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Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.

It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.

The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.

Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings. 

On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.

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Style: Industrial
Large Hand Sewn American Flag with 48 Stars c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A large hand sewn American flag made with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes with brass grommets to hang. CREATOR Valley Forge Flag Co. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950....
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Brass

Monumental "Valley Forge" American Flag with 48 Stars, c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
About This is an original monumental American flag made by Valley Forge Co. with 48 stars and stripes and brass grommets. Creator Valley Forge Co. Date of manufacture c.1940-1950. ...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Brass

20th Century Vintage Hungarian Flag by Bulldog, Cotton Bunting, American Made
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 100% cotton bunting Hungarian flag with metal grommets, made by Bulldog in Verona, New Jersey. Heavy woven fabric with bold color. Measures exactly 32.25" high x 58" wid...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Metal

Early 20th C. Monumental American Flag with 48 Stars, c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
About This is an original monumental American flag made with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes. It is in good condition and has brass grommets to hang. Creator unknown. Date of m...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Brass

Willy Mays San Francisco Stadium Souvenir C.1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Willy Mays San Francisco stadium souvenir with fabric attached.
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Metal

Enameled USSR Soviet Parachute Badges and Knights Templar Cross c.1955-1968
Located in San Francisco, CA
Collection of 5 enameled USSR Soviet parachute badges. Two instructor badges: #500 and #10 with the number of jumper hangers attached and three parachute badges. One is missing the h...
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Early 20th Century Russian Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Enamel

Early 20th c. Monumental Belgian Flag c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original monumental Belgian flag. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wool, Metal. CONDI...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Brass

19th c. Distressed French Flag Pole
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A 19th century French distressed wooden flag pole tipped with toleware spear. CREATOR Unknown. Made in France. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800s. MATERIALS AND TECHNI...
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19th Century French Antique Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Tin

Early 20th c. Monumental American Flag with 48 Stars, c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This is an original monumental American flag made by Valley Forge Co. with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes. It is in good condition and has metal grommets to hang. CREATO...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Fabric

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Centennial Celebration "1776-1876" American Flag Banner
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a rare Centennial patriotic flag banner, dating to 1876. The flag’s brilliant blue canton is spectacular, with 81 five-pointed, rayed stars, arranged to read “1776” and “1876.” The flag’s design is completed with thirteen alternating red and white stripes. The flag is a three-piece, treadle-sewn sewn construction, printed on a thin wool and cotton blend. Along the edge, there is a narrow, treadle-sewn sleeve made of cotton tape. In the lead up to the nation’s Centennial in 1876, flag makers and individuals looked to the past for designs to produce as part of the country’s many celebrations. Popular interpretation of the stars and stripes undoubtedly reached its climax of variety and originality at the time of our Nation’s first Centennial. Since no design restrictions were placed on flagmaker’s imaginations and no strict distinctions were drawn between official and unofficial star counts, it is no surprise that, on the occasion of the Centennial, creativity in flag design was not the exception, but the rule. The cantons from this period presented an array of geometric abstractions. Great star patterns, referred to as the “starry flower of Liberty” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, that were popular from 1818 and on, resurfaced in Centennial flags...
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38-Star Antique American Flag with Unique Canton, circa 1876-1890
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a striking 38-star American flag. The flag dates to 1876-1890, when Colorado (represented by the large star in the center of the flag’s canton) joined the Union as the 38th s...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Muslin

Early 20th c. Monumental Belgian Flag c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original monumental Belgian flag. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wool, Metal. CONDI...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Early 20th c. Monumental Belgian Flag c.1940-1950
Early 20th c. Monumental Belgian Flag c.1940-1950
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H 96 in W 60 in D 0.125 in
Large Framed American Flag Folk Art Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely faded American flag quilt. Excellent hand stitched dancing Folk Art stars. Skilled quilting, a nice graphic large-scale wall hanging. White ...
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Cotton

Large Framed American Flag Folk Art Quilt
Large Framed American Flag Folk Art Quilt
$8,500
H 51 in W 79 in D 2.5 in
Exceptional American Flag, 38 Stars in 3 Sizes in a Fantastic, Unusual Medallion
Located in York County, PA
EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 38 GLAZED COTTON STARS, IN 3 DIFFERENT SIZES, ARRANGED IN A BEAUTIFULLY GRAPHIC, DOUBLE-WREATH STYLE MEDALLION, WITH TRIANGLES OF 4 STARS IN ...
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Wool

