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Jeff Bridgman Antique Flags, Early American Flags and Antique American Flags. ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAGS ARE OUR FOREMOST SPECIALTYView All Antique Flags in Inventory or. View Antique Flags by Quality Good. Welcome News Events Calendar Shop Sponsors Vendors Permits Contact Accessibility. Hoda Katebi responds to one of the enduring images from the Womens March on Washington, From all the photos these past few days filling our social media feeds of. Accepting the notion that many of the flags used by the British Colonists prior to the American Revolution and many of the secession flags of the American Civil War. At the start of Friday nights football game the ENTIRE team ran onto the field waving American flags. A number of people in attendance at the game sent us. Antique American Flags for Beginners Gift Giving Better. Antique American Flags for Intermediate Level Collectors Best. Antique American Flags for Advanced Collectors Masterpiece. Antique American Flags My best offerings. View Antique Flags by Size in feet  1 2   2 3  3 4   4 5   5 6    6 7   8Other Categories of Antique Flags Antique. Keygen All Sid 2014 Gratis. American-Flag-Flowing-Stock-Vector-waving.jpg' alt='Waving American Flags' title='Waving American Flags' />Jeff Bridgman American Antiques sells early american furniture, antique american flags antique quilts, antique flags and decorative americana. A vast collection of. Key Benefits of 3D Waving Flag Screen Saver. Waving Flag screen saver includes not only an American flag and 3D flags of Australia, Canada and England, but a rebel. Confederate Flags Antique. Political Campaign Flags Textiles Antique. Patriotic Folk Art Antique. International Flags Previously. Sold Antique American Flags Read How We Conserve and. Frame Our Flags. I feel privileged to have become the worlds largest dealer in early American Stars Stripes. Waving American Flags ClipartI stock at least 1,0. I am always on the hunt for more. I take great care in both the preservation and the presentation of flags, and I encourage you to read more about the conservation processes that I use. I employ the services of a full time conservation staff to mount and frame both flags and other early textiles, so that they can be faithfully preserved for many years of enjoyment. I offer an unconditional guarantee of authenticity. I have dealt in early Americana for 2. In addition to flags, I also. I have long been a dealer and collector, plus hooked rugs, samplers and show towels, theorems, patriotic banners, kerchiefs, and yard goods. For several years. I worked closely with Dr. Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, the American flag consultant for Sothebys Auction House in New York and their internet equivalent, Sothebys. While Dr. Kohn and I were working together, he catalogued both the Connelly and Mastai Collections, the two largest groups of American flags ever to be sold at public auction. Waving American Flags' title='Waving American Flags' />But there is no substitute for learning about any manner of antique object that compares to literally handling thousands of examples, both rare and common. The education gained from being able to physically compare thousands of flags has allowed me to learn more about our nations symbol than any active flag dealer in the country. The information I have gleaned along the way is processed and translated into the lengthy descriptions that accompany each flag that I sell. People are often surprised to learn that before 1. American national flag left a great deal open to interpretation and imagination. Given the level of respect our flag demands today, it is difficult to conceive that for the first 1. The same was true of the number of points on the stars, not to mention all aspects of the flags proportions. Circular star patterns were a favorite in the period between the Civil War 1. Occasionally the stars formed one great big star, termed the Great Star or sometimes the Great Flower pattern. And in rare instances they even formed letters and numbers to spell words and dates. There were all manner of arrangements of rows and columns, but the stars were positioned this way and that and seldom did they all point upward. Waving American Flags Clip Art' title='Waving American Flags Clip Art' />Because there so many interesting star configurations were designed by individuals who lacked formal training, Stars Stripes flags of the 1. American folk art. They can be framed like paintings or draped like quilts from a supportive bar, and are interesting substitutes for both of these objects. The flags I offer have played an important and intriguing role in American history. Unlike some other types of antiques, every flag has a story. Whether or not we know its specific history of use, within each flag there is a tale that can be unfolded concerning how it received its star count and what new state or states were involved. Sometimes there are interesting accounts of why. Given the liberties Americans were afforded in flag design, it is not so difficult to understand why a tasteful degree of text and graphics was almost as permissible as the stripes or stars themselves. American presidential candidates began using the red, white, and blue as a medium for printed campaign advertising as early as 1. The first on record were made for William Henry Harrison, who served the shortest term ever as our commander in chief. Though he contracted pneumonia at his inaugural speech and died just 3. American figure unknowingly left behind. American flags now known to exist. Thus began a sixty year term in American history, during which time it was perfectly acceptable for seekers of American political office to place their names, faces, and platform slogans on the much loved symbol of our nation. Near the end of the nineteenth century, there was a growing shift in public opinion to uphold the Stars Stripes as a sacred object, worthy of the most scrupulous ethics regarding its use and display. Attempts were made to ban the use of the flag for advertising in 1. U. S. Congress finally decreed that the use of text or portraits on official insignia of the United States would afterwards be outlawed. Some traditions die hard, however, and this did not entirely eliminate it. Later examples survive, probably made without. Old Glory. Unlike samplers and quilts, most flags of the 1. This often subjected them to wind and water damage, despite the conscious efforts of their owners. Military use introduced other hazards, of course, and was generally more strenuous. It is for these reasons that flags are not expected to be perfect. Often times they have the rips, tears, stains and foxing that reveals their age. For many of my clients, this adds significantly to their appeal, because history is apparent in the worn, weathered, and much loved symbol. So while condition can certainly play a role in the price of an antique flag, it is far from the most important factor. A level of damage that would destroy the value of an early. American flag. There are basically two types of flags sewn flags and parade flags. They were pieced together by hand stitching or by machine. Parade flags are typically small in size, generally less than three feet, and were printed on cotton, silk, wool, and sometimes on paper. Also called hand wavers, their purpose was intended for short term use at parades, political rallies, and other patriotic engagements. Parade flags were typically tacked or glued to a stick, intended. Sewn flags were flown on staffs, poles, or masts, draped vertically on the walls of buildings, and hung from ropes, balconies or porches. The same two kinds of flags exist today, but we seem to have found many more ways to use them. As we moved through the 2. American ship or structure. For this reason, modern sewn flags are generally much smaller in size than their 1. Today, for example, one might describe a five foot long flag of sewn construction as rather large, but before 1. Even infantry battle flags, carried by ground forces, were typically six by six and a half feet, which is about the size of an average bed quilt of the same period. After 1. 84. 0 and the advent of printed flags, decorative flags were more often printed on fabric, rather than sewn. Many collectors limit themselves to printed parade flags hand wavers, precisely because of their small size. Many examples have beautiful star patterns and are highly sought after. We frame them very precisely in a conservation manner, most often using a frame that was made during or before the time that the flag was made.