The largest flags ever made are Royal Standards, measuring 36ft by 21ft. If made of silk, a full-sized Royal Standard costs £54; one made for the Prince of Wales cost £67 ; an Admiralty ensign costs £4110 a; a white ensign, £27; a Union Jack, £25. If made of the ordinary worsted bunting, Royal Standards cost £7 13s; Prince ot Wales's Standard, £6 4s 6d; an Admiralty flag £6155.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9763, 26 June 1897, Page 3
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68Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9763, 26 June 1897, Page 3
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