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Kingfisher Brand Roller Flour Sack

Kingfisher Brand Roller Flour Sack - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.16
Title: Kingfisher Brand Roller Flour Sack
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: Flat cotton sack printed: "Kingfisher Brand, Roller Flour, Shiu On Wing & Co. Flour Merchants, Hong Kong"
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: Hong Kong (International->Asia->China)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 26 x 17 1/4"
Materials/Techniques:
muslin (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Kingfisher Brand, Roller Flour, Shiu On Wing & Co. Flour Merchants, Hong Kong
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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