| A Feed Bag (or Feed Sack) was a cotton bag used to transport raw materials, mainly flour, sugar, meal, grain, salt and feed during the latter part of the 1800s. Originally poorly regarded, it was not until the Great Depression that these bags grew in popularity as frugal housewives discovered their versatility and reusability, and manufacturers started adding prints to the bland whites and browns of yesteryear. Feed Sacks were used for childrens clothing, aprons, dresses, quilts and other household items. Eventually manufacturers began to realize their marketability and began to include uses for the bags, such as ready to sew printed doll patterns, sewn-in drawstrings that when ripped created aprons or elaborate prints for the use of pillow cases or curtains. By 1942 printed Feed Sack garments transcended the classes and were worn by women and children of all income levels. However, after WWII, new innovations in technology saw the development of more sanitary packaging and Feed Sacks declined in popularity. Today, Feed Sacks are popular collectors items as these vintage fabric bags carry nostalgia for American history. |
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