.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by thetahat

It looks legit to me. But generally speaking, hold up to a light and look for pre-existing stitch holes. Easiest way to tell if your pennant has been re-spined. I think you will find yours is okay. Something to look out for in Trench pennants since bugs and/or moths tend to enjoy their spines.

Thanks guys. No pre-existing stitch hole, so it's just sloppy manufacturing. Not sure who made these but I really like the design.

[ser1979]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Well, we seem to be on a real Tigers run on this thread lately. Here's another one that just arrived today.

The spine looks a bit wonky. I'm not sure if it's just poor quality control at the manufacturer or if sone's tried to reapply it. It's a fairly scarce pennant so there's not too many photos that I can compare it against.

I'd welcome you're thoughts?

Gary,

Love the pennant, I own the green version and yours is the first one I've seen surface in several years. Unfortunately, mine has the year wrote on it by whoever previously owned it. As far as the spine goes, I would agree with everyone else and say it just poor quality and the pennant is 100% legit.

[bocca001]

Someone posted this in a Houston Colt 45s/Astros Facebook group and I thought I'd share it here. Concession stand at a Colt 45s game. Image quality is not the best, but cool that it is in color. This guy has a ton of pennants. I think the post said it was from 1963.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Someone posted this in a Houston Colt 45s/Astros Facebook group and I thought I'd share it here. Concession stand at a Colt 45s game. Image quality is not the best, but cool that it is in color. This guy has a ton of pennants. I think the post said it was from 1963.

If the upside down Giants pennant is a distress signal, they could use it now.

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Someone posted this in a Houston Colt 45s/Astros Facebook group and I thought I'd share it here. Concession stand at a Colt 45s game. Image quality is not the best, but cool that it is in color. This guy has a ton of pennants. I think the post said it was from 1963.

Great photo. So this was pre-Astrodome? Colt .45 Stadium, I think it was called?

Are the arrows pointing to a Colt .45s Ladies Apron?

[bocca001]

I'm guessing the arrows were added digitally by a collector to point something out to another collector. Not sure if the guy who posted it has an unadulterated original. We were just talking about a dodgers collector who was trying to get everything listed in team catalogs. I guess a photo like this can help to serve the same purpose.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by Domer05

Great photo. So this was pre-Astrodome? Colt .45 Stadium, I think it was called?

Are the arrows pointing to a Colt .45s Ladies Apron?

The navy blue Colts pennant is a toughie to find in good condition …

[UKCardGuy]

I love that all the pennants were sold on sticks. Makes it easy to wave in the stadium but we hardly ever see them that way as vintage items.

[Vintagedeputy]

Our local AA team, the Flying Squirrels is doing a throwback night to commemorate the old team in Richmond which was known as the Virginians. Here’s a video they made and early in the video you can see a vintage Virginians pennant.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C8...ibextid=wwXIfr