They are marked with beautiful calligraphy or handwriting in tar ink. The farmer's name, their town, sack number and year was stamped on them for identification and inventory purposes. Some rare sacks have a stenciled or hand drawn sign or mark that depicts a farm tool, the owner's occupation or a farm animal. The name of the owner, their town, sack number and year was stamped on them for identification and inventory purposes. The sacks were mended and patched over and over because of their value that add a charming character to them.
See photos for more details, and close-ups for they are part of my description. ¦:--:¦:-:¦:--:¦:-:¦:--:¦:-:¦:--:¦:-:¦:--:¦:-:¦:--:¦. The item "Antique German Grain Feed Sack Bag with Rare Graphics Two Sided 1899 Ex Long" is in sale since Friday, August 7, 2020.
This item is in the category "Antiques\Linens & Textiles (Pre-1930)\Feed & Flour Sacks". The seller is "unique-finds88" and is located in Toledo, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.