Jeff Bridgman Antique Flags
 

EXTRAORDINARY CIVIL WAR ERA FLAG, WITH 13 HAND-SEWN STARS ARRANGED IN A VARIANT OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE TRUMBULL PATTERN, FEATURING A HUGE, UPSIDE-DOWN CENTER STAR, AND THE EXTREMELY RARE TRAIT OF HAVING A DIFFERENT STAR COUNT ON THE REVERSE, WHICH DISPLAYS 36 STARS; HANDED DOWN THROUGH THE FAMILY OF GROVE H. "STOWE" DUDLEY OF THE 100th INDIANA, circa 1864-67
EXTRAORDINARY CIVIL WAR ERA FLAG, WITH 13 HAND-SEWN STARS ARRANGED IN A VARIANT OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE TRUMBULL PATTERN, FEATURING A HUGE, UPSIDE-DOWN CENTER STAR, AND THE EXTREMELY RARE TRAIT OF HAVING A DIFFERENT STAR COUNT ON THE REVERSE, WHICH DISPLAYS 36 STARS; HANDED DOWN THROUGH THE FAMILY OF GROVE H. "STOWE" DUDLEY OF THE 100th INDIANA, circa 1864-67
34 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, LARGE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS, WITH EXTENSIVE AND ENDEARING WEAR FROM OBVIOUS LONG-TERM USE; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN KANSAS WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1861-63
34 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, LARGE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS, WITH EXTENSIVE AND ENDEARING WEAR FROM OBVIOUS LONG-TERM USE; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN KANSAS WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1861-63
SWALLOW-TAILED PARADE FLAG / BANNER WITH A 37 STAR BORDER AND A CURIOUS ADAPTATION OF THE ARCH FROM THE GEORGIA STATE SEAL WITH THE WORDS “FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE,” FOLLOWED BY “TO ALL NATIONS,” LIKELY MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN PHILADELPHIA; OF A GENERAL TYPE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY THE AMERICAN FLAG COMPANY OF NEW YORK
SWALLOW-TAILED PARADE FLAG / BANNER WITH A 37 STAR BORDER AND A CURIOUS ADAPTATION OF THE ARCH FROM THE GEORGIA STATE SEAL WITH THE WORDS “FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE,” FOLLOWED BY “TO ALL NATIONS,” LIKELY MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN PHILADELPHIA; OF A GENERAL TYPE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY THE AMERICAN FLAG COMPANY OF NEW YORK
“THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH”: GEORGE WASHINGTON CHERRY TREE MYTH TEXTILE, LIKELY PRODUCED IN GERMANTOWN [PHILADELPHIA], BY THE GERMANTOWN PRINT WORKS, WITH VERSE FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1806 IN A BIOGRAPHY OF WASHINGTON (5TH EDITION) BY PARSON WEEMS 1759-1825); COPPER ENGRAVED ON COTTON, ONE OF THREE KNOWN EXAMPLES, THE ONLY ONE IN BLUE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS
“THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH”: GEORGE WASHINGTON CHERRY TREE MYTH TEXTILE, LIKELY PRODUCED IN GERMANTOWN [PHILADELPHIA], BY THE GERMANTOWN PRINT WORKS, WITH VERSE FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1806 IN A BIOGRAPHY OF WASHINGTON (5TH EDITION) BY PARSON WEEMS 1759-1825); COPPER ENGRAVED ON COTTON, ONE OF THREE KNOWN EXAMPLES, THE ONLY ONE IN BLUE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS
48 STAR AMERICAN NATIONAL FLAG WITH ITS CANTON RESTING ON THE WAR STRIPE, POSSIBLY MADE IN FRANCE DURING WWII TO WELCOME U.S. TROOPS IN THE WAKE OF LIBERATION FROM THE NAZIS, WITH VERBAL HISTORY TO NORMANDY
48 STAR AMERICAN NATIONAL FLAG WITH ITS CANTON RESTING ON THE WAR STRIPE, POSSIBLY MADE IN FRANCE DURING WWII TO WELCOME U.S. TROOPS IN THE WAKE OF LIBERATION FROM THE NAZIS, WITH VERBAL HISTORY TO NORMANDY
48 STAR, U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN, MADE AT MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA DURING WWII, SIGNED AND DATED 1944, IN THE SMALLEST SCALE EMPLOYED AT THE TIME
48 STAR, U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN, MADE AT MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA DURING WWII, SIGNED AND DATED 1944, IN THE SMALLEST SCALE EMPLOYED AT THE TIME
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH SCATTERED STAR POSITIONING, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, NEVER AN OFFICIAL STAR COUNT, circa 1889-1890
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH SCATTERED STAR POSITIONING, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, NEVER AN OFFICIAL STAR COUNT, circa 1889-1890
EARLY KERCHIEF IN THE FORM OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE BEAR FLAG, PROBABLY MADE FOR THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1915
EARLY KERCHIEF IN THE FORM OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE BEAR FLAG, PROBABLY MADE FOR THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1915
VINTAGE CALIFORNIA STATE "BEAR" FLAG OF STOUT CONSTRUCTION, AND WITH SIGNIFICANT GOLDEN BROWN OXIDATION THAT LENDS TO BEAUTIFUL PATINA AND CONVEYS ITS AGE; LATTER 1940’s - 1960’s
VINTAGE CALIFORNIA STATE "BEAR" FLAG OF STOUT CONSTRUCTION, AND WITH SIGNIFICANT GOLDEN BROWN OXIDATION THAT LENDS TO BEAUTIFUL PATINA AND CONVEYS ITS AGE; LATTER 1940’s - 1960’s
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION OF STARS ON AN ATTRACTIVE, INDIGO BLUE CANTON; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE OF THE 1895-1926 ERA, INSCRIBED WITH THE SURNAME “SPENGE,” LIKELY PRODUCED BY A MAKER WITH LINKS TO THE U.S. ARMY’S 19th CORPS
