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Made in USA
Tyndale Flag Service was started after World War II by Edwin Tyndale in Lock Haven, PA. Tyndale returned from the war and became active in the American Legion. Tyndale purchased flags for the Legion and began providing flags to the citizens in town. The factory representative suggested that he begin a business and Tyndale Flag Service was created.

The company is still family owned and operated. Tyndale Flag Service takes pride in our quality of products and personalized customer service. We offer a full line of products and carry a large inventory. If the item is not in stock, it can be ordered. Tyndale Flag Service sells, services, and installs flag poles, both residential and commercial, and has the capabilities to provide lighting. Custom flags are also a specialty.

National Holidays
New Year’s Day, January 1st
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Third Monday in January
Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12th
Presidents’ Day, Third Monday in February
Easter Sunday, Variable
Mother’s Day, Second Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day, Third Saturday in May
Memorial Day, Last Monday in May
Flag Day, June 14th
Father’s Day, Third Sunday in June
Independence Day, July 4th
Labor Day, First Monday in September
Patriot Day, September 11th
Constitution Day, September 17
Columbus Day, Second Monday in October
Navy Day, October 27
Election Day, Tuesday on or after November 2nd
Veterans’ Day, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day, December 25th
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Flag Etiquette
U.S. flags should not be flown lower than any other flag nor should it be flown below one that is smaller. Flag order from left to right: U.S., national flags in alphabetical order, state flags, county and city flags, organizational flags, and personal flags.

The U.S. flag is raised first and lowered last. Fly a U.S. flag at night only if it is spotlighted. The U.S. flag should be on a speaker’s right or on the wall behind them. The blue field of the U.S. flag should always be to the observer’s left. The U.S. flag should be in the center of a group of poles when the center pole is higher than the others.

How to Display the Flag
1. When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.

2. The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.

3. The flag, when flown at half staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. By "half-staff", is meant lowering the flag to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff. Crepe streamers may be affixed to spear heads or flagstaffs in a parade only by order of the President of the United States.

4. When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the right of the flag of the United States.

5. When the flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.

6. When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff.

7. When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground.

8. When the flag is displayed in a manner other than by being flown from a staff, it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out. When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window it should be displayed in the same way, that is, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. When festoons, rosettes or drapings are desired, bunting of blue, white and red should be used, but never the flag.

9. That the flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags" in front of the center of that line.

10. The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.

11. When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.

THE CUSTOM AND ETIQUETTE PERTAINING TO RAISING AND LOWERING AND STORING OF THE FLAG BY A MECHANICAL OR MOTORIZED DEVICE
A flag of the United States of America may be raised and lowered mechanically or by a motorized device, and the flag stored within the flagstaff, so long as the same is accomplished in such a manner as to conform with the aforesaid flag laws and regulations.
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Flag Specification Guide
The length of the flag should be at least 1/4 of the pole. For example, a 40’ pole requires a 6’x10’ flag or larger.

Most residential flags are 3’x5’ or 4’x6’ for either a 15’ or 20’ residential pole. Industrial and commercial buildings usually use either a 5’x8’ flag or a 6’x10’ flag. Major industrial buildings fly an 8’x12’ and larger flag.

Flag Materials
Our nylon flags are made of the most versatile and longest lasting nylon flag fabric available. Nylon is quick-drying, brilliant, and light-weight. Our polyester flags are durable, strong, and rich looking. Polyester is ideal for extreme weather conditions and high wind areas. Both nylon and polyester U.S. flags are made with embroidered stars and sewn stripes.
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