My dad just went through a garage and came across some interesting things. A complete set of World Champions Mugs and Pennants.
Two questions:
1) Can you clean old pennants with anything at all? They have some dust on them from being in a garage.
2) Is there much value on a complete set of the world series mugs?
Originally Posted by teamselig
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Try a lint roller with the pennant.
With the mugs, let them ride on Ebay. Someone will want them for their man cave.
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How old is the pennant? Depending on how valuable it is, you may be better off not doing anything to it. A dusty, dirty, or stained pennant will be worth more than one that was damaged in an attempt to clean it.
The lint roller may make it fuzz up and whatever you do, don't toss it in the washing machine. If your careful, you might be able to clean it with a dust buster. Just don't let it get sucked up into the dust buster.
If you do decide to clean it, my advice would be to try your chosen cleaning method on another disposable pennant made of the same material first. Good luck.
I'm curious, what W.S are the mugs from and are the pennants also from the W.S?
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You also might try patting it down with a dryer sheet. That should remove any loose dust. But again, try it on another pennant (made with the same material) that you don't care about first.
"...You just have a wider lens than one game."
--Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.
"...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
--Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.
The worst thing you can do to an antique is clean it.
Not really. You shouldn't try to restore it, but cleaning it? Yeah, you can do that. That is like saying don't dust your furniture. That is silly, of course you should.
If someone doesn't know what they are doing, they can destroy the value of an antique by cleaning it. Even cans of furniture polish and carpet cleaner suggest that you first test in an inconspicuous area.
The worst thing you can do to an antique is destroy the patina.
"...You just have a wider lens than one game."
--Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.
"...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
--Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.
I don't think theres anything really that old, it seems to be largely easily reproduced stuff like photos of the key members of the BRM (Rose, Bench, Griffey Sr, etc) nothing really awe striking like signatures. The pennants seem to be rather run of the mill stuff. The only exception to it was one that had all the 1990 Reds "signatures" on it.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
Photo of some of the stuff. I will go into further detail in another post want to get everything posted for detail.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
Stuff 2.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
The pennant with Mr. Redlegs and the tassles is interesting. Is that made of of wool or felt? Is that pin stuck in it or just laying on top?
I think it's jpg number five.
"...You just have a wider lens than one game."
--Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.
"...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
--Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.
Its a pin thats been stuck in it. I haven't taken it out yet because I dont know what I want to do with them yet.
The Wheeler Stuff I thought about calling the park and seeing if they would be interested in looking at it. They've framed and hung similar stuff around the office building and park of stuff like that before. I doubt it would have much value outside of the immediate area.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
Unless the pin is showing signs of rust, I'd just leave the pin in it. There will be a hole in the pennant when you take it out. That can't be fixed, but would be preferable to rust stains on your pennant.
You'd be suprised. Ebay has made everywhere an immediate area. Probably five to ten dollars on the Wheeler items to a collector. Calling the park is a great idea. If you decide to sell your items and don't want to go the Ebay route, contact some of the local auction houses. You also might try offering them up here on RedsZone. You already have some interest in the mugs.
"...You just have a wider lens than one game."
--Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.
"...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
--Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.
The little models of Crosley Field are pretty cool.
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