flag; signal

Description
Rectangular cloth flag from a merchant ship with six alternating yellow and navy blue vertical stripes. One side of the flag has a rope sewn through white tape. The rope has two hooks attached for hanging.
This represents the letter "G".
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Forth Shipbreaking Yard/Bridgeness/Bo'ness area
Associated notes
The flags were taken off a merchant ship being broken up at the Bridgeness Yard and used at subsequent Fair Days.
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 1m 70cm (L 5' 6 15/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 1m 20cm (W 3' 11 1/4")
Accession number
2001-031-002

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