Description: Vintage Paper Sack Bag - COUNTRY HAM, E M TODD CO, SMITHFIELD VIRGINIA 1998 31 X 23 inches approximately We will listing hundreds of vintage flour, corn meal, etc. paper bags over the next month or so. They are all the PROOF bags from the bag printing and manufacturing company. Typically, the the bottoms have yet to be glued together and they bear a rubber stamp indicating: FIRM NAME, MATERIAL, BAG SIZE, DATE, O.K BY, with blank lines after each. The blanks are filled in by the company and there are approval signatures. At times, there are notes indicating needed changes. We are able to date the bags accurately by the approvals. THIS IS A SINGLE SHEET PAPER BAG PROOF, apparently pulled from the press for approval from the client. It was saved by the manufacturer for future reference. This is a PAPER PROOF FOR A CLOTH BAG. Once approved, the press would have been loaded with a roll of white light weight canvas The final cloth bag would have been folded in half and stitched at the dotted line and then trimmed to create the typical ham-shaped cloth bag. PROOF BAGS are pretty much non existent in the market. We have never found one for sale. YES WE COMBINE SHIPPING. Please message us with the Ebay item numbers and the four digit number at the end of the description and we will let you know the total shipping cost. 8575
Price: 20 USD
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
End Time: 2023-11-13T21:57:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date of Creation: 1998
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No