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"Morning Glory" Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 4219.1 |
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| Title: | "Morning Glory" Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | Rectangular piece of fabric apparently made from a white flour sack printed with blue and yellow letters and yellow flowers with blue leaves. Printed on one side: "Milled the Old Fashioned Way From Montana Hard Wheat; Morning Glory; THE GENUINE 100% UNBLEACHED WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR"; NET WEIGHT 50 LBS.; GILLIS FLOUR & CEREAL CO.; GILLIS ROAD, OPPORTUNITY, WASH. |
| Description: | Cotton flour sacks were commonly cut and hemmed to be reused as dish towels, as is the case with this piece. 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)
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| Geographical Reference: | Opportunity (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 28 1/2 x 30"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (textile) (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Milled the Old Fashioned Way From Montana Hard Wheat | Morning Glory | THE GENUINE 100% UNBLEACHED WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR | NET WEIGHT 50 LBS | GILLIS FLOUR & CEREAL CO. | GILLIS ROAD, OPPORTUNITY, WASH.
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Eleanor Laubach, 2008 |
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