Product Overview
In 1751 Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette carried a bitter article protesting the British practice of sending convicts to America. The author suggested that the colonists return the favor by shipping "a cargo of rattlesnakes, which could be distributed in St. James Park, Spring Garden, and other places of pleasure, and particularly in the nobleman's gardens."
Three years later the same paper printed the picture (as seen here) of a snake as a commentary on the Albany Congress. To remind the delegates of the danger of disunity, the serpent was shown cut to pieces. Each segment is marked with the name of a colony, and the motto "Join or Die" below.
- Flag measures 3 feet x 5 feet with 2 brass grommets for easy display
- 100 denier polyester: More durable than the typical see-through poly flag
- Bold colors stand out for a flag you can be proud of
- Quality construction: Four rows of stitching on fly edge of flag
