{"product_id":"50s-60s-navy-paisley-cotton-bandana-fastcolor-rn-13962","title":"50s\/60s navy paisley cotton bandana - fastcolor rn 13962","description":"\u003cp\u003ea deep indigo-navy bandana printed in fine white paisley, in soft cotton with a beautifully even color. the composition is the classic american format at its most resolved: a large mirrored medallion at the center built from four interlocking boteh around a small daisy rosette, a wide open field scattered with tiny paisley sprigs, a fine ruled inner frame, and a border of long curling boteh alternating with small flowerheads. the corner mark reads fastcolor 100% cotton rn 13962. that registration number matters more than most. the rn numbers 13960 through 13962 sit in the earliest block issued, potentially as far back as 1952, while numbers above 13970 were not issued until 1959. there is also no country-of-origin mark anywhere on the piece, and american mills did not begin printing made in usa on bandana corners until roughly the 1970s. taken together the marks place this comfortably in the 1950s to 1960s. one edge is a true selvage, the finished woven edge of the cloth, with the other three hemmed. navy and red were the two traditional bandana grounds, and the indigo ones like this were the working man's version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eplease note: the navy has a soft, slightly heathered depth from age and washing rather than a flat modern dye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eall bandanas are gently cleaned and pressed. beyond that we let them be, so any fading, softening, or small marks of use stay exactly as they came to us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"unsigned","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47798260072579,"sku":"ban-5","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4961\/1651\/files\/ban-5-1.jpg?v=1785966152","url":"https:\/\/vangie.co\/products\/50s-60s-navy-paisley-cotton-bandana-fastcolor-rn-13962","provider":"Vangie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}