Curious Objects & The Stories Behind Them
Surrendering the Colors: An American Flag Collection Goes to Auction
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:53:44
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Synopsis
The first American flag Peter Keim collected was a hand-sewn thirteen-star specimen that he found poking out of a paper bag at a farm sale. Happily for Keim, the flag turned out to be a hand-sewn beaut from 1862, worth $10,000. Keim now owns approximately four hundred American flags.
