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"Dixie" Potato Bag, 1963-1967

THF374219 / "Dixie" Potato Bag, 1963-1967
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Packaging

Date Made

1963-1967

Creator Notes

Made by Bemis Company, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, for A. Bertrolla & Sons, Loxley, Alabama.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2025.326.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Net (Textile)

Color

White (Color)
Black (Color)
Red (Color)
Green (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 17.5 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 0.25 in (Folded)

Inscriptions

on front of bag: DIXIE / 10 LBS. NET / 2.27 kg / NEW / NEW / U. S. No. 1 / POTATOES / GROWN & SHIPPED BY / A. BERTOLLA & SONS / LOXLEY, ALABAMA U.S.A. 36551 on back of bag: BEMIS [R] / DURAQUA / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / POTATO BAG / BEMIS / COMPANY, INC. / OMAHA, NEB. / "FOTO--PAK" [R] / 50/60 on bottom of bag: DIXIE / NEW U. S. No. 1 / POTATOES / 10 LBS. NET
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