WW1 WW2 Banner Flag “Son In Service” Sewn - Pieced Cotton 25” X 17”
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WW1 WW2 Banner Flag “Son In Service” This one is Patriotic beauty!Known as the BLUE STAR SERVICE BANNER, it proudly announced that a family member was serving in the nation’s Armed Forces.- 25” X 17” -Excellent Condition!-Sewn-Pieced Cotton. Well made.-This ORIGINAL example was hung indoors and never exposed to the elements, but shows real evidence of actual use during the Great War...and maybe again 23 years later during the Second World War! The outward facing side of the R...ed fabric shows a uniform ever-so-slight sun fading when compared to the back. - Deserves framing for display with posters of the era!
History (Wikipedia article):The banner was designed in 1917 by U.S. Army Captain Robert L. Queisser of the Fifth Ohio Infantry, in honor of his two sons who were serving in World War I. It was quickly adopted by the public and by government officials. On September 24, 1917, an Ohio congressman read into the Congressional Record:
”The mayor of Cleveland, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Governor of Ohio have adopted this service flag. The world should know of those who give so much for liberty. The dearest thing in all the world to a father and mother—their children.The United Service Flag Company in Cleveland, Ohio ran an advertisement in the October 1917 issue of National Geographic Magazine for service flags and pins, reading:
THE AUTHORIZED SERVICE FLAG
SHOULD BE FLOWN FROM EVERY HOME
Do as Col. Roosevelt does at Oyster Bay - fly the "Badge of Honor" from your home, telling all the world that some one from your family is serving the country in army, navy, marines, or other service.”
History (Wikipedia article):The banner was designed in 1917 by U.S. Army Captain Robert L. Queisser of the Fifth Ohio Infantry, in honor of his two sons who were serving in World War I. It was quickly adopted by the public and by government officials. On September 24, 1917, an Ohio congressman read into the Congressional Record:
”The mayor of Cleveland, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Governor of Ohio have adopted this service flag. The world should know of those who give so much for liberty. The dearest thing in all the world to a father and mother—their children.The United Service Flag Company in Cleveland, Ohio ran an advertisement in the October 1917 issue of National Geographic Magazine for service flags and pins, reading:
THE AUTHORIZED SERVICE FLAG
SHOULD BE FLOWN FROM EVERY HOME
Do as Col. Roosevelt does at Oyster Bay - fly the "Badge of Honor" from your home, telling all the world that some one from your family is serving the country in army, navy, marines, or other service.”
