257 results for: Innovation and Invention
First generation, limited edition, Zune portable media player, 2006
This orange-colored first generation Zune mp3 player was given only to members of the Zune development team at Microsoft. The Microsoft employee who donated this player to MOHAI guesses that only 200-300 of these orange Zunes exist.
ID Number:2013.4.1
Date:2006
Therm-a-Rest ProLite air mattress from Cascade Designs, Inc., ca. 2013
The Therm-a-Rest is a highly compactible air mattress especially made for camping. Cascade Designs, inventors of the Therm-a-Rest, were founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1972 by two former Boeing engineers. This particular mattress is even more compact and lightweight than previous versions.
ID Number:2013.34.5
Date:Circa 2013
Seattle RainGlobe souvenir designed in Seattle, WA, ca. 2013
This RainGlobe souvenir was invented and developed by two Seattlelites as a more locally appropriate alternative to snowglobes. It includes miniature representations of landmarks such as the Space Needle, Mt. Rainier, and Pike Place Market.
ID Number:2013.41.1
Date:Circa 2013
Glass candleholder from Glassybaby, "Aquamarine," spring palette color, ca. 2013
Glassybaby is a Seattle-based company, owned and established in 1995 by cancer survivor Lee Rhodes, that sells handmade glass votives originally designed and made by Lee and her then-husband. A portion of the sale of all Glassybaby votives goes to cancer patient charities.
ID Number:2013.46.1
Date:Circa 2013
Glass candleholder from Glassybaby, "BFF," spring palette color, ca. 2013
Glassybaby is a Seattle-based company, owned and established in 1995 by cancer survivor Lee Rhodes, that sells handmade glass votives originally designed and made by Lee and her then-husband. A portion of the sale of all Glassybaby votives goes to cancer patient charities.
ID Number:2013.46.3
Date:Circa 2013
Glass candleholder from Glassybaby, "Jane's Caramel," winter palette color, ca. 2013
Glassybaby is a Seattle-based company, owned and established in 1995 by cancer survivor Lee Rhodes, that sells handmade glass votives originally designed and made by Lee and her then-husband. A portion of the sale of all Glassybaby votives goes to cancer patient charities.
ID Number:2013.46.7
Date:Circa 2013
Rethink Fabrics T-shirt, ca. 2013
Established in 2008 in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Rethink Fabrics mission is to "create innovative, quality t-shirts made from recycled plastic waste." They use 100% recycled polyester engineered for garment recycling. This T-shirt bears the title "Emerald City" which is a longstanding nickname for Seattle and alludes to "being green" or environmentally conscious.
ID Number:2013.51.1
Date:Circa 2013
Pair of Brooks Running shoes, PureCadence2, ca. 2013
Brooks Running Company, a Bothell-based company, has a long local history dating back to its founding in 1914 as Brooks Sports, Inc.
ID Number:2013.54.1
Date:Circa 2013
Apple Macintosh SE computer with keyboard and mouse, ca. 1987
The Apple Macintosh SE, released in 1987, was an improvement on the Macintosh Plus. This specific computer was purchased in 1986 by the donor for personal use and school work for his two daughters. His wife used it to store her recipes. The daughters used it for high school and college projects and papers. At one point, one of the…
ID Number:2013.75.1
Date:Circa 1987
Hall of Fame plaque presented posthumously to Jimi Hendrix from the Northwest Area Music Association, 1988
Christopher Knab and John "Buck" Ormsby founded the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA) in 1987. Starting in 1988, NAMA held annual award ceremonies to recognize the region’s historic standout musicians with Gold Record presentations and admission to its Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame. Groundbreaking guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), who was born and grew up in Seattle, was an…
ID Number:2013.87.9
Date:1988