Old Homestead Maine potatoes bag; Somerville, Massachusetts, ca. 1980

Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum

Description

First National Stores Inc. Old Homestead Maine 10 pound potato bag.

In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in distinctive marketing efforts that is still evident today. Even packers outside of Maine chose to identify their product with Maine.

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About This Item

  • Title: Old Homestead Maine potatoes bag; Somerville, Massachusetts, ca. 1980
  • Creation Date: circa 1980
  • Subject Date: circa 1980
  • Location: Somerville, Middlesex County, MA
  • Media: Paper
  • Dimensions: 49 cm x 20 cm
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730

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