Grain Sack

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
This homespun flax linen sack could store three bushels of grain. The flax was grown on the John Lesher farm near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania and was woven at a former Roadside, Pennsylvania mill.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Daniel G. H. Lesher
ID Number
AG.57A04
catalog number
57A04
accession number
214608
catalog number
F1185
Object Name
sack, grain, three bushel
Physical Description
linen (overall material)
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Work and Industry: Agriculture
American Enterprise
Agriculture
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_862347
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-cf1f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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