Antique WWI USA American Flag Silk Pillow We Got There France England USA Pin

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Antique WWI USA American Flag Silk Pillow We Got There France England USA Pin
Antique WWI USA American Flag Silk Pillow We Got There France England USA Pin
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Drove out west to one of my favorite treasure spots this week and mission accomplished – found lots of treasures! There’s something for everyone!
Please know that shipping is NOT correct as far as ebay’s estimates – items are still arriving late – and it’s not consistent – it depends upon where you live, I’ve found.
AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn or attic lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way.
Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below. With recent increases in USPS mail charges, it might not always be less expensive to combine, especially if a box is over 12.”
I love items like this.  It talks, but only tells you so much, and leaves you wanting so much more. What I have is an original Circa (I THINK - it may be older - see my photos and what you think) WWI silk flag pillow.  It's made out of silk(the stars and stripes are part of the fabric, they are not sewn on), and has an American star flag on one side, and the other side, plain red silk, but onto which has been attached a red silk bow, and also a (what I believe is) a piece of white cotten stitched to the backside in the shape of a rectangle.  It has faded fringe all round the rectangle.  On one side of the rectangle, there's a brass U.S.A. that has been stitched onto it, and in the center are three pennant shaped (triangular) flags - the top being the U.S. flag, then the French flag, and finally the Union Jack flag of England, all stitched onto the white material.  On the left side of the flags is "We got" and on the right, "There," referring to the U.S.'s late entrance into WWI and the final end of the war - I THINK, which is why I think it's WWI.  Now, I'm guessing that this was some type of sweetheart flag? I can't be sure, but that's my guess.  I'm also guessing that the red side used to be the outside, and the piece was made to fold, and once had ties on either side to hold it closed. You can see what's left of the ties - only short bits of string. As you can see from my photos, one side of the backside is shredded, as old silk will do, and it's also faded (including the rectangle, stitched flags and words and fringe around the rectangle), and it's also the side where the flags are on - the other reason why I think that this was stored folded with this side up. You can clearly see the off white of the pillow inside the silk case - I cannot tell if the case was open at that end (in order to remove the pillow) or not, as it's shredded open from one side to the other so it's too hard to tall.  Amazingly, the other side is in much better condition - it has some light soil marks as I'm showing in photo 22, but you really have to look for them, I cannot see any rips or shreds but I do sseveral teeenie holes on that side - not surprising with silk.  The seams of the piece are machine sewn and intact - even on the shredded side. There's a very thin pillow inside - 1" at most, but it provides enough structure to stand up as I have it leaning in my first and last photos.  Now, turn it over and you have the flag side.  There's 7 rows of 5 stars. Now, the last time we had a 35 star flag was the mid 1800s, so, I don't know what is up with that. If you look closely (see photo 11) the left column of stars is partially hidden in the stitching on the left side - about 1/3 of the stars are showing - but there's still too few stars vertically. If those were supposed to show all the way, there would have been 40 stars on the flag - so I don't know - maybe just made for decoration, not for accuracy! See my photos and what you think. The colors are crisp and unfaded except for the very bottom white strip - as I'm showin you in photo 12 (but you can also see it in my other photos), that strip is slightly pink - I'm assuming from fading of the red - but I might be wrong. I can look at a 1/8" hole in photo 9, and see that there's red material there behind the white - so it may not be fading, it must may be a result of the red material behind the stripe showing through. There's no water marks or evidence of this piece ever being wet, so that may be a better theory than it being faded - see what you think in my photos. The other white stripes do not have that, although I'd call them a more creamy white, and I'm guessing they started out life white-white. There are several small holes all over the front of the flag - more so on the stars and the blue area, but small ones on the stripes too. The close ups with my fingers are just examples - there are more - but please look at my full on photos, by far, they do not detract from the beauty of this special flag. The largest hole can be found in photo 2, the left full column of stars, 4th down from the top. That star has a 1/4" by 1/8" hole in the fabric, and you can see it if you look closely in photo 2. that one is a little more noticable as it is just on the edge of the white star.  There's no other issues with this piece.  It really needs a hero to love it, maybe frame it and protect it - it's an old piece for Pete's sake (and I sure hope I look this good when I'm 100!)  The flag measures 15" wide and is 10 1/2" tall and it's light - just under 1/4 lb. Although it's light, I will not ship it first class, so you know, I won't fold it, I will ship it flat and protected, so it has to go either parcel or Priority - I will not ship any other way in order to keep it protected. The silk is very old and could rip or be damaged easily if folded or exposed, and this one has lived far to long to have something more happen to it! It's clean, with the exception of the stains noted on the red in the back, and they are light. It's odor free and from a smoke free home. This is one of my favorites this week, and if only it could say more....
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Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings.  As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know.  My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the auction!
PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION.
I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight,
it might not always be possible, though
.
I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions.
If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and
request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s
.
If you pay for an item, I have to ship it
, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed.
5 (FIVE)
days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the
longest
I can wait time wise to combine, and
I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders
.
I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE -  PLEASE KNOW.
Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items.  Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings.  I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe.  Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise.
As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions.  They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all!  I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item
.  I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact).  The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays.  I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
Sales tax will be added for states as required.
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