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Treas re
by Lisa C. Cantwell
Owner of Coal Black Horse Antiques and a Maryland state-
licensed antique dealer
Dear Reader: This is a column to help you determine the history and value of your heirlooms, Lincoln-Douglas debates. It was in article from a prominent magazine
attic finds, flea market purchases, or antique items. Please send a picture and description of your 1858 that seven debates occurred listed a 30-star, ca. 1848-50, “Navy
piece, such as how you acquired it and any details about its history, to [email protected]. between Lincoln and Democratic Jack” offered by Bridgman. It was
I’ll research any item, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a painting, a tool, a doll, a figurine, or nominee, Stephen A. Douglas, in similar to your flag, with five rows
an article of clothing. An approximate value will be determined to inform you if it’s a “Trinket seven towns throughout Illinois; of six stars, each rectilinear, but
or Treasure.” Please submit all pictures and questions by the preceding 15th of the month but, again, none were held in on a blue field only, meaning there
for possible publication in the next monthly issue of The Catoctin Banner. All inquiries will be Arlington Heights. Although your were no red and white stripes.
answered; however, only those selected for publication will include approximate value assessments. grandmother’s note is part of the Bridgman’s asking price at that time
Furthermore, not all submissions may be published in the Banner due to space considerations. flag’s legacy, it’s going to be difficult was $30,000. So, should you decide
Please include your name or initials and where you reside. Thank you and happy treasure hunting! to prove factually, unless there’s a to sell it, both of these antique flag
photo, program, or other evidence houses are a good place to start!
“Attached are some pictures of the 30-star, hand-stitched, pre-Civil war that such a banquet occurred.
flag we found at my mother’s (she died recently). It originated from However, do present the note when It’s a good thing that you
my Dad’s side, as the note we found with it was from my grandmother. you have it appraised. searched through that bag of linens
How she got it, I do not know. We found it in a bag of linens, along before donating it to charity! Your
with a flag of 48 stars (we almost didn’t look in there and were going A search of antique flag dealers mother and grandmother preserved
to just put it with the other Goodwill items). It is approximately 10’ revealed two that would be able to a rare banner of American history.
in length. It is hand-stitched and shows some wear. It has some tears authenticate and value your flag. Don’t be concerned about the
along the upper edge and a “blood” or wine stain in the middle. The They are Jeff R Bridgman Antiques, stains or holes in this beauty. It
note says it was at a banquet in Arlington (Heights), Illinois, held in Inc., of York, Pennsylvania, and is still valuable and desirable to
honor of Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Attached is a full picture of the Bonsell Americana of Hillsdale, a collector or museum. I’d advise
flag, the note, and some of the stitching. We don’t really know what do Illinois. Both are reputable not to make any attempt to clean
with it, what its value is, if any, or who to contact to verify its story.” purveyors of early American flags. or repair it, but do guard it from
On its website, Bonsell Americana sunlight, moisture, and temperature
— J. Joy, Frederick County offers an authenticated, 36-star, extremes, until you have it
American hand-sewn flag, ca examined by one of the experts I
You have found a truly RARE, American TREASURE in your 1864-1867, for $11,500. Bridgman listed above. Thank you for sharing
mother’s home! Antiques did not have a 30-star flag this American icon with me and the
on its website; however, in 2016, an readers of The Catoctin Banner!
This 30-star, 13-stripe pieced flag is a one in 10,000 find! Send your trinket/
and sewn flag appears to be in As for the flag’s provenance, treasure inquiries to:
very good condition and would be
coveted by any collector or antique your grandmother’s note mentions If you’d like to discover the history behind and value
flag dealer. Regarding the history Arlington Heights, Illinois, as the of your heirloom, attic find, flea market or yard sale
of this type of pre-Civil war era site of a banquet held in 1858, purchase, collectible, or antique item, don’t forget
flag, the 30th star was added for where Abraham Lincoln was to send in a photo and description of your trinket or
the state of Wisconsin on May 29, honored. Although my research did treasure to [email protected]. Your piece could
1848. The flag became official on not reveal a banquet in Arlington be featured in an upcoming issue of The Catoctin Banner.
