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- Title
Efforts Underway To Make The World's Largest American Flag.
- Abstract
The article reports on the proposed creation of world's largest American flag. Great American Flag Inc., a nonprofit organization is coordinating efforts to produce the world's largest American flag with 208 feet 5 inches by 411 feet 1 inch measurement. Milkin & Co. will knit the fabric coming from Allied Chemical's A.C.E polyester fiber. Moreover, both firms are donating five tons of polyester yarn to be produced at Allied Chemical's plant at North Carolina. Sewing threads, reinforcing tapes, dyes, housing materials and fabrication will be contributed from many other organizations. Weidlinger Associates, Consulting Engineers and the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science will handle engineering specifications.
- Subjects
UNITED States; NONPROFIT organizations; TEXTILES; TEXTILE industry; CHARITABLE uses, trusts, &; foundations; ENGINEERING specifications; FLAGS of the United States; CONSULTING engineers; WEIDLINGER Associates Inc.
- Publication
Textile Chemist & Colorist, 1979, Vol 11, Issue 12, p7
- ISSN
0040-490X
- Publication type
Article