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Sperry Flour Co. Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 4202.17 |
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| Title: | Sperry Flour Co. Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: |
Sperry Flour Company (user)
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| Physical Description: | Cotton flour sack with red, black and green text: "Silver Maid / Family Flour / Sperry Flour Co. / USA / 9 8/10 lbs. Bleached / Silver Maid Flour." There is a circle in the center of the bag with a woman's face in it. |
| 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)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 17 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (textile) (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Charles and Mary Smith in Memory of Moritz Thomsen, 2008 |
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