Flour Sack

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Flour Sack

Entry/Object ID

1997.034.001

Description

Flour sack from Brackman-Ker Mills. A cloth sack, ecru with red and grren printing, which contained 10 lbs. whole wheat flour--from Brackman-Ker Milling Co., Limited, B.C. Additional information on front of sack: "Stone Ground"--"Old Mill Stone Ground". Only lettering in green ink is on front of sack--a rectangle saying "Trade Mark--B & K--Registered". The middle of the front is outlined by a sketch of wheat and corn in red. On the reverse, near the top, are two circles overlapping--one of Columbus, the other of the World's Columbian Exposition. Below, on left--"Highest Award--B & K--Rolled Oats"; on right--"World's Fair, Chicago, 1893--Midwinter Fair, San Francisco, 1894--Inter-State Fair, Tacoma, 1894" All printing on reverse side is in red.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sidney Museum

Notes

Accession Date: 24-Sep-97 Mode of Acquisition: purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag, Food Storage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Storage Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

flour sack

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

September 24, 1997

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

November 27, 2025