“BENNINGTON” REPRODUCTION U.S. 13 STAR FLAG.

“BENNINGTON” REPRODUCTION U.S. 13 STAR FLAG. 1960’s ,Valley Forge Flag Company, reproduction of the Bennington Flag. “3feet x 5 feet” (actual dimensions are 33-1/2” hoist by 55” fly). Cotton bunting representation of the U.S. flag once associated with the 1777 Battle of Bennington (Recent conservation reports have established that the “Bennington Flag”- held by the Bennington Museum of Bennington, VT- is unlikely to have been made prior to 1800 and is more likely an 1812 commemorative flag). Nevertheless, throughout the last half of the 19th C. and most of the 20th C., this flag was held by the public as one of the surviving icons of the American Revolution. Reproductions of the design abound in print and as copies of the flag’s design. This reproduction was (as stated on the label affixed to the flag’s synthetic heading) a product of the Valley Forge Flag Company of Spring City, Pa. Blue cotton canton is imprinted with the figures “76” (7” tall and 9” wide overall) under an arc of eleven (11) white, 7-pointed stars, each 2-1/4” across their points with an additional star of the same size in the upper staff and fly corners of the canton. Flags of this pattern were widely reproduced and flown during the American Bi-Centennial and the surrounding years. Condition: Good. Minor soiling but no damage to the flag itself. 4-55121 HMM (100-200)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3106	$28.00	“BENNINGTON” REPRODUCTION U.S. 13 STAR FLAG. 1960’s ,Valley Forge Flag Company, reproduction of the Bennington Flag. “3feet x 5 feet” (actual dimensions are 33-1/2” hoist by 55” fly). Cotton bunting representation of the U.S. flag once associated with the 1777 Battle of Bennington (Recent conservation reports have established that the “Bennington Flag”- held by the Bennington Museum of Bennington, VT- is unlikely to have been made prior to 1800 and is more likely an 1812 commemorative flag). Nevertheless, throughout the last half of the 19th C. and most of the 20th C., this flag was held by the public as one of the surviving icons of the American Revolution. Reproductions of the design abound in print and as copies of the flag’s design. This reproduction was (as stated on the label affixed to the flag’s synthetic heading) a product of the Valley Forge Flag Company of Spring City, Pa. Blue cotton canton is imprinted with the figures “76” (7” tall and 9” wide overall) under an arc of eleven (11) white, 7-pointed stars, each 2-1/4” across their points with an additional star of the same size in the upper staff and fly corners of the canton. Flags of this pattern were widely reproduced and flown during the American Bi-Centennial and the surrounding years. Condition: Good. Minor soiling but no damage to the flag itself. 4-55121 HMM (100-200) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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