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Flying Horse Brand Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.105 |
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| Title: | Flying Horse Brand Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | Cloth flour sack printed on one side: "Flying Horse Brand, Robt T. Stevens & Co. Best American Flour, Okura & Company, Tientsin, For Export, 49 lbs. Net". There is an image of a horse with wings jumping over stalks of wheat. |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. Pacific Northwest mills exported flour to the Chinese market as early as the 1890s. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication); Flour Mill (Industry)
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| Geographical Reference: | China (International->Asia) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 26 x 18 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Flying Horse Brand, Robt T. Stevens & Co. Best American Flour, Okur & Company, Tientsin, For Export, 49 lbs. Ne
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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