SteveSS
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The only thing I know is what I've seen on Antiques Roadshow which isn't much. I knew my mom had this somewhere and she found the box. My uncle Ora, we always called him Ory was a SeaBee in the South Pacific. I know he was on Guadalcanal. In this box are two Japanese flags. One is quite large and looks to have been ripped from a flag pole. It's yellowed but otherwise okay.
The second is a soldier's flag. About 2.5 ft x 1.5 ft. It has Japanese characters around the red sun which have been translated on a separate piece of paper, mostly urging him to give his life for his country. This flag has little leather corners and since it has been folded for so long some of the leather has left brown stains. There are also little holes by the folds that might have been caused by insects. There's a picture of my uncle holding the big flag and his rifle. He's got his shirt off and he looks like a badass. I'll try to get some pictures.
I don't know where to start in conserving the flags and I thought someone here might know something about this.
The second is a soldier's flag. About 2.5 ft x 1.5 ft. It has Japanese characters around the red sun which have been translated on a separate piece of paper, mostly urging him to give his life for his country. This flag has little leather corners and since it has been folded for so long some of the leather has left brown stains. There are also little holes by the folds that might have been caused by insects. There's a picture of my uncle holding the big flag and his rifle. He's got his shirt off and he looks like a badass. I'll try to get some pictures.
I don't know where to start in conserving the flags and I thought someone here might know something about this.