48 star Flag Questions

[texan connection]

Any Idea of the Flag manufacture on this 48 star Flag? I dont know what was the 48 th state but Alaska I belive was mid 50's

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[72cheyenne]

Pre-1959. Alaska became a state Jan. 3, 1959 and Hawaii on Aug. 21, 1959.

You might check this site....lots of info. http://www.usa-flag-site.org/forum/sitemap/f-24.html

quoted from that site

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The 48 star flag was used from July 4, 1912, for the additions of New Mexico and Arizona. It was on June 24th of 1912 that President Taft passed an Executive Order establishing the exact proportions of the flag. This flag was official for 47 years - the longest in U.S. history.

Your flag would most likely have been made between 1912 - 1959, if it is authentic. Most likely it would've been made towards the earlier because, with the dawning of machines and textile factories flag would've been sewn by machine since this was more cost efficient.

 

[texan connection]

Thanks loads any Ideas about the manufacture its hard to make out

 

[72cheyenne]

Thanks loads any Ideas about the manufacture its hard to make out

Still looking. It is really hard to make out in the picture.

 

[taz42o]

Mine reads "Everwear bunting" and thats all I can read other than"somthing -flag" in the shield.

 

[texan connection]

So you have one like this? Im thinking its a veterans flag since it appears to never been flown.

How did you obtain yours?

 

[trikikiwi]

BULL DOG BUNTING .. Reg US Pat Office MOTH PROOF .. BEST BY TEST .. 2 PLY WARP and FILLING ... DETTRAS FLAG PRODUCTS .. OAKS PENNA.

http://www.goantiques.com/detail,american-flag-star,125125.html

Apparently 1950's manufacture.

Google Dettras, there are a few advertised.

Mike

 

[taz42o]

So you have one like this? Im thinking its a veterans flag since it appears to never been flown.

How did you obtain yours?

I got it from my mom, not sure how she got it. Dettras is who made it i think.

 

[72cheyenne]

BULL DOG BUNTING .. Reg US Pat Office MOTH PROOF .. BEST BY TEST .. 2 PLY WARP and FILLING ... DETTRAS FLAG PRODUCTS .. OAKS PENNA.

http://www.goantiques.com/detail,american-flag-star,125125.html

Apparently 1950's manufacture.

Google Dettras, there are a few advertised.

Mike

Nice one TK!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

BULL DOG BUNTING .. Reg US Pat Office MOTH PROOF .. BEST BY TEST .. 2 PLY WARP and FILLING ... DETTRAS FLAG PRODUCTS .. OAKS PENNA.

http://www.goantiques.com/detail,american-flag-star,125125.html

Apparently 1950's manufacture.

Google Dettras, there are a few advertised.

Mike

Nice one TK!

Yep. Give it the green check.

 

[texan connection]

Thanks yall. Agien Im In Awe

 

[AU24K]

49 star flags are very rare because of the change to 50 stars later that same year.
Scott

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

49 star flags are very rare because of the change to 50 stars later that same year.
Scott

I didnt know there was such a thing. I will have to start counting stars on the old flags. They even have a planned 51 star flag for Puerto Rico. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States

 

[taz42o]

I found another 48 star flag in garage at work today and realized it and yours reads bulldog while the one I had at home reads everwear, after looking into that I found this online...

Dettra Company. It was founded in 1901 and no longer exists. It was bought by Annin and Company in 1998.

The "Bull Dog" brand was first used in 1911 to identify their top of the line cotton flag.

They had 5 other brand designations: (I am not sure of the order or significance) Sentry, Lustro, Everwear, Ever Wave and D-Brite.

 

[texan connection]

I found another 48 star flag in garage at work today and realized it and yours reads bulldog while the one I had at home reads everwear, after looking into that I found this online...

Dettra Company. It was founded in 1901 and no longer exists. It was bought by Annin and Company in 1998.

The "Bull Dog" brand was first used in 1911 to identify their top of the line cotton flag.

They had 5 other brand designations: (I am not sure of the order or significance) Sentry, Lustro, Everwear, Ever Wave and D-Brite.

Can you link me to that sight?

 

[taz42o]

I found another 48 star flag in garage at work today and realized it and yours reads bulldog while the one I had at home reads everwear, after looking into that I found this online...

Dettra Company. It was founded in 1901 and no longer exists. It was bought by Annin and Company in 1998.

The "Bull Dog" brand was first used in 1911 to identify their top of the line cotton flag.

They had 5 other brand designations: (I am not sure of the order or significance) Sentry, Lustro, Everwear, Ever Wave and D-Brite.

Can you link me to that sight?

http://www.usa-flag-site.org/forum/newbie-here-48-star-flag-id-3337.html