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Graham Flour, Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.121 |
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| Title: | Graham Flour, Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | Cloth flour sack printed on one side: "NOT TO BE SOLD, GRAHAM FLOUR, A surplus commodity from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation. 12.25 lbs." |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation was a government agency created in 1933, but it was known by that name between only between1935-1940. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 20 x 11 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
paper (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
NOT TO BE SOLD, GRAHAM FLOUR, A surplus commodity from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation. 12.25 lbs.
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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