Subject: Re: grain sacks made into ???? From: Brian Bigler <usemeum@mhtc.net> Message-ID: <22d38c27-2209-6177-01a1-1a24e4a4c4a0@mhtc.net> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:33:04 -0600
Shirley - that is a good observation. Linen tablecolths were also
rolled in such things to keep them wrinkle free, fresh and free from
dirt, In this case the ties were used to keep the roll secured
Brian J. Bigler - Mount Horeb
On 11/19/2020 8:38 PM, SHIRLEY SCHOENFELD wrote:
> Hi
> They might have used that to keep their silverware from scratches
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 19, 2020, at 9:37 AM, mthiel28@wi.rr.com wrote:
>>
>> We didn’t have much money when I was growing up on a farm, so I
>> made a skirt out of feed sack material to take to the county fair as
>> my 4-H project. I got a red ribbon on it, but the judge said that it
>> was too bad that I didn’t use nicer fabric. It hurt my feelings.
>>
>> Marjie Thiel
>> Random Lake Area Historical Society
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 18, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Shirley Mook <victorian201@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Good Afternoon Mary,
>>>
>>> Yes, these are beautiful. I have never seen any like this before.
>>> Can't imagine they were used for grains. The ones we have are
>>> sacks with the name of the four on them or a pretty print. They
>>> were used for dish towels or children's clothing. When we did our
>>> Great Depression Exhibit, I interviewed women who told me about the
>>> sacks and gave us some.
>>>
>>> I will ask around though.
>>>
>>> Shirley Mook
>>> Heritage Museum
>>> Marshfield
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 11:28 AM Mary Dibble
>>> <mary.dibble.ng@gmail.com <mailto:mary.dibble.ng@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Good afternoon
>>>
>>> I am attaching a photo of one of three similar items we found in
>>> a box in our attic eaves marked "grain sack linen". This one is
>>> 38 inches long and about 14 and a half inches wide. All three
>>> have different designs but are pretty close in dimensions. They
>>> are like really long slender pillow shams.
>>>
>>> I'm assuming a frugal housewife washed the grain sacks, cut out
>>> the printed company name, and then tatted them into something
>>> special. Does anyone see something else here?
>>>
>>> And can anyone identify what they would have been used for and
>>> what they would have been filled with? Does anyone have a name
>>> for them?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Mary Dibble
>>> New Glarus Historical Society
>>>