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Charity flags

1916, Paper
Charity flags
Charity flags
Charity flags
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Category
Museums & Galleries Item
Item no
36530
Title
Charity flags sold to raise funds for World War 1 causes
Description
Four paper flags mounted on metal pins. Printed in colour. From left: Navy blue and white rectangular flag with images of a disabled soldier and sailor, together with the words 'Leith Branch of the Federation of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers'; shield-shaped paper flag on metal pin featuring a blue and white image of a nurse surrounded by a red border; shield-shaped paper flag on metal pin featuring a purple pansy surrounded by a green border; rectangular paper flag on a metal pin featuring the words 'Scottish Naval and Military Venterans' Residence, Whiteford House, Edinburgh', surrounded by a yellow border.
Date
1916
Type
Paper
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
HH1902/1-90/59