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Start Over Collection Anna Schein, Collector, Feedsack Textile Bag Collection Date range 1928

Sweet Heart 50 lb. Cambric cloth flour sack Box 3, Folder 5

This is a Bemis Brothers Bag Company sack made from Cambric cloth, a high-grade, treated, finely-woven textile often used for flour sacks, handkerchiefs, and fine clothing. Directions for unraveling the sack string and removing the ink are printed directly on the sack. Also printed directly on the sack is the following statement: "We have packed this flour in a Genuine Cambric Cloth Bag so that you may use it for many household and clothing purposes."

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center
  2. Anna Schein, Collector, Feedsack Textile Bag Collection
  3. Series 1b. Feedsacks

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