1989/90 Wincraft / Salem Player Caricature Pennants, Stickers and Pins Info?

gracecollector · Jun 18, 2015

In 1989, novelty manufacturer Salem introduced a line of Player Caricature Pennants, measuring 12"x30".

In 1990, novelty manufacturer Wincraft bought Salem, and reissued the pennants. Same pennant, different store peg hook hanger.

Wincraft repurposed the pennant artwork into 7" Vinyl Pennant Stickers and issued them in 1990 as well.

In 1992, the artwork was again repurposed, this time as 2" hat pins.

My questions are:

1) Do checklists exist for all 4 issues? Is player selection the same across all?
2) Were there any other uses of this artwork by Salem and/or Wincraft?

#tpeichel - I have a feeling you may be able to help.

RStadlerASU22 · Jun 18, 2015

I'll take a look at my Clark's , I love this type a stuff and wish I could find everything

I do know the pin I have isn't in pennant style , it's a square I believe. Will post when I can look for it.

Ryan

DaClyde · Jun 18, 2015

I know there was a 1993 Wincraft pennant commemorating Dave Winfield's 3000th hit.

Are any of those numbered? There is a Chuck Knoblauch Wincraft pennant that is numbered #101 and the Winfield is #128 .

gracecollector · Jun 18, 2015

Wincraft made a lot of assorted style pins and pennants. I'm looking for info specifically on these "Player Caricature" artwork items, but if anyone has questions on other Wincraft/Salem items, go ahead and post them. None of the items I pictured are numbered.

DaClyde · Jun 18, 2015

So far, the highest numbered caricature pennant I've found is Manny Ramirez from 2001 or 2002 #397 . I suspect building this checklist will be similar to trying to build the checklist for the 1978-1984 Sports Photo Association pins.

----UPDATE----

Found a checklist that covers 1991-1998 in the Internet Archive:

https://web.archive.org/web/20050124231629/http://members.aol.com/winpennant/mlbcklst.html

tpeichel · Jun 18, 2015

The Salem Mini pennants had a checklist.

PLAYER	Year	DESCRIPTION
JACKSON,BO	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
CLARK,WILL	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
CLEMENS,ROGER	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
DAVIS,ERIC	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
GOODEN,DWIGHT	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
GRACE,MARK	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
CANSECO,JOSE	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
HENDERSON,RICKEY	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
YOUNT,ROBIN	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
MATTINGLY,DON	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
PUCKETT,KIRBY	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
RIPKEN JR,CAL	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
RYAN,NOLAN	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
SMITH,OZZIE	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
STRAWBERRY,DARRYL	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers
GRIFFEY JR,KEN	1990	Salem Screen Mini Pennant Stickers

AA-All Items

RStadlerASU22 · Jun 18, 2015

Although I do have a Wincraft pin , it's a Rangers one and more of a drawing than a caricature , I think the Giants one I'm thinking of is from IPC. I'll post pics later

Ryan

RStadlerASU22 · Jun 19, 2015

Here are some items I found

Sticker pennant

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Still have the shirt from my childhood

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This pin is same as sticker and shirt but says 1992 Series A-94 copyright IPC/MLB/MLPA. The sticker and shirt have 1990 dates

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Button from my childhood

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Shirt from my childhood

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Shirt , bought I'm last few years and not caricature, but still Salem

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Another shirt from childhood , not caricature , still Salem

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Pennant , #144 for reference

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Similar style to Salem , but this is a Nutmeg shirt

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Def want to add more of this type of stuff to the collection in the next few years.

Ryan

gracecollector · Jun 19, 2015

#DaClyde #tpeichel #RStadlerASU22

Thanks for digging guys, I appreciate the added info. I'm thinking I've seen the Player Caricature artwork of Grace on a square button or magnet too, but don't think I bought it. I may be mistaken, but there may be at least one other item than what I show in the first post with it.

RStadlerASU22 · Jul 25, 2015

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Found the sealed pin while I was going through some of my stuff today. Picture is the same as the shirt I have that i posted above from Salem. Also same as the mini pin I posted except the background. Which I believe Salem is the same company as WinCraft..??

Ryan

Thrill22 · Dec 28, 2023

I’m only a decade late to the party...

Good thread through. I don’t have any real info on this specific topic, but I’ve wondered if the “buttons” featuring these caricatures were sanctioned by Wincraft or not. Anybody know of other player buttons besides these Clarks? One is a repeat of Ryan’s above.

DonnieBaseball · Dec 28, 2023

I have a couple of Mattinglys that look like those buttons.

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