Fun With Flaggeek

     British White Ensign flag - WWII era I bought this flag on eBay about a year ago at a rather cheap price. It's almost in pristine condition, so I’d bet it was never actually used. It measures 180×90 cm (70×35 inches) with a 2:1 ratio. It's made of wool and has the classic woven horizontal lines typical of flags from the 1930s to early 1950s. It has a couple of moth holes and brass grommets on the hoist, along with what seem to be brass clips attached to hemp rope. I don’t believe it was made for naval use, as it doesn’t have any reinforcements at the fly end. I don’t know the full story behind the flag, but I’ve found an almost identical one on the Imperial War Museums website. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30018030 The description says the flag was hoisted at the first British-held station in Algiers on 8 November 1942, and later again on D‑Day. So, who knows? Maybe my flag is also from WWII and has been carried around. :...

Red Ensign, Red Duster wool flag from 1930's or 40's The story So this is one of my Red Ensign's, Red Duster flag in my collection and is one of my favorits as it show signs of heavy use. Its a flag that "has been there". Other collectors might go for the mint condition flags but as written on previous posts I go for the used ones, the one with story, the one that has been in duty :) There is no need for me to write half a page about the flag as a symbol as there are several sites who has done this. I like this one : https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-ensr.html#red which has a very fine description about the Red Ensign and also a few comments on why it was called "Red Duster". The construction My flag is made of wool and smells of diesel and the classic "attic wool", which also makes sense as the flag was usually hoisted at the stern of the ship there the engine exhaust also flows by. It has the classic wool woven horizontal lines throughou...