A genuine vintage Chicago Cubs felt pennant on deep blue felt with cream staff binding, featuring the classic standing bear cub inside the C logo alongside bold "CUBS" and "CHICAGO" lettering. Cut from its original full size, approximately 24 inches in current length. Sold as-is, as described.
The design on this pennant is consistent with the Cubs primary logo used from 1927 through 1936, a nine year window that coincided with one of the most exciting and heartbreaking decades the franchise ever produced. The standing blue bear holding a bat inside the wishbone C was retired after 1936 as the team's primary mark, and while pennant manufacturers sometimes continued using older designs past official logo changes, the overall style, lettering, and construction of this piece point to an early era. Serious Cubs collectors and logo historians will recognize this design immediately.
Those years at Wrigley Field were electric. The Cubs dominated the National League, winning pennants in 1929, 1932, 1935, and 1938, drawing over a million fans to Wrigley for five straight seasons beginning in 1927, an NL first. Hack Wilson put up one of the greatest individual seasons in baseball history in 1930, hitting 56 home runs and driving in 191 runs, a record that still stands. Babe Ruth allegedly hit his famous called shot off Cubs pitcher Charlie Root in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series. In 1935 the Cubs won 21 consecutive games, a record that still stands. And in 1938 catcher Gabby Hartnett hit the legendary Homer in the Gloamin, a walk-off home run in near darkness against Pittsburgh that propelled the Cubs to another pennant. They lost the World Series all four times, setting the stage for decades of heartbreak that would follow. A fan carrying this pennant to Wrigley Field in those years was watching one of the most talented and perpetually star-crossed teams in the history of the game.
The bear era logos have a devoted cult following among Cubs collectors, and original merchandise from this period surfaces rarely. The condition issue is fully disclosed. The pennant has been cut from its original full length and is missing its tassels. The front graphics remain bold and clear with strong color. No writing. The felt is intact with no tears. Priced to reflect the damage while respecting the age and scarcity of this design.
Shipping: Pennant will be gently/loosely rolled and placed in cardboard box for cost effective shipping.