U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – Sewn Flag
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn Flag
- Official Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn design on nylon, made in the USA
- Printed or sewn; single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided
- Canvas header and brass grommets, plain
- 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN
Product Description
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn Flag is the outdoor version of the Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn flag. It carries the Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn’s official design on nylon, it is made in the USA, and it is finished with a canvas header and brass grommets along the hoist edge, ready to clip to the halyard of an outdoor flagpole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn grommets flag printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, in 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN. Grommet flags are made plain, without fringe, and every sewn grommet flag is lock stitched for the wind. 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) - Sewn 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.
- Plain finish: Grommet flags are made plain, with hemmed edges and no fringe. Fringe is an indoor finish, and it does not belong on a flag that flies in weather.
- Lock stitch construction (sewn flags): Every sewn grommet flag is lock stitched, the stronger interlocking stitch, because an outdoor flag takes more wind than an indoor one. There is no regular grade for grommet flags.
- Size: 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN are standard. For a custom size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn design: the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn Flag carries the Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the finish and size you order.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that flies in a light breeze, sheds water and dries quickly.
- Header and grommets: a canvas header along the hoist edge with brass grommets, the standard finish for an outdoor flagpole.
- Built your way: printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, in standard or custom sizes.
- Made in the USA: every Department of Labor (DOL) - Sewn 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.
