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     • Toledo's current flag, which will be retired if Parr's proposed flag is adopted by city council. Its use was authorized by former mayor Carty Finkbeiner in 1994. The seal was designed by O.J. Hopkins in 1873 and retains Fort Industry as an important symbol.
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   Who designed the 1873 Toledo flag?

   • The designer of the 1873 seal was an engraver, O. J. Hopkins. John M. Purcell, American City Flags, Raven 9-10, 2002-2003 Because of the seal's many colors, Toledo's current flag is considerably more costly to manufacture than the previous flag, so it is not flown as widely about the city as was its predecessor.

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   What seal did Toledo adopt in 1852?

   • No record shows what seal the city adopted in 1852. The circle and the inscription "The Seal of the City of Toledo" originated with a state law passed in 1868. The old Fort Industry, the date of the incorporation of the city, and the city's motto appeared on a seal designed in 1873.

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   What color is Toledo's flag?

   • Image (s) from American City Flags by permission of David B. Martucci. Toledo's flag is a vertical tribar of equal medium blue, white, and medium blue stripes, with the city's seal in the center. The seal, nearly as wide as the center stripe, is encircled by a white ring edged in black.

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   What does the Toledo Police Department flag look like?

   • The photograph shows the Department's honor guard carrying the Ohio flag, the Toledo city flag, and the police department flag (far right). The Department's flag features the Toledo city seal centered on a blue field, with the words "TOLEDO POLICE" above and the word "DEPARTMENT" below in gold capital letters.

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   What does the seal of Toledo look like?

   • Arched over the top half is • SEAL • OF • THE • CITY • OF • TOLEDO • and in the lower half, counterclockwise, JANUARY • 7 • 1837, all in black. A silhouette of old Fort Industry at sunrise, in brown, appears in the center fly portion of the seal.

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   Why did Carleton change its flag?

   • Mayor Carleton S. Finkbeiner and city council adopted a "modification" of the city's official flag in 1994 in preparation for a celebration of the city's 160th anniversary in 1997 by placing the city's first engraved seal on the flag.

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   The seal was designed in 1873 by engraver O. J. Hopkins. The seal depicts Fort Industry, an old fort in Toledo famous for being one of the first buildings in what would become modern-day Toledo.

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   Aug 19, 2022 · The seal was designed by O.J. Hopkins in 1873 and retains Fort Industry as an important symbol. According to John M. Purcell, who wrote the book "American City Flags," Fort Industry is...

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   The seal was designed in 1873 by engraver O. J. Hopkins. The seal depicts Fort Industry, an old fort in Toledo famous for being one of the first buildings in what would become modern-day Toledo.

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   Aug 24, 2024 · The design of the official flag from 1909 to 1994 is similar, but does not have any words on the blue ring around the red blockhouse. The article in Flagwaver by Kevin Harrington (Issue 3, June, 1997) is correct. The current flag has the more elaborate seal, actually the city's first seal.

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8. www.jacobparr.design › reflag-toledoReflag Toledo — Jacob Parr | Graphic Design

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   With a resolution passed by City Council, the seal was modified to reflect the original seal from 1873, celebrating Toledo’s history. The seal was redrawn, modernized, and colorized to peak early 90’s graphic standards.

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9. www.reddit.com › r › toledoHow exactly is this flag better than the proposed new flag?

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   For those interested info on the history, cost, and limitations of the current flag: "The city of Toledo’s current official city flag was adopted in 1994. The city council and the mayor, Carleton S. Finkbeiner, adopted a modification of the original design.

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    Sep 29, 2024 · HISTORY: The flag includes an icon representing the legendary Fort Industry blockhouse with the base erased by a shape symbolizing the ancient Indigenous earthworks that existed in several...