Bag

Object Name:

Bag

Object ID:

1981.011

Creator:

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

Place of Origin:

Manchester, NH

Date:

1840-1870

Description:

Bag. Machine-manufactured seamless plain weave cotton, white with two vertical rows with four brown stripes each spaced 10.5" apart. Machine stitched, hemmed 0.5" at top. Braided cotton cord stitched to one side 4.5" down from top. Stencilled lettering on one side: "STARK MILLS / SEAMLESS. / A". Faded star-shaped stamp in black ink located on bag back under hem. Hand-darned area of previous repair measuring 2" square located on back bottom edge. Used for transport of food stuffs, mostly dry goods. From Stark Mills, an affliate of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Manchester, NH. The seamless bag loom was invented by Cyrus Baldwin (b. 1820), foreman of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company shops. In 1850, the company refitted a mill for bag manufacture using 260 Baldwin looms. Within a short time, Manchester was producing over 2,000,000 of these bags each year.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-18.5 L-40.5 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by the New Hampshire Historical Society. From Stark Mills, an affliate of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Manchester, NH. The seamless bag loom was invented by Cyrus Baldwin (b. 1820), foreman of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company shops. In 1850, the company refitted a mill for bag manufacture using 260 Baldwin looms. Within a short time, Manchester was producing over 2,000,000 of these bags each year.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Society Purchase

People:

Baldwin, Cyrus (1820- )

Subjects:

Textiles, Bags, Mills, Manufacturers, Manufacturing, Sacks, Cotton, Machine Woven, Machines, Milling