Apron, Child

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Apron, Child

Entry/Object ID

1974.3.7561

Description

Flour Sack Child's Apron. Material: textile. Size: 30" W. x 30" L. x 9 1/2" W. bib. Description: white cotton sacking - one piece design - 1 1/4" W. x 9 1/2" L. bib straps meet to form a back yoke which slips over head - faded blue stamp: "Omar Wonder Flour. Omaha Flour Mills Co. Matured, Bleached. 49 lbs. when Packed. Omar", logo of a boy wearing a turban, and "If Omar doesn't make the best bread and more loaves per sack than any flour you have ever used simply take the empty sack to your grocer and get your money. Omar. Omar Wonder Flour."

Context

From the Patton estate. Note with apron: "Made from a single flour sack. Used by Mrs. Patton, we think, when she bathed her sons." Goes with accession 7560.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Apron, Child

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

7561
3.74.7561

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

July 25, 1989

Update Date

March 12, 2026