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High Life Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.53 |
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| Title: | High Life Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | Flat cotton sack printed: "High Life Trade Mark, Dodwell and Co, Ltd." Predominant colors are blue and rust red. |
| 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 30 x 15 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
High Life Trade Mark, Dodwell and Co, Ltd.
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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