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Yue Hing Loong Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.25 |
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| Title: | Yue Hing Loong Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | One half of a cotton flour sack printed: "Yue Hing Loong, H. Skott and Co., Hong Kong, Stove Brand". There is an intricate depiction of a man sitting under a tree. |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. Pacific Northwest mills exported flour to the Chinese market as early as the 1890s, and, generally, the trade was brokered by Hong Kong merchants. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication), Flour Mill (Industry)
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| Geographical Reference: | Hong Kong (International->Asia->China) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 30 x 15 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Yue Hing Loong H. Skott and Co. Hong Kong Stove Brand
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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