PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
Historic Grand Union outdoor flags are USA made of nylon flag material and are finished with a canvas heading and two brass grommets on the hoist side, 2 rows of stitching top and bottom sides and 4 rows of stitching on the fly side. They are attached to the flagpole by means of a halyard (rope) and flag snaps, or to smaller poles with flag fasteners. Standard sizes for Grand Union flags are 2x3 ft and 3x5 ft. Larger sizes 4x6 ft, 5x8 ft. and 6x10 ft. are made to order.
Grand Union desktop flags are made in the United States. Size is 4 x 6 inch, lightweight nylon material, hemmed all four sides, mounted on 10” black staffs with a golden spear point. Table top bases are available in black plastic to display from 1- 7 flags. Wood bases are available with either 10 holes or 12 holes to display additional flags.
FLAG DESCRIPTION / HISTORY
1775-1777 - The Grand Union, also known as the Cambridge Flag or the Continental Colors, consists of a field of thirteen alternating red and white stripes with the King’s Colors in the upper hoist canton (a variation of the British Red Ensign). The earliest recorded use has the flag hoisted by John Paul Jones on the USS Alfred in December of 1775. It was first raised on land by General Washington at his headquarters at Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 2, 1776. It continued to be the unofficial flag of the country, as both a naval ensign and the Continental Army colors until replaced by the official Stars and Stripes (First Navy Stars and Stripes) by an Act of the Continental Congress, June 14, 1777. |
