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House flag, Royal Mail Lines Ltd Long Caption: The house flag of House flag, Elder Dempster Lines, Liverpool. A white swallow-tailed burgee with a red cross. There is a gold crown in the centre. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. A rope and toggle is attached. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Pope Collection. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the owner of the flag's emblem and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Object: AAA0351 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1951 Medium: wool; synthetic blend; cotton; machine sewn Size: 1778 mm x 2616 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.