Pennant
- Object Name:
- Pennant
- Object ID:
- 2006.031
- Creator:
- Felt Crafters
- Place of Origin:
- Plaistow, NH
- Date:
- 1940-1960
- Description:
- Pennant of Camp Union, Greenfield, NH. Yellow wool felt, imprinted with black lettering running vertically: "CAMP UNION". Wide end bears outline of an arrowhead, Native American symbols (including a tepee), and lettering, "CAMP UNION / B.Y.M.C U", all in black. Reverse bears maker's mark in green at wide end: "The / Felt Crafters / EMBLEMATIC SPORTSWEAR / FOR CLUB-CAMP-CAMPUS / FACTORIES-PLAISTOW, N.H. / MADE IN U.S.A."
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- H-11.7 W-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Camp Union in Greenfield, NH, was run by the Boston Young Men's Christian Union (BYMCU).
Felt Crafters was a subsidiary of Keezer Mfg. Co. in Plaistow, NH. Keezer Mfg. Co. operated from 1928 to 1985.
Pennant was purchased by donor at Concord Antique Gallery, Storrs Street, Concord, NH, c. 2004. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mark Foynes
- Subjects:
- tepee
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