British made WWII era Soviet flag/banner

 


I got this banner very cheap from a guy in the US. He didn't knew much about the history but three things seems very interesting about it. It is made of wool, has the pre 1955 hammer and sickle printed both sides on the fabric with sickle curving all the way behind the star. Lastly it has those woven lines along the fabric indicating its a British made banner from around World War 2.

It has weights that feels like lead or some piece of heavy metal in the each corner. The header is "hollow" like it has been hanging from a pole. Together with all this I would say it was a banner used for a Soviet state visit in the UK during WW2 or maybe from the Soviet embassy hanging inside as display. The possibilities are many.

It does not have any markings on it but a blacklight test indicates the header is from that era as well. No glow at all and it measures 84 x 182 centimeters (around 33 x 71 inches) non-stretched, so typical ratio 1:2 for CCCP's.

What do you think, please comment :)

Full length flag

                                       Printet hammer and sickle. The sickle goes beyond the star

Printed on fabric

Wool/woven lines throughout the fabric. This is a good indicator for a british made WWII flag. This goes for all british made flags, white, red ensigns from that era.

Wool bunting

          This indicates it was created for a pole/staff so it could hang from the ceiling/wall 

The weights in each corner so the fabric was straight.

The weights in each corner so the fabric was straight.

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