132 results for: Recreation
Futuristic pinewood derby car, one of four, made by Jim Smith, ca. 1995-2010
Carving pinewood derby cars and competing in races have long been a traditional pastime for the Royal Ranger Boys and the Missionettes (now the National Girls Ministries). Jim Smith, a local pinewood derby enthusiast, supported these organizations by helping the youngsters make their own derby cars, and he hand-carved this toy car, along with four others in the collection. For…
ID Number:2020.40.2
Date:Circa 1995-2010
Pinewood derby truck, one of four cars made by Jim Smith, ca. 1995-2010
Carving pinewood derby cars and competing in races have long been a traditional pastime for the Royal Ranger Boys and the Missionettes (now the National Girls Ministries). Jim Smith, a local pinewood derby enthusiast, supported these organizations by helping the youngsters make their own derby cars, and he hand-carved this toy car, along with four others in the collection. For…
ID Number:2020.40.3
Date:Circa 1995-2010
Sleek and sporty green pinewood derby car, one of four, made by Jim Smith, ca. 1995-2010
Carving pinewood derby cars and competing in races have long been a traditional pastime for the Royal Ranger Boys and the Missionettes (now the National Girls Ministries). Jim Smith, a local pinewood derby enthusiast, supported these organizations by helping the youngsters make their own derby cars, and he hand-carved this toy car, along with four others in the collection. For…
ID Number:2020.40.4
Date:Circa 1995-2010
Seattle park sign, "Leave 6 ft Between You and Others," 2020
The Seattle Parks Department created a selection of instructional signs for use in local parks during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strongly recommended health and safety protocols included staying six feet away from each other at all times.
ID Number:2020.44.3
Date:2020
Seattle park sign, "Crowded Parks Lead to Closed Parks," 2020
The Seattle Parks Department created a selection of instructional signs for use in local parks during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. As social distancing was a strongly recommended health and safety protocol, people were encouraged not to crowd together. One unfortunate oversight on this particular sign is the incorrect spelling of "excercise."
ID Number:2020.44.4
Date:2020
Seattle park sign, "Small, Simple, Socially Distant," 2020
The Seattle Parks Department created a selection of instructional signs for use in local parks during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strongly recommended health and safety protocols included social distancing and keeping groups small, even when gathering outside.
ID Number:2020.44.5
Date:2020
Signed soccer ball from the Seattle SeaDogs indoor soccer team, 1997
The Seattle SeaDogs were an indoor soccer league which played for three seasons from 1995-1997. They won the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) championship in 1997.
ID Number:2021.10.1
Date:1997
Two-piece Roffe ski suit, 1990
Sam Roffe founded Roffe skiwear in Seattle in 1953. In the 1960s the company became the first US manufacturer of stretch ski pants and by the 1980s were the largest skiwear manufacturer in the country. This stretch bodysuit and parka set is from 1990. The donor of the suit says she “felt like a million bucks in it.”
ID Number:2021.68.1
Date:1990
Sick's Select bowling shirt, made by Bencoe Co., ca. 1941-1944
Sick’s Select Beer was produced by the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company which was owned and run by Emil Sick. It was introduced in 1941 and in 1944 the name was changed to Sicks’ Select. It is possible that these shirts were made for an employee bowling team at the brewery. The shirt was made in Seattle by the Bencoe…
ID Number:2022.7.1
Date:Circa 1941-1944
Pair of "Spider II USA" K2 skis, ca. 1970s
Brothers Bill and Don Kirschner founded K2 in 1962 on Vashon Island, and were known for pioneering lighter fiberglass skis that quickly became popular with winter sports enthusiasts. The name K2 comes from the world's second-largest mountain, but it also refers to the two Kirschner brothers, Bill and Don. These skis were made by K2 and named after professional champion…
ID Number:2022.10.1
Date:Circa 1970