[american_flag_uk]

yEA, MY FLAG SET COST ME $200, in 2006.

I got it from a speciallist flag shop in St Louis MO
It is nylon, sewn stars and stripes, with a rayon fringe
Has a very shiny lookin brass eagle finial, and also the pole is brass (or made to look like brass)
it is an 8ft pole, (but we took off half a foot off the bottom cos it didn't quite fit in the house)
The base for is is plastic I think, that has been sprayed gold.
It is rather light but I asked for that on purpose because I was carting it round 8 states before bringing it back to the UK.
There in a small hole underneath, in case I wanted to put something inside to weight it, but its pretty sturdy without anything in it.



It is in this picture as you see at the left side- the pic was taken late 2006. If you think thats alot of flags, its not in comparison to how many I have now hehe

[mattsaccount]

Yeah, that kind of base seems common and is the kind I have. I filled mine with sand. You can also buy "pre-weighted" ones, but these are both more expensive to begin with, and more expensive to ship. Buying locally at least removes the shipping cost.