134 results for: Toys
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
Freddy Bear & Nell plush toy from Frederick & Nelson, 1987
Freddy Bear and little Nell were Frederick & Nelson representative characters and regularly sold as seasonal gifts. The donor of this plush animal set worked as the Assistant Buyer in the Frederick & Nelson home store from 1982-1991. She received this set the same year she was promoted to Buyer in 1987. The toy bears came with a two-page pamphlet…
ID Number:2022.37.1
Date:1987
Tilting rotational recreational device, "Billy Board," ca. 1990
The "Billy Board" is a recreational device designed by University of Washington civil engineer professor and inventor Dr. Billy Hartz (1927-2011). He was known for his work in finite element analysis and research on the dynamics of floating structures. The goal of the “Billy Board” is to improve balance. The top platform rotates and the whole device can be adjusted…
ID Number:2023.41.1
Date:Circa 1990
Novelty floaty pen from Archie McPhee retail store, ca. 2010
Mark Pahlow opened the first Archie McPhee novelty store in 1983 in the Fremont neighborhood. The store soon became famous for selling toys and gag gifts, like the rubber chicken floating in this pen, and other novelties often related to local iconic characters or features such as action figures of Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl and J.P. Patches.
ID Number:2024.29.1
Date:Circa 2010
Bill Nye bobblehead, 1990s
The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.38
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Toy hydroplane for dragging behind a car in the Seafair torchlight parade, 1997
Since 1990, the Seafair Torchlight Parade has named a Grand Marshal. In 1997 it was Bill Nye (b. 1955), who was several seasons into his groundbreaking “Bill Nye the Science Guy” TV show which was filmed and produced in Seattle. Nye made this wood hydroplane to drag behind the car in the Torchlight Parade. This was a nod to the…
ID Number:2024.39.40
Date:1997
Bobblehead, WNBA Seattle Storm basketball player, Sue Bird #10, 2002
Isreali-American Sue Bird was the point guard for the Seattle Storm basketball team from 2002-2022. She won five Olympic gold medals, two NCAA Championships, and four WNBA Championships during her tenure on the team. This bobblehead is from her first year with the team. Bird was voted into the top 20 players of all time in 2016 and the top…
ID Number:2024.48.2
Date:2002
Bobblehead, WNBA Seattle Storm basketball player, Lauren Jackson #15, 2010
This bobblehead was handed out to fans during the 2010 season, which was when the Seattle Storm won their second Women's National Basketball (WNBA) championship. Lauren Jackson played for the Storm from 2001 to 2012 and was a consistant standout during her ten-plus years with the team.
ID Number:2024.48.3
Date:2010
Bobblehead, WNBA Seattle Storm basketball player, Swin Cash #2, 2010
This bobblehead was handed out to fans during the 2010 season, which was when the Seattle Storm won their second Women's National Basketball (WNBA) championship. Swin Cash played for the Storm from 2008 to 2011 and, in 2022, she was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
ID Number:2024.48.4
Date:2010