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Vintage Birmingham Alabama Felt Pennant – Vulcan Red Mountain Illustration – Approximately 27 Inches
Beautiful vintage felt souvenir pennant featuring Birmingham, Alabama, with a decorative illustration of the historic Vulcan statue on Red Mountain.
This elongated triangular pennant features a deep red felt background with large cream-colored lettering reading “BIRMINGHAM” and “ALABAMA” beneath it. At the wide end is an ornate gold-toned decorative frame surrounding an illustration labeled “VULCAN RED MOUNTAIN,” depicting the famous Vulcan statue overlooking Birmingham.
Vulcan is an iconic symbol of Birmingham’s iron and steel heritage, making this a particularly interesting piece for collectors of Alabama history, vintage travel souvenirs, Vulcan memorabilia, historic landmarks, and antique-style felt pennants.
Item Details:
* Location: Birmingham, Alabama
* Featured landmark: Vulcan, Red Mountain
* Type: Vintage triangular souvenir pennant
* Material: Felt
* Approximate length: 27 inches
* Approximate width at base: 8 inches
* Main color: Deep red
* Lettering: Cream-colored
* Illustration: Vulcan statue on Red Mountain
* Decorative details: Gold-toned ornamental border
* Base: Gold-colored felt binding
* Exact age and manufacturer unknown
Vintage Condition:
This pennant comes from an estate collection of older souvenir pennants and shows age-related wear consistent with long-term storage and previous use.
The felt retains its red color with some fading and variation in tone. The lettering remains clearly readable, and the Vulcan illustration is still well-defined.
The gold-colored binding along the wide end shows noticeable wear, discoloration, and uneven areas. The hanging tie material appears worn and incomplete. Additional minor surface marks, aging, and discoloration may be present.
Please review all photographs carefully for the current condition, including the close-up photographs of the binding, illustration, lettering, and edges.
Estate Collection Information:
Purchased from a lot of vintage pennants. Please review all pictures very carefully for current condition. Understanding these are all really old, expect normal wear, fading, discoloration, and other signs of age.
You are buying this item AS IS. All details photographed, and the photographs are part of the description. The exact pennant shown is the one you will receive.
Sold AS IS, in the condition photographed.
SKU: 21
