U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – Pole Hem Flag
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Pole Hem Flag
- Official Department of Energy 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 Energy (DOE) Pole Hem Flag is made for indoor and parade display: lobbies, hearing rooms, auditoriums and the ceremonies where the Department of Energy is represented. It carries the Department of Energy’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 DOE 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 Energy is responsible for the nation's energy policy, energy research and nuclear security. It oversees the national laboratory system, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the power marketing administrations. Its sites range from headquarters in Washington to laboratories and field offices across the country.
Choose Your Options
Every U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 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 Energy design: the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Pole Hem Flag carries the Department of Energy’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 DOE 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
President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Energy Organization Act on August 4, 1977, and the department began operating on October 1 of that year. It consolidated more than thirty federal energy functions, including the Federal Energy Administration and the Energy Research and Development Administration, and it inherited the national laboratory system that had grown out of the Manhattan Project.
The department's seal first appeared in the Federal Register in 1978. It shows a green shield crossed by a gold lightning bolt and carrying a sun, an atom, an oil derrick, a windmill and a dynamo, with an eagle's head above and a white rope around the design, on a blue background ringed by the department's name in gold.
Department of Energy (DOE) Flag: Symbolism at a Glance
- Eagle: The care and purpose required to meet the nation's growing demand for energy.
- Sun, atom, oil derrick, windmill and dynamo: The technologies that can meet national energy needs.
- Rope: Technological cohesiveness and future capability.
- Lightning bolt: The natural forces energy comes from and the challenge of harnessing them.
- Blue, green and gold: Air and water, mineral resources and earth, and the creation of energy.
