tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post5666424727070055355..comments2023-10-15T04:28:41.693-05:00Comments on Tuscaloosa Daily Photo: Ballard's Flour SignDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16843100464970329386noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post-30110149757496981912012-06-25T14:11:05.570-05:002012-06-25T14:11:05.570-05:00I have a small cookie sheet that I found in Grandm...I have a small cookie sheet that I found in Grandma's cupboard that looks like a give-away, says "Use Ballard's Flours - Standard of the South for Fifty Years."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post-58695437310075920412010-01-25T22:00:50.559-06:002010-01-25T22:00:50.559-06:00Ballard's Obelisk Flour refers to an old flour...Ballard's Obelisk Flour refers to an old flour brand originally milled in Louisville, Ky. by Ballard and Ballard Co. It was bought out by Pilsbury in 1950's. Ballard and Ballard "invented" easy bake instant oven biscuit mix - at one time they were the largest grain millery on earth. Easy access to water transportation made this business explode throughtout the South in the post Civil War /Reconstruction years. That sign / wall painting probably date to the 1930's or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post-87656427956174212042009-03-31T21:18:00.000-05:002009-03-31T21:18:00.000-05:00I remember hearing of Ballard's Flour. Seems like...I remember hearing of Ballard's Flour. Seems like it was advertised on the Grand Ole Opry.dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301223597410227516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post-46478591920412656752009-03-31T09:03:00.000-05:002009-03-31T09:03:00.000-05:00I wonder about the process of getting the signs on...I wonder about the process of getting the signs on the walls--they are so good! If I can remember and have time, that would be something to find out.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post-65545135440684213702009-03-28T19:10:00.000-05:002009-03-28T19:10:00.000-05:00You'll see these signs mostly in small towns acros...You'll see these signs mostly in small towns across the country...it's hard to imagine that we've missed the "standard of the south for 50 years."<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for visiting Ocala DP!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post-55872008949619666242009-03-28T12:16:00.000-05:002009-03-28T12:16:00.000-05:00I love these old signs too, but I sure don't remem...I love these old signs too, but I sure don't remember Ballards flour.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187924454780490386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388605945927604619.post-46192745064871234702009-03-28T11:57:00.000-05:002009-03-28T11:57:00.000-05:00Love the old handpainted signs. They pop up in the...Love the old handpainted signs. They pop up in the places you least expect.Chattahoochee Valley Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914506234665827743noreply@blogger.com