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION OF STARS ON AN ATTRACTIVE, INDIGO BLUE CANTON; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE OF THE 1895-1926 ERA, INSCRIBED WITH THE SURNAME “SPENGE,” LIKELY PRODUCED BY A MAKER WITH LINKS TO THE U.S. ARMY’S 19th CORPS
EXCEPTIONAL NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FLAG WITH A HAND-PAINTED SEAL, SURROUNDED BY 45 HAND-SEWN STARS, MADE BY LAMPRELL & MARBLE, BOSTON, CA 1896-1907
EXCEPTIONAL NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FLAG WITH A HAND-PAINTED SEAL, SURROUNDED BY 45 HAND-SEWN STARS, MADE BY LAMPRELL & MARBLE, BOSTON, CA 1896-1907
33 STARS IN A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION ON A LARGE SCALE ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE, OREGON STATEHOOD, 1859-1861
33 STARS IN A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION ON A LARGE SCALE ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE, OREGON STATEHOOD, 1859-1861
EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 38 GLAZED COTTON STARS, IN 3 DIFFERENT SIZES, ARRANGED IN A BEAUTIFULLY GRAPHIC, DOUBLE-WREATH STYLE MEDALLION, WITH TRIANGLES OF 4 STARS IN EACH CORNER, LIKELY MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL, REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN COLORADO WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1876-1889
EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 38 GLAZED COTTON STARS, IN 3 DIFFERENT SIZES, ARRANGED IN A BEAUTIFULLY GRAPHIC, DOUBLE-WREATH STYLE MEDALLION, WITH TRIANGLES OF 4 STARS IN EACH CORNER, LIKELY MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL, REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN COLORADO WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1876-1889
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A WAVE CONFIGURATION OF LINEAL COLUMNS, AN UNOFFICIAL STAR COUNT THAT REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, circa 1889-1890
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A WAVE CONFIGURATION OF LINEAL COLUMNS, AN UNOFFICIAL STAR COUNT THAT REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, circa 1889-1890
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION OF STARS, AN EXTREMELY SCARCE AND UNUSUALLY LARGE VARIETY, MADE circa 1876-1899
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION OF STARS, AN EXTREMELY SCARCE AND UNUSUALLY LARGE VARIETY, MADE circa 1876-1899
44 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH AN HOURGLASS ARRANGEMENT ON A DUSTY BLUE CANTON; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN WYOMING WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1890-1896
44 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH AN HOURGLASS ARRANGEMENT ON A DUSTY BLUE CANTON; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN WYOMING WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1890-1896
38 STAR AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL VARIATION OF THE “GREAT STAR” OR “GREAT FLOWER” PATTERN, 4 LARGE CORNER STARS, & AN ODD OUTLIER, 1876-1889, COLORADO STATEHOOD, EXTRAORDINARILY RARE
38 STAR AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL VARIATION OF THE “GREAT STAR” OR “GREAT FLOWER” PATTERN, 4 LARGE CORNER STARS, & AN ODD OUTLIER, 1876-1889, COLORADO STATEHOOD, EXTRAORDINARILY RARE
MONUMENTAL, HAND-PAINTED & BLOCK-PRINTED BANNER, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH A SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE, CROSSED FLAGS, AND THE NAMES OF 37 STATES; EXTREMELY RARE; ARGUABLY THE MOST ELABORATE OF ALL KNOWN TEXTILES PRODUCED FOR THE EVENT
MONUMENTAL, HAND-PAINTED & BLOCK-PRINTED BANNER, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH A SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE, CROSSED FLAGS, AND THE NAMES OF 37 STATES; EXTREMELY RARE; ARGUABLY THE MOST ELABORATE OF ALL KNOWN TEXTILES PRODUCED FOR THE EVENT
ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH 30 STARS, THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE IN THIS SIMPLE BUT EXTRAORDINARY STYLE, PRE-CIVIL WAR, OFFICIAL FOR JUST TWO YEARS, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WISCONSIN AS THE 30th STATE, 1848-1850; ILLUSTRATED IN “THE STARS & THE STRIPES, FABRIC OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT” BY J. RICHARD PIERCE
ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH 30 STARS, THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE IN THIS SIMPLE BUT EXTRAORDINARY STYLE, PRE-CIVIL WAR, OFFICIAL FOR JUST TWO YEARS, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WISCONSIN AS THE 30th STATE, 1848-1850; ILLUSTRATED IN “THE STARS & THE STRIPES, FABRIC OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT” BY J. RICHARD PIERCE
BRITISH SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT CIGARETTE CASE AND ‘CINDERELLA’ STAMP WITH “VOTES FOR WOMEN” SLOGAN
BRITISH SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT CIGARETTE CASE AND ‘CINDERELLA’ STAMP WITH “VOTES FOR WOMEN” SLOGAN

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