Three Vintage Climax Roller Mills Paper Product Sacks Including Scratch and Flour

This group consists of three unused vintage paper sacks from Climax Roller Mills, based in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The lot features two brown kraft paper poultry feed sacks and one white pinstriped all-purpose flour sack. Each sack is decorated with a multi-color lithographic illustration of a rooster standing on a fence before a rising sun and harvested wheat fields.The two brown sacks are printed with red and blue ink, identifying the contents as 10 Lbs. of Long's Climax Scratch. The face of these sacks reads: 10 Lbs. / Long's / CLIMAX / SCRATCH / by Climax Roller Mills / Shelbyville, Ky. / SINCE 1874. Vertical side bars on these bags read S. M. LONG'S SONS. A red circular printer's stamp at the top right corner of each brown bag reads: SUPER STANDARD / WOODS / PAPER / PRIZE / MEDAL / SACKS / CINCINNATI / KRAFT.The white flour sack is constructed from pinstriped paper and identifies the contents as 10 Lbs. of Long's Climax All Purpose Flour. The face includes detailed nutritional information for enriched self-rising flour and is marked: SINCE 1874 / by Climax Mills / Shelbyville, Ky. 40065. The reverse side features red printing that reads: DOWN BY THE WATERS OF CLEAR CREEK / ALSO / MILLERS OF THE FAMOUS / 'CLIMAX' / Old Fashion / WHITE CORN MEAL / SINCE 1874. A small red printer mark on the reverse reads: WERTHAN BAG CO., INC. / NASHVILLE, TENN. / 16204 8-68.Length: 19 1/2 inches.