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Hammond's Best Patent Flour Sack (Seattle Flour Mills)

Hammond's Best Patent Flour Sack (Seattle Flour Mills) - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.75
Title: Hammond's Best Patent Flour Sack (Seattle Flour Mills)
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: Cloth flour sack printed on one side: "Hammond's Best Patent Flour, Seattle Flour Mills, Successor of Hammond Milling Company 9.8 lbs."
Description: Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Merchandising (Communication)
Geographical Reference: Seattle (Washington->King County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 17 1/2 x 10 "
Materials/Techniques:
muslin (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Hammond's Best Patent Flour, Seattle Flour Mills, Successor of Hammong Milling Company 9.8 lbs.
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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