Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Town Flag (Almost) Ready To Flap

 Amherst Town Flag

The final tweak to the Amherst town flag -- incorporating 1759, our date of founding -- has been rendered and the design is now only weeks away from a limited production run of around a dozen units. 

Renowned illustrator Barry Moser had originally submitted nine designs last year.  The Design Review Board and Historical Commission by unanimous vote whittled it down to one, with the only suggestion being to add 1759. 

The proud project, a brainchild of Select Board member Diana Stein, started in the summer of 2010 as a contest, but none of the submissions passed muster. 

Selectman Jim Wald, a booster of all  (well, most) things historic, contacted Barry Moser who volunteered to do the project.  Thus no tax money is involved.

A large town flag will hang in the Statehouse Hall of Flags and smaller versions will be available for town buildings, civic organizations and die hard fans of Amherst, where even the h is silent. 

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

How lovely. It looks like a generic iron on patch for a school boy's (or girl's) blazer pocket. Perhaps it will age well.

Anonymous said...

I liked the book and plow much better.

Anonymous said...

If it doesn't flap you should call FOX News to create one.

Larry Kelley said...

All things in good time.

Anonymous said...

Who is paying for the dozen flags to be produced? My guess is that is at least four figures, possibly a lot more than people think because of the limited run and hence the lack of economy of scale.

Anonymous said...

This design is far too tasteful and historic for modern Amherst. I would suggest a "rainbow" flag with a hammer-and-sickle, except that I fear a majority of Amherstians might actually like it.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, I looked hard but didn't spot the phrase "fail and bail" anywhere.


Also, is it possible to have some kind of mirroring material on the banner?


Anonymous said...

I liked the hammer and sickle better.