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Big Bend Milling Company Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 3456.1 |
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| Title: | Big Bend Milling Company Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: | |
| Physical Description: | Cotton cloth bag printed on one side: BIG BEND; FLOURING MILLS; 98-LBS. UNBLEACHED FAMILY FLOUR; Big Bend; MANUFACTURED BY THE BIG BEND MILLING CO.; DAVENPORT, WASH.; BEMIS BRO. BAG. CO. SEATTLE. WASH. |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication)
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| Geographical Reference: | Davenport (Washington->Lincoln County); Seattle (Washington->King County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 35 x 20 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (textile) (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Helen Vogt, 1989 |
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