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ORIGINAL!RARE! WW1 US MARINE CORPS FELT CAMP PENNANT 45"X16.5" W.B. GARRISON MAKER TAG
WW1 US MARINE CORPS FELT CAMP PENNANT 45X16.5 w/ W.B. GARRISON MAKER TAG
- CONFLICT: WORLD WAR I (1914-1918)
- BRANCH: U.S. MARINE CORPS (USMC)
- ITEM TYPE: VINTAGE FELT SOUVENIR PENNANT
- MANUFACTURER: W.B. GARRISON INC. (ORIGINAL TAG INTACT)
- DIMENSIONS: 45 INCHES X 16.5 INCHES (OVERSIZED COMMAND SCALE)
- MATERIAL: WOOL FELT
- COUNTRY/REGION OF MANUFACTURE: UNITED STATES
- ORIGINAL/REPRODUCTION: ORIGINAL PERIOD PIECE
IMPOSSIBLY RARE ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 1 U.S. MARINE CORPS (USMC) OVERSIZED 45-INCH "COMMAND / CAMP" DISPLAY FELT PENNANTFOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PIECE OF AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY. THIS IS A 100% AUTHENTIC, PERIOD-ORIGINAL WW1-ERA MARINE CORPS PENNANT OF RARE OVERSIZED PROPORTIONS, MEASURING AN IMPRESSIVE 45 INCHES LONG BY 16 1/2 INCHES WIDE AT THE BASE.WHAT MAKES THIS PIECE EXTRAORDINARY:WHEREAS STANDARD FOOTLOCKER OR SOUVENIR PENNANTS OF THE GREAT WAR ERA TYPICALLY MEASURE 24 TO 30 INCHES, THIS MONSTER 45-INCH SPECIMEN CLASSIFIES AS A "COMMAND-SCALE" OR "CAMP-WIDE" DISPLAY PIECE. THESE MAMMOTH BANNER PIECES WERE MANUFACTURED IN SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER NUMBERS AND WERE PURCHASED BY SERVICE MEMBERS TO BE PROUDLY HUNG ON THE WALLS OF BASE BARRACKS,OR THEIR FAMILIESINDAY ROOMS, OR IN PARLOR WINDOWS BACK HOME TO SHOW SUPREME PATRIOTIC SUPPORT FOR THEIR ACTIVE-DUTY MARINE. THIS SOUVENIR PENNANT WAS PRODUCED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE WW1 MOBILIZATION ERA AND FEATURES THE ICONIC EARLY GOLD-COLORED EAGLE, GLOBE, AND ANCHOR (EGA) EMBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE, ACCOMPANIED BY BOLD RED BLOCK "USMC" LETTERING ON A DEEP BLUE FELT BACKGROUND. THIS COLOR PALETTE PRE-DATES THE LATER STANDARD SCARLET AND GOLD SCHEME, MAKING IT AN INCREDIBLY UNIQUE, MUSEUM-QUALITY PIECE FOR RECRUITING DISPLAYS OR PRIVATE COLLECTION. KEY HIGHLIGHTS & CONDITION DETAILS:
- ORIGINAL MAKER TAG INTACT: THE REVERSE SIDE FEATURES THE EXTREMELY RARE, FULLY PRESERVED ORIGINAL PAPER/CLOTH MANUFACTURER'S TAG FROM "W.B. GARRISON INC." THE PRESENCE OF THIS SOUGHT-AFTER TAG ADDS IMMENSE HISTORICAL VALUE AND ABSOLUTE VALUE PROOF OF PERIOD AUTHENTICITY.
- STUNNING VIBRANT COLORS: THE FELT REMAINS INCREDIBLY VIBRANT AND STILL BRIGHT. THE BLUE BACKGROUND AND RED LETTERING SHOW BEAUTIFUL CONTRAST WITH NO FADING TYPICAL OF CENTURY-OLD WOOL REPLICAS.
- EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION: THE FELT BODY IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND HOLDS ITS IMPRESSIVE LENGTH WELL. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW MINOR "NIPS" (SMALL MOTH TRACKS/HOLES) CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE, WHICH DO NOT DETRACT AT ALL FROM THE IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY QUALITY OF THIS PIECE.
- TIE RIBBONS: FEATURES THE ORIGINAL RED SEWN-ON TIE RIBBONS (LACKING ONE OF THE LOWER TIE RIBBONS) ATTACHED TO THE HEAD BLOCK.
THIS LARGE COMMAND-SIZED CAMP PENNANT IS A PREMIER COLLECTIBLE FOR ANY ADVANCED MILITARIA ENTHUSIAST, USMC HISTORIAN, OR EARLY AMERICAN FLAG AND BANNER COLLECTOR. WW1 ITEMS WITH INTACT MAKER TAGS IN THIS HIGH TIER OF PRESERVATION RARELY EVER COME TO MARKET.
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THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION
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