U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – Pole Hem Flag
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) - Pole Hem Flag
- Official Department of Labor design on nylon, made in the USA
- Printed or sewn; single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided
- Pole hem, plain or with gold fringe
- 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size
Product Description
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Pole Hem Flag is made for indoor and parade display: lobbies, hearing rooms, auditoriums and the ceremonies where the Department of Labor is represented. It carries the Department of Labor’s official design on nylon, it is made in the USA, and it is finished with a pole hem, the fabric sleeve that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the DOL pole hem flag printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or with gold fringe, in 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size. Review your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The Department of Labor administers federal laws on wages, hours, workplace safety and health, unemployment insurance, pensions and job training. Its agencies include the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Wage and Hour Division, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Employment and Training Administration.
Choose Your Options
Every U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Pole Hem Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Printed or sewn: Printed flags are dye-printed on 200 denier nylon, so fine seal detail reproduces exactly. Sewn flags are appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop: each color is a separate piece of fabric stitched to the field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered.
- Single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag is two flags sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. A mirror-sided flag is also two layers, but the back is a mirror image of the front.
- Fringe or plain: Gold rayon fringe on three edges is the traditional ceremonial finish for an indoor flag. Plain leaves the edges hemmed. Either way the hoist edge gets the pole hem.
- Regular or Premium construction (sewn flags): Regular sewn flags are chain stitched. Premium sewn flags are lock stitched, a stronger interlocking stitch, and they carry a separate part number. Printed flags do not need this choice.
- Size: 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT are standard. For a custom size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Department of Labor design: the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Pole Hem Flag carries the Department of Labor’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the finish and size you order.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Pole hem finish: a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
- Built your way: printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or fringed, in standard or custom sizes.
- Made in the USA: every DOL flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the finish and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
The Department of Labor was created on March 4, 1913, when President William Howard Taft signed its organic act on his last day in office, separating Labor from the Department of Commerce and Labor formed ten years earlier. William B. Wilson, a former miner and union official, became the first Secretary. The new department took over the Bureau of Labor Statistics, founded in 1884 and its oldest predecessor, along with the Bureau of Immigration, the Bureau of Naturalization and the Children's Bureau.
Departmental regulations of October 15, 1915 prescribed the seal and the first flag. The seal is a gold shield with a red band bearing a pulley, a lever and an inclined plane, between an anvil above and a plow below, with an eagle as the crest. Over the following century the department added the Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mine Safety and Health Administration to its responsibilities.
About the Department of Labor (DOL) Flag
The Department of Labor (DOL) Flag carries the agency's official emblem as the centerpiece of the design. The 1915 seal is a gold shield with a red band carrying a pulley, a lever and an inclined plane, between an anvil above and a plow below, with an eagle as the crest. We reproduce it to the agency's specification, in the finish and size you order.
