Stanley Wanlass (American, born 1941).

48 star, crocheted, antique american flag of the wwii era (1941-1945), a beautiful, homemade example, with a red, white, & blue hoist and flower-like stars: Crocheted American flag of the WWII era (U.S. involvement 1941-1945), with some interesting and beautiful features. Made entirely of cotton, the flag’s most notable attribute is the red, white, and blue color of its hoist. This was carefully stitched to the canton and the striped field with white cotton floss or yarn. The 48 crocheted stars are appliquéd to a length of navy blue plain weave cotton. With pierced centers, note how these more closely resemble flowers than stars, tipped this way and that on their vertical axis. Large, with respect to the canton on which they are placed, note how these crowd their boundaries and overlap into the field. The elongated format of the flag is also of interest and contributes to the bold presentation, as do the strong colors. Most crocheted flags are smaller than this one, or date to a much later period (namely the 1976...

Original US film poster for the 1950 Film Noir directed by directed by Nicholas Ray and starred Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan and Mel Ferrer. This poster is conservation linen backed an...

The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941 by Richard Guy Wilson. The Brooklyn Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1986. 1st edition hardcover with dust jacket. Publishe...

Unusual ceremonial / presentation gavel presented to Angelo Carlo Bosso, president of the California Pharmaceutical Association 1941-1942. Turned wood in the form of medicine bottles...

2 Volumes. Henry M. Stanley, In Darkest Africa. Third Edition. Bound in 3/4 navy morocco and linen boards. The raised band spine is gilt-tooled. The top edges are gilt with marbled e...

A travel nautical instrument, sextant, to determine the ship’s position. The cover became the base of it. Signed Stanley, London, England circa 1890.

Fine Porcelain & Pottery, The Best of the World's Beautiful China by Stanley W. Fisher. New York: Galahad Books, 1974. Hardcover and dust jacket with a protective glassine wrap. A pi...

ABOUT Cast iron combination wood plane with Rosewood handles and base. CREATOR Stanley Tool Co. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1886-1910. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Cast Iron...

A symbolic Christian patience bottle with a cross flanked by miniature bells, the front with a ladder, tools, plants and rooster. The bottle contains a signed paper label, dated Octo...

The Architectural Forum July 1941 spiral bound magazine of building and architecture Time Inc publisher 9 .19 W x 11.88 H x .25 Original preowned vintage cond...