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Riverside Mill Co. Flour Bin NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1900-1924 - 2012aug - General Americana

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Riverside Mill Co. Flour Bin NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1900-1924 - 2012aug - General Americana
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A 11.5" x 10" x 10" dark blue flour tin with hinged lid and gold colored stencil on front "RIVERSIDE MILL CO. RENO, NEV." Paint is worn and slightly rusted. The Riverside Mill Company Flourmill was added in 2000 (#82003259) to the National Register of Historic Places. It was located at 345 E. 2nd St. , Reno from 1900-1924. As stated, "The Riverside Mill Co. manufactured a very good grade of flour. It has enlarged the mill, preparing to turn out one hundred barrels of flour a day. It also manufactures crackers of very good quality. The output of these alone will be increased to a ton and a quarter a day," and, "The Riverside Mill Co. of Reno is making great efforts to raise more wheat in Nevada instead of buying from Idaho and Utah"

[Prouty, A.E., PART 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENO IN RELATION TO ITS TOPOGRAPHY, citing The Nevada State Historical Society Papers vol. IV 1923-1924, pp. 29-189.] Retrieved from: http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Reading%20Room%20Documents/Development%20of%20Reno%2002%20(1924).htm - Jacobitz Collection -60181