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Chicago Pennant Company(Post)
The Chicago Pennant Company made these delightful banners of our favorite colleges and universities:There is not a lot of information about the company to be found. In the 1930s they described themse ...
SPAM Collegiate and University Pennants(Post)Hormel, the company that makes SPAM ham, used to give away free collegiate pennants in the 1950s. All you had to do was sent in a quarter through the mail (presumably to cover the cost of postage) ...
Vintage Felt Collegiate Pennants(Post)Vintage collegiate pennants are one of the most popular collectibles for the alumni or collector, particularly older style pennants made of felt with the letters sewn on. Current pennants made by alm ...
Fortune Magazine article on vintage collegiate pennants features collectableivy.com(Post)We were pleased to be quoted in an article in Fortune Magazine related to the collect-ability of collegiate pennants, particularly those that are older and rare: The bull market in vintage college pe ...
Bernhardt Wall Lithography(Post)Bernhardt Wall is an illustrator and lithographer who lived from 1872 to 1956. He was born in Buffalo, New York and also lived in Texas and California. He did many illustrations and etchings of cowbo ...
Collegiate and University Tobacco Rugs, Cards, Silks and Carpets(Post)The early part of the twentieth century saw high rates of cigarette smoking and an intensely competitive market among manufacturers. Egyptian and Turkish tobacco products were all the rage, in partic ...
For God, For Country, and for Yale(Post)The slogan “For God, For Country, and for Yale” comes from the song Bright College Years which was written in 1881. The final verse of the song is “Where’er upon life’s sea we sail: “For God, for Cou ...
College Whoopie Car – Louis Marx & Co(Post)“Whoopie Car” made by Louis Marx & Company. Marx’ was a toy company which did business in the United States between 1919 and 1978. Marx’s toys were sold at five and dime stores and also higher en ...
Vintage Collegiate Memorabilia Collection - Cornell University(Post)As collectors of vintage collegiate material, we are always on the lookout for interesting collections of material. What we find fascinating are the specific areas of focus and the depth to which col ...
The Ancient Eight - The Ivy League(Post)The phrase "Ivy League" has a complex history without a clear origin date or attribution.The New York Herald Tribune used the term "Ivy Colleges" first, in 1933 by a reporter named Stanley Woodward.
Yale Princeton Football Game 1895(Post)We are always amazed at the prices vintage collegiate board games fetch. Our latest example is no different. This version is slightly different than the previous version of the Yale Princeton gam ...
Yale University Postcards - A comprehensive view(Post)There were hundreds of postcards issued about Yale University over the last 100 years, although the vast majority were issued prior to the 1960s and the bulk in the early part of the 20th century whe ...
Columbia University Postcards(Post)Columbia University has a rich and storied history and postcards help to tell part of the story. There were hundreds of postcards issued over the last 100 years featuring Columbia, although t ...
University of Pennsylvania Postcards - A Comprehensive Historical View(Post)What school has a more historical founder than the University of Pennsylvania? None. Penn dates its founding to 1740, when a plan emerged to build a Philadelphia charity school that would double ...
University of Pennsylvania vs. Cornell University Football Rivalry at Franklin Field(Post)The University of Pennsylvania-Cornell University football game used to be a big event. The Penn-Cornell rivalry is one of the oldest in college football, first played in 1893. For a long time the ga ...
About Collectible Ivy(Page)A family owned business located in Princeton Jct., New Jersey, and serving satisfied customers for over ten years, we specialize in the collectibles of long established universities and other well kn ...