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Bag
Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills
1940-1970
Description
The Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills manufactured this cotton seed bag sometime around the mid-19th century. The Fulton Bag company was based in Atlanta, George but owned plants throughout the United States. This bag was made for Thompson Hybrid Corn Co., Inc. and is printed with the logo of their “Tomahawk Hybrids” brand of hybrid corn seeds. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.074
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection
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Object Number
2017.0019.074
Object Name
Bag
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1940-1970
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: upper center
Inscription: AO K/FULTON BAGS
Type: Inscription
Location: center
Inscription: 56 LBS. NET/TOMAHAWK HYBRIDS/THOMPSON HYBRID CORN CO., INC./BELMOND, IOWA
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
16.25 (W) x 31.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.275 (W) x 80.01 (L)