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Sunrise Blue Stem Wheat Flour Sack (Economy Stores Company)

Sunrise Blue Stem Wheat Flour Sack (Economy Stores Company) - Sack, Flour
Accession #: 2210.67
Title: Sunrise Blue Stem Wheat Flour Sack (Economy Stores Company)
Object Type: Sack, Flour
Participants:
Physical Description: Cloth flour sack printed on one side: "Sunrise Blue Stem Wheat Flour, Economy Stores Company, Spokane, Washington. 49 lbs."
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)
Geographical Reference: Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 30 x 15 "
Materials/Techniques:
muslin (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Sunrise Blue Stem Wheat Flour, Economy Stores Company, Spokane, Washington. 49 lbs.
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972

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