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Family Patent Northern Rose Flour Sack

Family Patent Northern Rose Flour Sack - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.39
Title: Family Patent Northern Rose Flour Sack
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: This flat cotton sack has an image of a rose with the text: "Family Patent Northern Rose Flour, Spokane Flour Mills, 49 lbs." One inscription states: "THE MATERIAL IN THIS COTTON BAG HAS 100 HOUSEHOLD USES. WRITE TEXTILE BAGS 100 NO. LASALLE ST. CHICAGO, ILL. FOR FREE BOOKLET". Another inscription identifies the bag as made by the Fulton Company of Minneapolis, MN.
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)
Geographical Reference: Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 29 1/2 x 16 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:
cotton (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Family Patent Northern Rose Flour Spokane Flour Mills 49 lbs
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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