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American Red Cross Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.113 |
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| Title: | American Red Cross Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | Cloth flour sack printed on one side: "Bleached 24.5 lbs., Milled from Government owned wheat, by Authority of Act of Congress, Distributed by The American Red Cross, NOT TO BE SOLD, Mill No. 8464." |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. Congress authorized the distribution of government-owned wheat through the "American National Red Cross" in in 1932. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication); Flour Mill (Industry)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 26 x 12 1/2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Bleached 24.5 lbs., Milled from Government owned wheat, by Authority of Act of Congress, Distributed by The American Red Cross, NOT TO BE SOLD, Mill No. 8464
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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