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Silver Gate Hard Straight Flour (Seattle Flour Mills)

Silver Gate Hard Straight Flour (Seattle Flour Mills) - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.36
Title: Silver Gate Hard Straight Flour (Seattle Flour Mills)
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: Flat cotton sack printed: "Silver Gate Hard Straight Flour, Mitsui Bussan, Kaisha, Ltd., Seattle Flour Mills"
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: Seattle (Washington->King County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 30 x 15 "
Materials/Techniques:
muslin (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Silver Gate Hard Straight Flour Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. Seattle Flour Mills
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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