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C & C Roller Flour Sack (Spokane Flour Mills)
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| Accession #: | 2210.47 |
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| Title: | C & C Roller Flour Sack (Spokane Flour Mills) |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: |
Spokane Flour Mills (user)
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| Physical Description: | This flat cotton sack is printed: "C & C Roller Flour, The Best C & C Flour, Spokane Flour Mills Co., 49 lbs." An inscription indicates that it was manufactured by the Ames Harris Neville company of Portland, Oregon. |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. By 1900, when Spokane Flour Mills began operations, Spokane was said to be the seventh largest milling center in the United States. The company delivered flour all over the world before closing in 1970. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication),, Spokane Flour Mill (Industry->Flour Mill)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 29 x 16 1/2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
C & C Roller Flour The Best C & C Flour Spokane Flour Mills Co. 49 lbs
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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