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Grain Sacks
- Material
- FABRIC-COTTON;
- Description
- a) Off white cotton sack with blue trim. Stamped in black is "B&K. MLG. Co. / No 1. Seed / Grimms / Alfalfa Seed / Test 78-2732 / B-K Milling Co / Pr. Rupert / 50 lbs. "
b) Off white cotton sack with black wording, "Government Grade / Tag Attached".
- Other Names
- Seed sacks
- grain bags
- Manufacturer Notes
- B&K Milling is Brackman-Ker Milling Company
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MERCHANDISING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Start Date
- 1907
- End Date
- 1965
- Period or Date Notes
- start date based on establishment date for Prince Rupert. End date based on date that Brackman-Ker was bought by Maple Leaf Mills.
- Description
- a) Off white cotton sack with blue trim. Stamped in black is "B&K. MLG. Co. / No 1. Seed / Grimms / Alfalfa Seed / Test 78-2732 / B-K Milling Co / Pr. Rupert / 50 lbs. "
b) Off white cotton sack with black wording, "Government Grade / Tag Attached".
- History Of Use
- According to donor this item (a) was sent by Brackman - Ker milling Co. from Prince Rupert to Moricetown in the early 1930s.
- Material
- FABRIC-COTTON;
- Width
- 44.5
- Length
- 101
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1984.3.14 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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