Friday, July 22, 2016

History Of Flagpoles

By Ben Rowlands


During the Middle Ages, flags were used for a variety of purposes including identification of members of nobility, guilds, cities, religious worship, and for use during battles. In battle, flags were used by military companies for identification on the field and relaying of strategic instructions.

Afterward, it was used in the different look by the late Sassanid era (224-651). It was also representative of the Sassanid state, the "Kingdom of Iran"-and may so be considered to have been the first "national flag" of Iran.

A flag is one of those objects that we enjoy being associated with. They articulate the values that we believe in. Flagpoles are installed with the intention of evoking emotions from the observer. The might and confidence a flag radiates from its flagpole are similar to the characteristics an individual or organization wants to project regarding their own identity.

Flags tend to have rich histories. The flag poles on which they fly have a history, too, which offers glimpses into changes in technology and culture. Early flag poles were simply trees selected for their relative straightness that was cut down, stripped of bark and branches, and then replanted in the ground with a flag attached at the top. More refined wooden poles were made with spruce or pine trees, which naturally grow straighter than hardwood trees. These trees were stripped of bark and branches and then thoroughly smoothed down with draw knives and planes.

Early banner shafts were just trees chose for their relative straightness that was chopped down, stripped of bark and branches, and after that replanted in the ground with a banner joined at the top. More refined wooden posts were made with spruce or pine trees, which normally become straighter than hardwood trees. These trees were stripped of bark and branches and after that completely smoothed down with draw blades and planes. Early flagpoles were secured with numerous layers of creature fat to make them weatherproof before being planted in the ground. Since the posts were planted straightforwardly in the earth, they tended to decay at the base. Still, very much built wooden posts were excellent antiques that could stay practical for upwards of 50 years.

Early flagpoles were secured with numerous layers of creature fat to make them weatherproof before being planted in the ground. Since the posts were planted straightforwardly in the earth, they tended to decay at the base. Still, very much built wooden posts were excellent antiques that could stay practical for upwards of 50 years. Today, the Flag Company Inc represented considerable authority in banner and flagpole outlines advances made an extraordinary version of flagpoles to retain the historical backdrop of flagpole generation.




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