July 4, 1848, and would be the Heights, per se, 1858 was indeed
national banner until July 4, 1851, a very busy year for candidate
when a star for California was Lincoln. He was nominated as the
added. Presidents James Polk (term: Republican choice for the Senate
1845-1849), Zachery Taylor (term: race by 1,000 delegates on June
1849-1850), and Millard Fillmore 16, 1858, at the State Republican
(term: 1850-1853) served under Convention at the Springfield,
the 30-star flag. Among collectors, Illinois, Statehouse. The vote
flags that pre-date the Civil War occurred at 5:00 p.m. at the
are the most desirable of all U.S. statehouse, with Lincoln delivering
flags. One antique flag site stated his famous “House Divided” at
that because the 30-star was official 8:00 p.m. that same evening. I
for only three years, there may be could find no account of a banquet
fewer than fifteen of these flags that or dinner held that day, but further
remain today. Another noted that research on the Illinois state and
an authentic, hand-sewn, 30-star local level might reveal more. As
schoolchildren, we learned of the
Tr nket
Treas re
by Lisa C. Cantwell
Owner of Coal Black Horse Antiques and a Maryland state-
licensed antique dealer
Dear Reader: This is a column to help you determine the history and value of your heirlooms, Lincoln-Douglas debates. It was in article from a prominent magazine
attic finds, flea market purchases, or antique items. Please send a picture and description of your 1858 that seven debates occurred listed a 30-star, ca. 1848-50, “Navy
piece, such as how you acquired it and any details about its history, to [email protected]. between Lincoln and Democratic Jack” offered by Bridgman. It was
I’ll research any item, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a painting, a tool, a doll, a figurine, or nominee, Stephen A. Douglas, in similar to your flag, with five rows
an article of clothing. An approximate value will be determined to inform you if it’s a “Trinket seven towns throughout Illinois; of six stars, each rectilinear, but
or Treasure.” Please submit all pictures and questions by the preceding 15th of the month but, again, none were held in on a blue field only, meaning there
for possible publication in the next monthly issue of The Catoctin Banner. All inquiries will be Arlington Heights. Although your were no red and white stripes.
answered; however, only those selected for publication will include approximate value assessments. grandmother’s note is part of the Bridgman’s asking price at that time
Furthermore, not all submissions may be published in the Banner due to space considerations. flag’s legacy, it’s going to be difficult was $30,000. So, should you decide
Please include your name or initials and where you reside. Thank you and happy treasure hunting! to prove factually, unless there’s a to sell it, both of these antique flag
photo, program, or other evidence houses are a good place to start!
“Attached are some pictures of the 30-star, hand-stitched, pre-Civil war that such a banquet occurred.
flag we found at my mother’s (she died recently). It originated from However, do present the note when It’s a good thing that you
my Dad’s side, as the note we found with it was from my grandmother. you have it appraised. searched through that bag of linens
How she got it, I do not know. We found it in a bag of linens, along before donating it to charity! Your
with a flag of 48 stars (we almost didn’t look in there and were going A search of antique flag dealers mother and grandmother preserved
to just put it with the other Goodwill items). It is approximately 10’ revealed two that would be able to a rare banner of American history.
in length. It is hand-stitched and shows some wear. It has some tears authenticate and value your flag. Don’t be concerned about the
along the upper edge and a “blood” or wine stain in the middle. The They are Jeff R Bridgman Antiques, stains or holes in this beauty. It
note says it was at a banquet in Arlington (Heights), Illinois, held in Inc., of York, Pennsylvania, and is still valuable and desirable to
honor of Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Attached is a full picture of the Bonsell Americana of Hillsdale, a collector or museum. I’d advise
flag, the note, and some of the stitching. We don’t really know what do Illinois. Both are reputable not to make any attempt to clean
with it, what its value is, if any, or who to contact to verify its story.” purveyors of early American flags. or repair it, but do guard it from
On its website, Bonsell Americana sunlight, moisture, and temperature
— J. Joy, Frederick County offers an authenticated, 36-star, extremes, until you have it
American hand-sewn flag, ca examined by one of the experts I
You have found a truly RARE, American TREASURE in your 1864-1867, for $11,500. Bridgman listed above. Thank you for sharing
mother’s home! Antiques did not have a 30-star flag this American icon with me and the
on its website; however, in 2016, an readers of The Catoctin Banner!
This 30-star, 13-stripe pieced flag is a one in 10,000 find! Send your trinket/
and sewn flag appears to be in As for the flag’s provenance, treasure inquiries to:
very good condition and would be
coveted by any collector or antique your grandmother’s note mentions If you’d like to discover the history behind and value
flag dealer. Regarding the history Arlington Heights, Illinois, as the of your heirloom, attic find, flea market or yard sale
of this type of pre-Civil war era site of a banquet held in 1858, purchase, collectible, or antique item, don’t forget
flag, the 30th star was added for where Abraham Lincoln was to send in a photo and description of your trinket or
the state of Wisconsin on May 29, honored. Although my research did treasure to [email protected]. Your piece could
1848. The flag became official on not reveal a banquet in Arlington be featured in an upcoming issue of The Catoctin Banner.
July 4, 1848, and would be the Heights, per se, 1858 was indeed
national banner until July 4, 1851, a very busy year for candidate
when a star for California was Lincoln. He was nominated as the
added. Presidents James Polk (term: Republican choice for the Senate
1845-1849), Zachery Taylor (term: race by 1,000 delegates on June
1849-1850), and Millard Fillmore 16, 1858, at the State Republican
(term: 1850-1853) served under Convention at the Springfield,
the 30-star flag. Among collectors, Illinois, Statehouse. The vote
flags that pre-date the Civil War occurred at 5:00 p.m. at the
are the most desirable of all U.S. statehouse, with Lincoln delivering
flags. One antique flag site stated his famous “House Divided” at
that because the 30-star was official 8:00 p.m. that same evening. I
for only three years, there may be could find no account of a banquet
fewer than fifteen of these flags that or dinner held that day, but further
remain today. Another noted that research on the Illinois state and
an authentic, hand-sewn, 30-star local level might reveal more. As
schoolchildren, we learned of the
