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Byers' Blue Ribbon Flour Sack (Spokane Flour Mills)
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| Accession #: | 2210.84 |
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| Title: | Byers' Blue Ribbon Flour Sack (Spokane Flour Mills) |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: |
Spokane Flour Mills (user)
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| Physical Description: | This cloth flour sack has an image of a blue ribbon from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition against a red image of a large building. The text states in red letters, "Byer's Blue Ribbon Flour/ Spokane Flour Mills Spokane, Wash./ Bleached/ Net weight 49 lbs. when packed." The text in blue states, "Blue Ribbon." |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. By 1900, when Spokane Flour Mills began operations, Spokane was said to be the seventh largest milling center in the United States. The company delivered flour all over the world before closing in 1970. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication);Spokane Flour Mill (Industry->Flour Mill)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 30 x 15 1/2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Spokane Flour Mills, Byers' Blue Ribbon Flour, 49 lbs.
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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