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Spokane Flour Mills Extra Fancy Superb Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.13 |
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| Title: | Spokane Flour Mills Extra Fancy Superb Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
| Participants: |
Spokane Flour Mills (user)
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| Physical Description: | This cotton flour sack has red and green text that reads: "Spokane Flour Mills Extra Fancy Superb Flour Spokane, Wash. U.S.A. A Superb Bleached 98 Lbs. Net." |
| 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 1972. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication), Spokane Flour Mill (Industry->Flour Mill)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
length 35"
width 20"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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