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Elite 2 Seed Potato Sack
Description:
A burlap potato sack that has "PEMBERTON ELITE 2 SEED POTATOES 100 LB. 45.4 kg PRODUCT OF CANADA" with a picture of two potatoes stenciled on it in red and blue. The items belong to Allen McEwan's grandmother and grandfather, Bertha (nee. Collins) and Morgan Miller. Jean McEwan, Allen's mother, put the donation box together.
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Source:
McEwan, Tonette
Date of Object:
ca.1960s
Accession #:
018.02.04
Dimensions:
84 cm L x 55 cm W
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