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Political Washington Bandana
1. 56*56cm
2. Plain Cotton and Silk Printing
3.Souvenir for Washinton
4. customized

100% Cotton Political Bandana For Commemorating Washington

Bandana Story of George Washington

If you considered Bandanas a passing fancy in the fashion or popularity stakes, think again. They have actually been around for well over 200 years in many guises. You can learn more about their past here. Bandanas certainly have a longer history than most people might expect. In the US they were born out of the struggle for independence. This was actually down to George Washington’s wife, Martha.

In 1775, when travelling north to join her husband for Christmas – he was commanding the Continental Army at the time, Martha visited Joseph & Esther Reed in Philadelphia. Whilst there she met with John Hewson, a printmaker recommended by Benjamin Franklin for his skills & defiance in regard to a ban on textile printing by the British. Hewson copied the drawings of militia flags & cannons that Martha shared with him, but lacked a good likeness of George Washington to complete the design. This was forthcoming early the next year, however. The Washingtons were celebrating their anniversary at the Massachusetts headquarters, when a parcel arrived from Philadelphia containing a drawing of the General on horseback.

George Washington wrote a humorous letter of thanks to Joseph Reed "Mrs Washington desires I thank you for the picture sent her. Mr Campbell has made a very formidable figure of the Commander-in-Chief, giving him a sufficient portion of terror in his countenance."

By Summer 1776 patriots were cheering that very image of Washington on America’s very first souvenir bandana! Many followed George Washington’s example by being portrayed as heroes on bandanas in pursuing their political ends.
(In more recent times celebration bandanas were passed to East Germans to celebrate reunification when the Berlin Wall collapsed.)

The World's First Bandana:Geroge Washington 1776