Flags/Expert Profile
Expertise
I am an expert in antique American flags, particularly in Stars & Stripes flag, both printed and sewn varieties. I also have expertise in antique Confederate flags.
Experience in the area
I am the world's largest buyer and seller of antique flags. I also have 20 years of experience selling other early American textiles.
Organizations
North American Vexillogical Association (NAVA); Antiques Dealers Association of America (ADA); Antiques Council, board member at large
Publications
The Magazine Antiques, FOCUS (Journal of the Antiques Council), Antiques and the Arts Weekly, Northeast, New England Antiques Journal, Chubb Collectors, Country Home Magazine, Country Living Magazine, etc.
Education/Credentials
Graduate Degree, 1994
Average Ratings
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Recent Answers from Jeff Bridgman
2009-09-16 Old Flag:
Anything you wished to use it for. General patriotic use indoors or outdoors. This wasn't by any means a big flag for the period. This would have been the cheapest type of large flag. It could be
2009-09-15 Old Flag:
It's not big enough for a coffin flag. I don't think they ever used printed flags for coffins. I mean, I am sure it happened sometime for some reason, but probably not in that case. 48 star flags
2009-09-12 two flags a 49 and 48 star:
48 star flags were used between 1912 and 1959, a period not so long ago. They were therefore produced throughout three wars (WWI, WWI, Korea) and during a time when we were highly industrialized.
2009-09-11 13 star flag:
Though I don't do formal appraisals, if you send me some good photos, including close-ups of the fabrics and stitching, and tell me its size, I can tell you what period it likely dates to and what I think
2009-09-02 flag authority:
My guess is no. The Federal Government tries not to insert itself in the sovereign States, let alone local governments. This is one of the ways in which States retain sovereign rights and a display of
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