Erie Sand Steamship Co. — ESS historical design
image by Ivan Sache, 15 October 2005
Mitchell apparently bases the funnel on J F Schoellkope Jr of Erie Sand Steamship. Sache’s flag is orange with black ESS inside a downward-pointing black triangular border, supported by a rigid or painted panel on Richard Reiss’s superstructure. Rosanoski suggests that the funnel shield might therefore have a straight, rather than Mitchell’s curved, top.
Flag reconstruction from a rigid panel and shield-top shape remain qualified.