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Hammond's Special Hard Wheat Patent Flour

Hammond's Special Hard Wheat Patent Flour - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.28
Title: Hammond's Special Hard Wheat Patent Flour
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: Sack of cotton cloth printed on one side: Hammond's Special Hard Wheat; Patent Flour; Seattle Flour Mills; 98 lbs.
Description: Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s.
Category: Textiles
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Merchandising (Communication); Flour Mill (Industry)
Geographical Reference: Seattle (Washington->King County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 35 1/2 x 20 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:
muslin (Material)
cotton (textile) (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Hammond's Special Hard Wheat Patent Flour Seattle Flour Mills 98 lbs.
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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