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Centennial Mills Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 4202.13 |
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| Title: | Centennial Mills Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: |
Centennial Mills (user)
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| Physical Description: | Cotton flour sack. The fabric is printed with repeating pattern of black horizontal stripes, one bold and two thin stripes. The label is printed on adhered paper, made to be removeable for use of fabric. The label says: "Net Wt. 25 lbs. 11.3 kg. / Pre-sifted / Kitchen Queen / All Purpose Flour / Bleached - Enriched / Nutrition Facts.... / Centennial Mills / Division of ADM Milling Co. / Portland, Oregon 97208 / Kitchen Queen Flour." |
| Description: | Centennial Mills was founded in Spokane in 1889. It grew rapidly and built or acquired mills in Portland, Oregon, and in other parts of Washington state. Centennial merged with United Pacific Co. (later Univar) in 1960 and was acquired by Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) in 1981. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication), Centennial Mills (Industry->Flour Mill)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 26 x 13 1/4 in
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (textile) (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Charles and Mary Smith in Memory of Moritz Thomsen, 2008 |
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