About Annin & Co.
The story of Annin & Co. is woven (no pun intended) deeply into our nation's history and our cherished traditions.
When Edward and Benjamin Annin began making signal flags for sailing ships in a Manhattan loft in the 1820's, they had no way of knowing that their tiny venture would grow to become the largest flagmaker in the world with five plants employing hundreds of workers.
America's oldest flag plant in Verona, NJ.
When Annin incorporated in 1847, James K. Polk was in the White House
And since that time, the company has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments including…
- An Annin-made flag has flown at every single Presidential inauguration since 1847.
- The flag the Apollo 11 astronauts planted on the Moon in 1969 is an Annin flag.
- The flags Commodore Robert E. Peary took with him on his famous expedition to the North Pole were made for him by Annin & Co.
- The American flag that draped the casket of President Abraham Lincoln was an Annin flag. The same flag was used almost 100 years later at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy.
- The flags that fly in front of the United Nations in New York City are all made by Annin.
- And the gigantic 60' × 90' flag that flies only a few times a year at the George Washington Bridge in New York City is an Annin flag.
Thousands of Americans…
… become part of that tradition every year. You can purchase an Annin flag with confidence knowing that for more than 157 years, they have been making the world's most notable flags. Here are just a few:
On the morning of February 23, 1945, the 28th Marine Regiment conducted a successful assault of Mt. Suribachi on the southern end of Iwo Jima. They raised one U.S. flag - then later a larger one - both made by Annin.
The well known and respected POW-MIA flag was first designed and manufactured by Annin & Co. in 1970.
In July of 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts planted a US Flag on the surface of the Moon, made for NASA by Annin & Co.
Flags made by Annin were carried to the summit of Mt. Everest by the National Geographic Expedition in 1963.
President Abraham Lincoln's casket was draped with the flag you see here. The pattern was popular at the time and was known as the "Great Star" flag. This one was made by Annin for Lincoln's funeral, and later used in the funeral of President John F. Kennedy.
