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Start Over Date range 1931 Creator Schein, Anna M.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Anna Schein, Collector, Feedsack Textile Bag Collection

3.38 Linear Feet 3 ft. 4.5 in. (2 medium flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each [21 in. x 17 in. x 3.5 in.]; 2 medium flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each [25 in. x 21 in. x 3.5 in.]; 1 large flat storage box, 3 in. [31.5 in. x 23.5 in. x 3 in.]; 3 large flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each [37 in. x 13 in. x 1.5 in.]; 1 large textile box, 6 in. [50 in. x 16.5 in. x 6 in.]; 2 large textile boxes, 6.5 in. each [61 in. x 23 in. x 6.5 in.])

This collection consists of 38 feedsacks, feedsack textiles, and items made from feedsack textiles. Feedsacks were manufactured with dress goods quality textiles in the period 1925-1960, so although they were used for the distribution of animal feed, flour, beans, etc., they were frequently repurposed for the creation of household and clothing items, especially during World War II and after. This collection represents a wide variety of feedsack types, purposes, and uses.

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Anna Schein, Collector, Feedsack Textile Bag Collection 3.38 Linear Feet 3 ft. 4.5 in. (2 medium flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each [21 in. x 17 in. x 3.5 in.]; 2 medium flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each [25 in. x 21 in. x 3.5 in.]; 1 large flat storage box, 3 in. [31.5 in. x 23.5 in. x 3 in.]; 3 large flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each [37 in. x 13 in. x 1.5 in.]; 1 large textile box, 6 in. [50 in. x 16.5 in. x 6 in.]; 2 large textile boxes, 6.5 in. each [61 in. x 23 in. x 6.5 in.])

Schein, Anna M.

This collection consists of 38 feedsacks, feedsack textiles, and items made from feedsack textiles. Feedsacks were manufactured with dress goods quality textiles in the period 1925-1960, so although they were used for the distribution of animal feed, flour, beans, etc., they were frequently repurposed for the creation of household and clothing items, especially during World War II and after. This collection represents a wide variety of feedsack types, purposes, and uses.

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