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Centennial Flouring Mills Co. Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 3304.6 |
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| Title: | Centennial Flouring Mills Co. Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: |
Centennial Mills (user)
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| Physical Description: | Cotton muslin bag, printed on one side: "Centennial/Wheat Mixed Feed...Centennial Flouring Mills Co. Seattle - Tacoma - Spokane - Wenatchee - Portland/100 lbs..." |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. Centennial Mills was founded in Spokane in 1889. It grew rapidly and built or acquired mills in Portland, Oregon, and in other parts of Washington state. Centennial merged with United Pacific Co. (later Univar) in 1960 and was acquired by Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) in 1981. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication); Flour Mill (Industry)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 36 x 21"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (Material)
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
"Centennial/Wheat Mixed Feed...Centennial Flouring Mills Co. Seattle - Tacoma - Spokane - Wenatchee - Portland/100 lbs..."
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. Jim Roloff, 1988 |
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