Vintage Batfast Sheeting 48 State American Flag 33×56 USA w/ Gold Eagle Finial

Description

Vintage and rare 48 Star American National Flag made by Batfast Sheeting with Gold Gilted Metal Eagle Finial or Flag Pole Topper and Halyard.  This is how we found the flag and we are leaving it untouched.  The flag is approx. 100 yrs. old and Eagle has been with Flag this long they are meant to fly again together if possible.  Don't know who made eagle likely another entity.   Flag was was used in Italian American parades and events in W. Warwick, RI, starting sometime after 1912.   Eagle does not appear to be threaded it looks like it rested our was housed within pole.   Batsheet Label attached we do not know where and when company operated.  fyi 48-star flag became official in 1912 following the addition of New Mexico and Arizona. It remained the official flag throughout WWI, WWII, and the Korean War, until Alaska gained statehood in 1959 and the 49th star was added.
Flag measures approx.  33x56".  Eagle is attached top left and measures 5.75"W x 4+"H.  Flag condition very good some fading with age and small stains.  Eagle is very good some light spotting but color still pops.
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