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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 11245817, member: 649&quot;]According to the <a href="https://www.valleyforgeflag.com/495/our-story.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.valleyforgeflag.com/495/our-story.htm" rel="nofollow">Valley Forge Flag Co. website</a>, they didn&#039;t open their Spring City, PA flag factory until the 1930s so it&#039;s no older than that.</p><p>You could try contacting them for more info.</p><p>The fabric looks at least semi-synthetic to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: Hmm, they may not be of help after all. I found the following in their FAQ...</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Valley Forge Flag does not add any date or mark to a flag when it is manufactured, so there is no way for us to determine the age of a flag. We believe that the value of a flag is a reflection of the emotions that are at the source of its ownership, and we can’t therefore guess at how valuable your flag is. You can visit this site, though <a href="http://www.vexman.net" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vexman.net" rel="nofollow">www.vexman.net</a> for further information, and possibly a written assessment, of your antique flag. We do not recommend their services, endorse or authorize their response to you.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>and this...</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Many 48-star flags were manufactured before, during and after World War II. These flags were usually made from either cotton or a cotton-wool blend. Some of the flags are casket flags, meaning that they measure 5’x9 ½’ instead of 5’x8’. These flags are made to be placed on a casket during a funeral. Since Valley Forge Flag does not add any date to a flag when manufactured; there is no way to determine just how old a flag is. It is perfectly acceptable to fly United States flags with fewer than 50 stars. 48-star United States flags rarely hold any monetary value, only sentimental value. Usually a flag only has monetary value if it can be directly linked to a major historical moment, such as the flag raised over Iwo Jima, or the flag used during John F. Kennedy’s funeral, both of which were made by Valley Forge Flag.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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