By Nick Donalds


As the US flag code proclaims, "It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness," the thought of exposing a flag's symbolic figure even at night gave birth to the invention of flag pole lightings.

This simple but ingenious engineering enables the sense of nationality or belonging to come to life even in a nocturnal environment. It helps one to proudly display a flag any time of day or night. These are devices that emit a substantial beam of light in different directions depending on the flag owner's preference.

The lighting design, therefore, has complete freedom to select appropriate equipment that will appropriately light the flag and work in harmony with the entirety of the photometric lighting design.

However, proper handling and safekeeping are required for every flag put in place. While some flags just need a regular wash and ironing, others require a greater level of care such as proper folding, hoisting, and flapping. This is where the idea of a flag pole becomes indispensable. We cannot just simply hang a flag or tape it to a tall building and let alone hanging in mid-air. If not apprehended for lack of initiative, a person who is guilty of committing such action is condemned for loss of respect and loyalty.

However, flagpole lighting is becoming increasingly complicated with the passage of dark sky laws that prohibit all forms of up lighting. In these areas, a lighting designer will have to do a systematic photometrical analysis of the grounds and devise a method of down lighting the flag so it will comply with both Federal law and local ordinances.

There is a barrage of cheap and inferior flagpoles and their lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flagpole lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and flagpole lightings offered a special edition of flagpole lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.




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