33 results for: Labor and Labor Unions
Miniature saw, souvenir of Labor Day, 1890
This small saw is inscribed "Labor Day Souvenir // Seattle, September 1, 1890." Saws were used both in logging and shipbuilding, two of Seattle’s most important 19th-century industries. The idea of “a general holiday for the laboring classes” was first proposed in the early 1880s and quickly gained steam across the country. It became an official federal holiday in 1894.
ID Number:1958.1521.3
Date:1890
Metal lunch pail, ca. 1880s
Metal lunch containers first appeared in the mid-19th century and were initially adopted by coal miners who needed to keep food clean and dust-free. They were soon adopted by many other workers and evolved in functionality and versatility. This pail has two removable internal trays and a detachable cup on the top.
ID Number:1962.2764.41
Date:Circa 1880-1889
Badge from the International Association of Machinists, ca. 1920
This badge from the International Association of Machinists belonged to Martin L. Stadum. He was a machinist for the Great Northern Railway. He moved first to Everett in 1910 and then Seattle in 1928.
ID Number:1963.2910.8
Date:Circa 1920
Coal sack counter for longshoreman, ca. 1907
This counter is held in the palm of the hand with the user advancing the number wheels by depressing the button. It was used by Jospeh Alfred Manshiem who worked as a longshoreman coal sacker with the Pacific Coast Company. He came to the Pacific Northwest in 1919 as a fireman on the S.S. Swiftsure. He worked for the Pacific…
ID Number:1973.5644.7
Date:Circa 1920
Metalworker's hammer, ca. 1899
This hammer belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.6
Date:Circa 1899
Cabinetmaker's dowel plate, ca. 1899
This dowel plate belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.13
Date:Circa 1899
Screwdriver, ca. 1899
This screwdriver belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.14
Date:Circa 1870-1890
Pair of hammers, ca. 1899
This pair of hammers belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.24
Date:Circa 1889
Pair of wooden molding planes, ca. 1899
This pair of planes belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.26
Date:Circa 1899
Commemorative ribbon, Seattle Brewers' and Maltsters' Union, ca. 1905
The Seattle Brewers' and Maltsters' union was formed in 1890 to protect the rights of brewery workers, fighting against long hours and dangerous conditions in the city's rapidly growing brewing industry. On May 1, 1905, union workers from 11 breweris across western Washington went on strike, demanding that companies hire exclusively from union membership lists. Management refused, and the strike…
ID Number:1976.6352.2
Date:Circa 1905