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Uco Brand Flour Sack

Uco Brand Flour Sack - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.89
Title: Uco Brand Flour Sack
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: Cloth flour sack printed on one side: "Uco brand Flour, The Better Grade, Uco Food Corporation, Newark N.Y., 24.5 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)
Geographical Reference: Newark (National->New Jersey)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 26 x 13 "
Materials/Techniques:
cotton (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Uco brand Flour, The Better Grade, Uco Food Corporation, Newark N.Y., 24.5 lbs.
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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