Bag, Flour

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Bag, Flour

Entry/Object ID

8188 A

Description

EACO Flour Bag. Material: textile. Size: 19" W. x 34 1/2" L. Description: white cotton sack - one open end - stamped in red, yellow, black and blue: "Milled in Accordance with United States Food Administration Regulations. Everett Aughenbaugh & Co., Sunburst, General Offices Waseca, Minn., Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." - sunburst graphic stamped: "Sunburst" printed on a ribbon in the center - stamped on back: EACO logo with: "EACO" - the letter "A" elaborated by extending into a head and arms and entwining with the logo - bundle of wheat in background.

Context

Waseca business: EACO Mill. From Allen S. Hawkes' home in Hillsdale, Michigan. He was either donor's father or uncle. Waseca business: EACO, E.A.C.O., E.A.Co., E.A. Co., E-A-Co. Flour Sack, Flour Mill Sack, Flour Bag.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Bag, Flour

Class

Merchandising T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Sci & Tech

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

December 18, 1997

Update Date

November 21, 2024