Votes for Women Parade Textile in Purple and Gren
Located in York County, PA
VOTES FOR WOMEN PARADE TEXTILE IN PURPLE AND GREEN, OF A TYPE WORN AS SASHES AND WAVED AS NARROW PARADE BANNERS, MADE IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT BY CALHOUN PRESS FOR THE WOMEN'S POLITI...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Cotton

Votes for Women Parade Textile in Purple and Gren
Votes for Women Parade Textile in Purple and Gren
$7,250
H 7.25 in W 19.5 in D 1.5 in
46-Star Printed American Flag Waver, Celebrating Oklahoma Statehood
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an American flag waver with 46 stars. The printed flag features a row pattern of stars against a dark blue canton, with thirteen red and white stripes completing the des...
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Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Vintage Italian Flag
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Italian flag. Vintage Italian flag made by Serpone & Co. Napoli. Italy, Mid-20th Century. Approximate dimensions: 38” H X 60” W
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Fabric, Cotton, Linen

Vintage Italian Flag
Vintage Italian Flag
$250
H 38 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
19th Century American 39 Star Flag, circa 1889
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century American 39 Star Flag, circa 1889, a period printed silk parade flag with a wavy pattern of dancing stars. This was never an official flag of the United States but was m...
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1880s American Antique Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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19th Century American 39 Star Flag, circa 1889
19th Century American 39 Star Flag, circa 1889
$2,850
H 20.63 in W 30.63 in D 0.75 in
42 Stars on a Antique American Parade Flag, Washington Statehood, ca 1889-1890
Located in York County, PA
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A WAVE CONFIGURATION OF LINEAL COLUMNS, AN UNOFFICIAL STAR COUNT THAT REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, c...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Cotton

Antique American Flag w/ Hand-Written Inscriptions Mourning the Death of FDR
Located in York County, PA
48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: American national parade flag with 48 stars, printed on cotton, embellished with hand-written inscriptions and an embroidered date to commemorate the death of FDR on April 12th, 1945. “On this day in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at his Warm Springs, Georgia, retreat at the age of 63. Roosevelt’s death in the final months of World War II was met with shock and grief throughout the Western world. Many Americans had no inkling of his decline in health. [He] had been president for more than 12 years, longer than any other person. He led the country through some of its greatest domestic and foreign crises to the impending defeat of Nazi Germany and within sight of Japan’s surrender...
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original Italian flag with brass grommets to hang it. CREATOR American Flag and Banner Company, San Francisco. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.19...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Brass

Vintage Italian Flag c.1940
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H 60 in W 36 in D 0.125 in
20th Century Vintage Greek Flag by Defiance, Cotton Bunting
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 100% cotton bunting Greek flag with brass grommets, made by Defiance in Verona, New Jersey. Heavy woven fabric with bold blue color. Measures exactly 34" high x 59" wide...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Metal

Large Vintage Valley Forge American Flag with 48 Stars c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A large Valley Forge American flag made with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes. It is in good condition and has brass grommets to hang. CREATOR Valley Forge. DATE OF MAN...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Large Vintage Wool American Flag with 48 Stars c.1940-1950-FREE SHIPPING
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A large wool American flag made with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes. It is in good condition and has brass grommets to hang. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.19...
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Monumental Linen American Flag with 48 Stars c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A monumental linen American flag with 48 stars, metal grommets and metal rings. CREATOR Double Wrap. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Lin...
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Early 20th c. "Besty Ross Bunting" Large American Flag with 48 Stars c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Vintage California State Flag, circa 1960-1980
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th C. Monumental "Valley Forge" American Flag with 48 Stars, c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th C. Monumental American Flag with 48 Stars, C.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th C. Monumental American Flag with 48 Stars, C.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Contact us for more shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco. This is an original monumental American flag with 48 hand sewn stars, brass grommets and stripes. CREATOR Ann...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Early 20th C. Monumental American Flag with 48 Stars, c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original monumental cotton American flag with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes and large brass grommets. Creator Valley Forge Co. Date of manufacture c.1940-1950. Ma...
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Industrial political and patriotic memorabilia for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Industrial political and patriotic memorabilia for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage political and patriotic memorabilia created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, brass and other materials. While there are many designers and brands associated with original political and patriotic memorabilia, popular names associated with this style include and American Flag & Banner Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for political and patriotic memorabilia differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $460 while the average work can sell for $460.

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