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Centaur Flour Sack

Centaur Flour Sack - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.7
Title: Centaur Flour Sack
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: Sack of cotton duck cloth printed on one side: Centaur Hard Wheat Flour; Spokane Flour Mills; 98 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); Flour Mill (Industry)
Geographical Reference: Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 35 1/2 x 20"
Materials/Techniques:
cotton (textile) (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Centaur Hard Wheat Flour Spokane Flour Mills 98 lbs
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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