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Game Cock Flour, Spokane Flour Mills
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| Accession #: | 2210.104 |
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| Title: | Game Cock Flour, Spokane Flour Mills |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: |
Spokane Flour Mills (user)
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| Physical Description: | This cloth flour sack is printed on one side: "Game Cock Flour, Spokane Flour Mills, Spokane, Wash. Net Weight 49 lbs. when packed." There is an image of a game cock with green and red feathers. |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. By the early 1900s, the state of Washington ranked third in U.S. wheat production, and Spokane was a large milling center. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Related Objects: |
2210.49 (Spokane Flour Mills, Sack, Flour, Harina Blanca Marca Gallo de Pelea Flour Sack (Spokane Flour Mills), 1934 - 1942)
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| 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 28 1/2 x 15 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Game Cock Flour, Spokane Flour Mills, Spokane, Wash. Net Weight 49 lbs. when packed.
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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