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Ash tray from Rathskeller's Restaurant and Cafe, ca. 1910
Rathskeller, or Ratskeller, is a German word for a bar or restaurant located in the basement of a city hall (Rathaus) or nearby. Many taverns, nightclubs, bars, and similar establishments throughout the world use the term, including several different businesses in Seattle. One of these businesses, established in 1905, was located on the northwest corner of 2nd Ave and Cherry…
ID Number:1946.414.A
Date:Circa 1910
Figurehead of woman from Iolanda, 1908
This figurehead is one of several in the MOHAI collection donated by Horace W. McCurdy. McCurdy (1899-1989), born in Port Townsend, was a shipbuilder, bridge builder, civic leader, native Washingtonian, and prolific maritime collector. Both the Lake Washington Floating Bridge and the Hood Canal Bridge were built by his firm, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging. He was instrumental in the…
ID Number:1955.970.485
Date:1908
One of two swinging doors from Billy the Mug's Saloon, 1895
This is one of the two double swinging doors from Billy the Mug's Saloon, which opened at 127 Second Avenue South in 1895 and was operated by William Belond. In 1899, Seattle had more saloons in its business district than restaurants and dry goods stores.
ID Number:1957.1367.1
Date:1895
Spittoon from Billy the Mug's Saloon, 1895
Billy the Mug's Saloon opened at 127 Second Avenue South in 1895 and was operated by William Belond. In 1899, Seattle had more saloons in its business district than restaurants and dry goods stores.
ID Number:1957.1367.2
Date:1895
Sign (one of two) from Manca's Café in Seattle, ca. 1900
Manca's Café, established by Victor Manca and located in Seattle, was a popular family-run restaurant from the late 1890s until the 1950s. The café was famous for its Dutch Babies, a sweet breakfast popover or pancake baked in a metal or iron pan and served with powdered sugar and fresh squeezed lemon juice.
ID Number:1958.1507.1
Date:Circa 1900
Sign from Manca's Café in Seattle, ca. 1900
Manca's Café, established by Victor Manca and located in Seattle, was a popular family-run restaurant from the late 1890s until the 1950s. The café was famous for its Dutch Babies, a sweet breakfast popover or pancake baked in a metal or iron pan and served with powdered sugar and fresh squeezed lemon juice.
ID Number:1958.1507.2
Date:Circa 1900
White china coffee mug that burned in the Seattle Fire of 1889
The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 burned many of the city's blocks to the ground and left countless damaged items in its wake including this charred coffee mug from the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Restaurant at Jackson and Commercial Streets. Thomas Marley, owner of the restaurant, saw his land value skyrocket after the fire convincing him not to rebuild.…
ID Number:1961.2371.10
Date:Circa 1880
Pickle dish from the Bismarck Café, ca. 1900-1910
The Bismarck Café was located at 710 Second Avenue in Seattle. The dish, made by Bauscher Bros. of Weiden, Bavaria, is decorated with a portrait of the German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck in office from 1871 - 1890.
ID Number:1964.3260.2
Date:Circa 1900-1910
Whiskey bottle, ca. 1910
This whiskey bottle was distributed by the Hillside Saloon once located at Yesler Way and Second Avenue in Seattle in the early 20th century.
ID Number:1966.3879.2
Date:Circa 1910
Hat check tag from Doc Hamilton’s resataurant, ca. 1926-1932
John Henry "Doc" Hamilton (1891-1942) moved from Mississippi to Seattle around 1914 at the age of 23. He served in WWI in the 92nd infantry division in France and returned to Seattle after the war ended. When the Prohibition Act took effect in 1920, Hamilton opened his first speakeasy in his home on E. Union Street. Seattle police shut it…
ID Number:1968.4523.2
Date:Circa 1926-1932