48 star Flag Questions

texan connection · May 29, 2009

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

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250434542434

72cheyenne · May 29, 2009

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 · May 29, 2009

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

72cheyenne · May 29, 2009

TEXAN Connection said:
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 · May 29, 2009

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

texan connection · May 29, 2009

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 · May 29, 2009

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 · May 29, 2009

TEXAN Connection said:
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 · May 29, 2009

trikikiwi said:
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! :thumbsup:

Bigcypresshunter · May 30, 2009

72cheyenne said:
trikikiwi said:

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

Click to expand...

Nice one TK!

Yep.

Give it the green check.

texan connection · May 30, 2009

Thanks yall. Agien Im In Awe

AU24K · May 30, 2009

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

Bigcypresshunter · May 30, 2009

AU24K said:
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 · May 30, 2009

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 · May 30, 2009

taz42o said:
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 · May 31, 2009

TEXAN Connection said:
taz42o said:

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.

Click to expand...

Can you link me to that sight?